The brand new Gloucestershire’s Volunteer Awards shone a light on volunteers across the county during a heart-warming ceremony at the Growth Hub in Gloucester last week.

Almost 150 guests (including local volunteers and their families) were warmly welcomed to a beautifully decorated atrium and ceremony hosted by Steve Knibbs from BBC Points West.

Artists from The Music Works put on a fab performance during the evening and our photo booth went down a storm!

Huge congratulations to our winners:

⭐ Rising Star Award - Alfie Lightstone
⭐ Young Volunteer Award - Sydney-Anne McAllister
⭐ Good Neighbour Award - Richard Harmer
⭐ Community Involvement Award - Pamela Rudge
⭐ Trustee of the Year Award - Hilary Osbourne
⭐ Volunteering Experience Award - Read with Me
⭐ Lifetime Achievement Award - Geoff Brown
⭐ Volunteer of the Year Award - Brian Babbage

We’d also like to congratulate our finalists and nominees, it was a pleasure to hear your stories and to receive your nomination forms.

Following six months of detailed planning, the hugely successful event will be back next year. Until then, we would like to thank everyone who attended and supported this years ceremony.

We’re in the process of uploading event photos to our website and will share the link as soon as it is available. Please This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. if you would like us to email you the link when it is ready.

For more information about Gloucestershire's Volunteer Awards and this years finalists, please visit the Go Volunteer Glos website.

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