Oh what a night!!
We had laughs, we had tears, we had fun! The 2023 Lancaster District Volunteer Achievement Awards went with a bang (several actually - balloons and hot sun not a great combination as it turns out!). Almost 150 people came together at The Midland Hotel in Morecambe on a glorious summer evening to celebrate loads of brilliant volunteers and the amazing work that they do in our communities
We had four award nominees - Mrs Sarah Wilkinson, Lt (SCC) Arthur Bailey RNR, PO (SCC) Caitlin Wilkinson & CI (SCC) Amy Newsham.
We'd like to thank the Right Worshipful Mayor of Lancaster, Councillor Roger Dennison, for his warm opening of the ceremony and for presenting certificates and various awards through the night. We also want to thank Guy Penn & Co Ltd - for sponsoring the Volunteer of the Year Award; Banks Lyon Memorial Trust for sponsoring the Fundraiser of the Year award; and Lancaster & Morecambe College for sponsoring the Young Volunteer of the Year award.
Thank you to the Midland Hotel for hosting us, to all the staff last night for looking after us and bringing out such amazing food, and particularly to the events manager there, KatJasniewska, for all of the support that she gave to us through the planning stages.