Community / Volunteering spirit recognised in new awards
VOLUNTARY Action Shetland (VAS) has announced the recipients of its new volunteering awards.
The aim of the new awards is to recognise all kinds of volunteering, including both formal and informal volunteering, and celebrate individuals of all ages who volunteer in Shetland.
The new awards consist of two categories, the ‘Willin Haands Award’ for adults aged 26 and over, and the ‘Peerie Trows Award’ for children 11 and under.
The awards complement the national Saltire Awards scheme, which VAS delivers annually to recognise young people aged 12 to 25.
Nearly 100 nominations were received in total.
VAS volunteer development worker Kathleen Williamson said: “Following on from the success of the Community Spirit Awards, VAS are delighted to develop these new awards recognising the amazing volunteering that takes place in Shetland.
“Shetland continually top Scottish tables for the highest number of adult volunteers per head of population who volunteer formally and informally with current stats showing this figure to be 71 per cent of adult volunteers (almost double the national average).
“It has been amazing reading all the nomination stories of all the fantastic volunteering and kindness taking place throughout the Islands. We are proud of Shetland’s volunteers and our volunteering culture.”
| 2023 VOLUNTARY ACTION SHETLAND VOLUNTEERING AWARDS List of recipients |
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| WILLIN HAANDS AWARD | |
| Elizabeth Adamson | Shetland Befriending Scheme Volunteer |
| Karl Bolt | Shetland Befriending Scheme Volunteer |
| Laurence Farmer | Shetland Befriending Scheme Volunteer |
| Cheryl Graham | Shetland Befriending Scheme Volunteer |
| Louie Gray | Shetland Befriending Scheme Volunteer |
| Karen Hay | Shetland Befriending Scheme Volunteer |
| Ash Hulme | Shetland Befriending Scheme Volunteer |
| Alan Lindsay | Shetland Befriending Scheme Volunteer |
| Joanne Middleton | Shetland Befriending Scheme Volunteer |
| Niall O’Rourke | Shetland Befriending Scheme Volunteer |
| Zuzanna O’Rourke | Shetland Befriending Scheme Volunteer |
| Jimmy Ridland | Shetland Befriending Scheme Volunteer |
| Bethene Smith | Shetland Befriending Scheme Volunteer |
| Ashlea Tulloch | Shetland Befriending Scheme Volunteer |
| Isobel Watt | Shetland Befriending Scheme Volunteer |
| Nala Williamson | Shetland Befriending Scheme Volunteer |
| Andy Anderson | Ability Shetland Clubs |
| Ivanna Brown | Ability Shetland Trustee and Club Volunteer |
| Julie Campbell | Ability Shetland Mossbank Adult group |
| Roy Cumming | Ability Shetland’s Monday Recreational Club |
| Stuart Farmer | Ability Shetland Adult Recreational Club |
| Steven Gardiner | Ability Shetland Volunteer Skipper |
| Alistair Geldard | Ability Shetland Adult Recreational Club |
| Alex Gibb | Ability Shetland Volunteer |
| Rory Goodlad | Ability Shetland Volunteer Skipper |
| Kim Hauxwell | Ability Shetland Volunteer |
| Joann Irvine | Ability Shetland Wednesday Adult Social Club |
| Stephanie Jamieson | Ability Shetland Children’s Saturday Club and Adult Social Club |
| Rebecca Laurenson | Ability Shetland Volunteer |
| Kevin Learmonth | Ability Shetland Volunteer Skipper |
| Iain Leask | Ability Shetland Adult Club Volunteer |
| Margaret McKenzie | Ability Shetland Adult Recreational Club Volunteer |
| Kathryn Miller | Ability Shetland Mossbank Adult Club Volunteer |
| Ona Mitchell | Ability Shetland Saturday and Holiday Club Volunteer |
| Janice Munro | Ability Shetland Adults Arts and Crafts Club and Adult Social Club. |
| Ritchie Pitt | Ability Shetland Mossbank Adult Club Volunteer |
| Janet Robinson | Ability Shetland Saturday Club Volunteer |
| Keir Shannon | Ability Shetland Volunteer |
