Making a difference to our communities!

Every year CCVS holds a photo competition so that our members can showcase their work. The theme for 2019 was The Difference you make.  Mark Freeman the CEO of CCVS said “While we write and talk about the fantastic work that is being done there is a real place for photographs that engage, inform and motivate people to find out more about what community group and charities do”. 

Anyone who was involved with one of our member voluntary organisations as clients, volunteers, staff or trustees could take part and Doreen Wallace and Stewart Goodacre who work for Age UK Cambridgeshire and Peterborough, which has its HQ in Chatteris, entered four photographs highlighting the work and activities of the Friendship clubs across Cambridgeshire.

Two of their photographs were chosen as the winners one by a panel of judges, and one by a vote at the CCVS AGM. Today Doreen (who was unable attend and was represented by Hazel Williams, Chairperson of AGE UK) and Stewart were presented with their prizes. Each prize is ￡100 for the group shown in the picture and ￡50 for the photographer, and both Doreen and Stewart donated their prize to the groups. A cheque for ￡300 was presented by Elizabeth Forbes, a trustee of CCVS and one of the competition judges, to support the Age UK Friendship clubs continuing work,.

Winning Photos:

What Age Gap? Photographer: Doreen Wallace. (Ourton Day Centre organiser)

A nursery visits our Orton Day Centre Peterborough and beautifully portrays how sharing something brings people together. Service users and children are so engaged in what they are doing that age is irrelevant.

Bee Good! Photographer: Stewart Goodacre (Friendship Club Co-ordinator)

Building insect boxes from old pallets at Wisbech Friendship Club based at the Rosmini Centre., the Club gives older people in Wisbech a place to meet and socialise. Comprised mainly of men, the members organise a range of activities that entertain and challenge each other.