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Carers Plus Meetings Purbeck

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The next meeting will be held on Tuesday April 9 at the Scout Hut, Bere Regis District
from 2-4pm. Please come along or ask Mechelle or Jo at the Surgery for further
information. Council
Volunteers
of the Year
Awards
Ceremony

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places in which to live.
The ceremony, held on 12 March 2019, was the 11 Purbeck District Volunteers of
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the Year ceremony; the outstanding achievements of over 150 individuals and
groups have been recognised by the District Council during that time.
Councillor Trite, and over 50 guests, heard of the energy, enthusiasm and
commitment displayed by the volunteers.
After presenting each volunteer with a scroll to mark his or her achievement,
Councillor Trite told them: "Sure enough, it's been another year during which
volunteering has become yet more important for keeping the fabric of our society

together, for helping those in greatest need, and for maintaining the quality of
local life. It's my privilege to thank you for what you do in Purbeck, and through
you to thank all Purbeck volunteers whom you are, in effect, representing. You're
the deserving tip of what is - thankfully - a proverbial iceberg. Thank you for the
difference you make.
"Estimates I've found for the total value of volunteering in England vary between
£23bn and £46bn. That's a big variance, but even if the lowest estimate were the
reality, it's still a huge figure which wouldn't be made up by any other means. And
the highest rate of volunteering in England is to be found in the south-west.”
Councillor Trite continued: "Volunteers are critical to filling the gap between
individual and community resources on the one hand, and those provided by the
State (central and local government) on the other. Demands on the State are
open-ended and governments have traditionally been reluctant to let taxation rip
in order to meet it all. Volunteers are therefore essential.
"In just over two weeks we shall see the end of Purbeck District Council. I and my

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