Recognition for community heroes during Volunteers’ Week

To mark Volunteers’ Week (1 – 7 June), Milton Keynes City Council hosted a special lunch and awards presentation for local people who volunteer in its Family Centres.

Alongside its dedicated centre staff, more than 50 local volunteers help out at these 10 very popular centres.

The City Council’s Family Centres welcome more than 5,000 residents each month and are open all year round. They offer activities and courses for families with children alongside support for adults.

Volunteers help in a variety of areas from welcoming visitors and setting up group activities to answering the phones, and gardening. They also help to run the local Community Larder – organising and distributing food and household essentials to residents in need.

Anyone interested in volunteering at their local Family Centre can contact tina.hendry@milton-keynes.gov.uk 

Volunteers' Week is an annual celebration of the contribution millions of people make across the UK through volunteering in their communities.