| Diana Winfield | Ability Shetland Arts and Crafts and Sports Club Volunteer |
| Kevin Bryant | Cadet Forces Adult Volunteer with the Shetland Cadets |
| Liam Buchanan | Cadet Force Adult Volunteer and Pipe Band Volunteer |
| Grace Buchanan | Non-uniformed Volunteer with the Cadets in Shetland |
| Michelle Robertson | Army Cadets Adult Volunteer |
| Lynette Wishart | Cadet Force Adult Volunteer |
| Debbie Jamieson | Sandwick School Parent and Carer Council |
| Katie Leask | Sandwick School Parent and Carer Council |
| Jenny Welsh | Sandwick School Parent and Carer Council |
| Julia Halcrow | Hamnavoe Primary School Hockey Club |
| Kristen Robertson | Hamnavoe Primary School Hockey Club |
| Vidlin 10 o’clock Ladies | Community Volunteers |
| Karen Anderson | Treasurer for the Sandwick Youth and Community Centre Committee |
| Kay Anderson | Hamnavoe Primary School Parent Council |
| Bob Baker | Community Volunteer and Volunteer Tutor |
| Anne Bateson | Community Event Volunteer |
| Lesley Black | Volunteer at the North Yell Development Council and Cullivoe Hall’s project Keep Yell Warm. |
| Evelyn Drake | Victim Support Scotland |
| Malcolm Ferguson | Shetland Islands Citizens Advice Bureau |
| Jeffrey Hall | Shetland Link Up |
| Eilidh Johnston | Sandwick Youth and Community Centre |
| Jolene Johnson | Dunrossness Boating Club / DunrossnessParent / Community Volunteer |
| Lynda Jozwik | Nesting Scrapstore |
| Sandra Laurenson | Tall Ships Races Director and Volunteer Committee Member for the Shetland Race, |
| Beatrice Lower | Volunteers helping multiple organisations on Bressay. Director (secretary) at Bressay Development Ltd / Chair for Bressay Heritage Centre / Bressay Community Hall and in the Community |
| Petur Petursson | Shetland Amateur Competitive Swimming Club |
| Cyndi Pottinger | Community Volunteer in Scalloway: Rainbows / Brownies / Board of Trustees of Scalloway Youth & Community Centre / Junior football tournaments / Toddler groups right through to senior citizens. |
| Shelagh and Bob Richards | Trondra Hall Committee / Outpost volunteer / Transition Turriefield. |
| Sandra Smith | Shetland Hurricanes Coach |
| Harald Sutherland | Community Volunteer – Good Neighbour |
| Kelly Thomson | Shetland Folk Festival /Relay For Life Committee / Fundraising events to raise money for different charities |
| Laura Whittall | Bigton Community Shop / South Mainland Walking Group / Friday Friends lunch group at Hymhus. |
| PEERIE TROWS AWARD | |
| Name | Volunteering information |
| Torsten Anderson (8) | Cullivoe School – Litter picking/Voar Redd Up / Coffee morning/ Community lunches |
| Willa Anderson (11) | Cullivoe School – Litter picking/ Coffee morning/ Community lunches |
| Kristoffer Coutts (11) | Cullivoe School – Litter picking/Voar Redd Up / Coffee morning/ Community lunches |
| Elsie Keith (6) | Cullivoe School – Litter picking/Voar Redd Up / Coffee morning/ Community lunches |
| Cassie Tulloch (10) | Cullivoe School – Litter picking / Clear Ups / Coffee morning /Community lunches / Hall events |
| Cara Halcrow | Hamnavoe Primary School – Macmillan Coffee Afternoon |
| Magnus Irvine | Hamnavoe Primary School – Macmillan Coffee Afternoon |
| Ayanna Robertson | Hamnavoe Primary School – Macmillan Coffee Afternoon |
| Bobby Williamson | Hamnavoe Primary School – Macmillan Coffee Afternoon |
| Lily Williamson | Hamnavoe Primary School – Macmillan Coffee Afternoon |
| Hamnavoe Primary School Families – Annual Harvest Festival | Donating and delivering Harvest food to the community. (Receiving certificate – Abbeigh Owen P7) |
| Nathan Anderson (10) | Walter and Joan Gray |
| Taylor McLaughlan (8) | Ability Shetland Clubs |
| Eveline Rath (11) | Bigton Collective Volunteer |
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