Always a highlight of Volunteers’ Week, presenting the winners of the 2024 Falkirk Volunteer Awards!

Volunteer of the Year: Alexander McGill with St John Scotland
Young Volunteer of the Year: Samya Gurung with Project Theatre
Lifetime Achievement Award: Samina Ali with Rainbow Muslim Womens Group
Organisation of the Year: The Greenhill Historical Society
Innovative Organisation of the Year: 1st Step Development Ventures
Outstanding Achievement in Health and Wellbeing: Rainbow Muslim Women’s Group
Highly Commended for Volunteer of the Year: May Shields with Bonnyfield Local Nature Reserve Group

Congratulations to all our winners and commendations! We are truly delighted to recognise the wonderful impact you make, and the commitment you show to supporting Falkirk & District. Celebrating this achievement, our volunteering team had the pleasure of bringing everyone together for a special afternoon tea to meet all of our winners and find out more about their volunteering experiences.

A special shout out to all our Nominees and those who received a Volunteer Certificate – it is our greatest honour recognising you, and your inspirational stories and experiences. You all are truly emblematic of the power of volunteering – and we are delighted to have this opportunity to recognise this! What you do matters immensely, and we can never say thank you enough.

Thank you to Grange Manor Hotel for looking after them and allowing those who give their time to help others to sit back and relax for a bit. And a huge thank you from us to our panel for their hard work again this year, with so many amazing stories and experiences it is truly never an easy decision.

We hope everyone has had a wonderful Volunteers’ Week 2024!