Celebrating Volunteers in Ards and North Down

Ards and North Down Borough Council hosted an event at the Queens Hall in Newtownards to celebrate volunteering across the Borough. Members of the local Community Networks were invited and received certificates from the Mayor in recognition of their tremendous volunteering efforts. In recent years, several community groups in Ards and North Down have been recognised with prestigious awards, most recently with Greyabbey and District Community Association receiving the King's Award for Voluntary Service.

The Mayor of Ards and North Down, Councillor Jennifer Gilmour, said:

"The Celebrating Volunteering event provided an opportunity to thank those who selflessly give up their time for the good of their community. Volunteers are worth their weight in gold and are vital to the health and wellbeing of the Borough. You can't buy their level of passion and enthusiasm, and quite often it is the same faces that appear with multiple hats on. Thank you to all those who attended the event as well as many others throughout Ards and North Down."