This year we launched “The Alan Hudson Award
for Volunteering Achievement” which aims to
celebrate the work of an individual or group who
in the opinion of Thornbury Volunteer Centre,
has made a valuable contribution to the local
community.
We are very pleased to announce that the
inaugural winner of this award are the staff and
volunteers of Thornbury’s newest charity shop
Multiple Sclerosis People’s Help. They were
presented with a commemorative trophy which
they can display for one year and a framed
certificate.
This charity was founded in 2002 by Roger Wall
and Sean McCarthy to help those suffering from
MS to live independent lives by carrying out
practical tasks and adaptations to property and
gardens. They launched their charity shop in
March 2010 and it has proved a huge success,
so much so that they are moving to larger
premises in the St Mary Centre and will be open
by Christmas this year.