Our annual celebration of Cornwall's amazing volunteers took place at the Eden Project on Thursday 21st November before an audience of invited guests. After opening speeches from our Chief Executive and the Lord Lieutenant of Cornwall, Col Edward Bolitho OBE, it was over to Daphne Skinnard from BBC Radio Cornwall to take us through the presentations.
Each winner received an inscribed glass bowl and certificate whilst those who were highly commended received glass paperweights and a certificate.
To introduce each category, we saw films of the winners from the previous year. These were often quite moving and each talked about the difference volunteering had made to their lives.
Following a closing speech by our Chair, Emma Rowse, there was a photo call for everyone receiving an award and then a 2 course buffet with delicious food provided by our hosts, The Eden Project.
Cornwall Celebrates Volunteering will be back in 2020 but in the meantime, you can see the full list of winners below together with pictures of them receiving their awards. And if you were nominated this year, but not shortlisted, you will still receive a certificate of acknowledgement in the coming weeks.
Thanks to all of Cornwall's amazing volunteers - the county would be a darker place without you!
Click here to watch the case study videos for the winners and highly commended volunteers shown at the awards.
The final results for 2019 are:
- The Jane Virot Animal Welfare Award (sponsored by National Animal Welfare Trust)
- Highly Commended - Kath Swan and Pat Fleck. Winner - Maria Rowse
- Children & Schools (sponsored by Cornwall Council)
- Highly Commended - Clare Gallimore and Lizeta Fellows. Winner - Mo Colson
- Community (sponsored by Cornwall Council)
- Highly Commended - Helen Balmont and Sharon Sisson. Winner - Jeanette Cookman
- Cultural (sponsored by Cornwall Council)
- Highly Commended - Jerry Drew and Nicola Hemsley. Winners - Peter and Sue Vernon
- Environmental (sponsored by Cornwall Wildlife Trust)
- Highly Commended - Darrin King and Devan Morgan. Winner - Pauline Ryan
- Fundraising & Support (sponsored by Cornwall Council)
- Highly Commended - Denise Williams and Wendy Gauntlet. Winner - Ann Shaw
- Good Neighbour (sponsored by Cornwall Council)
- Highly Commended - Elaine Roberts and Robert Hendry. Winner - Melanie Stephens
- Health & Care (sponsored by Duchy Health Charity)
- Highly Commended - Carol Emmett and Shaun Dabbs. Winner - Margaret Haward
- Personal Development (sponsored by Truro & Penwith College)
- Highly Commended - Thom Green and Zoe Wolstencroft. Winner - John Fisher
- Young Volunteer (sponsored by Cornwall College)
- Highly Commended - Emily Scott and Helen Allen - Winner - Tom Swailes
- Host of the Year (sponsored by Healthy Cornwall)
- Highly Commended - Coastline Housing Ltd and Penwith Landscape Partnership. Winner - Fishermen's Mission
2019 WINNERS are pictured below:
Volunteer of the Year - Melanie Stephens (sponsored by Eden Project, Dan James)
Children & Schools - Mo Colson, Newquay Scout Group (sponsored by Cornwall Council, Cllr Hilary Frank)
Community - Jeanette Cookman, Rosedale Residents Association (sponsored by Cornwall Council, Glynn Williams)
Culture - Peter and Sue Vernon, Sterts Theatre (sponsored by Cornwall Council, Cllr Bob Egerton)
Environment - Pauline Ryan, Cornwall Wildlife Trust (sponsored by Cornwall Wildlife Trust, Carolyn Cadman)
Fund Raising & Support - Ann Shaw, Marie Curie (sponsored by Cornwall Council, Jessie Hamshar)
Good Neighbour - Melanie Stephens, Perranporth Village (sponsored by Cornwall Council, Cllr Andrew Mitchell)
Health & Care - Margaret Haward, Echo Cornwall (Turning the Cogs),(sponsored by Duchy Health Charity, Sally - Jane Coode)
The Jane Virot Animal Welfare Volunteer Award - Maria Rowse (sponsored by the National Animal Welfare Trust, Cornwall, Louise Clarke-Payne)
Personal Development - John Fisher, Cosgarne Hall (sponsored by Truro & Penwith College, Cheryl Mewton)
Young Volunteer - Tom Swailes, Carefree Cornwall (sponsored by Cornwall College Camborne, Kate Wills)
"Host of the Year" category for the organisation that has demonstrated excellence in the way it looks after its volunteers - Fishermens's Mission (sponsored by University of Exeter, Prof Kate Leyshon)
Highly Commended
Children & Schools - Lizeta Fellows (Beat 4 Autism) and Clare Gallimore (Penhaligons' Friends)
Community - Sharon Sisson (CN4C) and Helen Balmont (Whole again Communities CIC)
Culture - Nicola Hemsley (Cancer Research UK - Young Art Cornwall) and Jerry Drew (Carn to Cove)
Environment - Darrin King and Devan Morgan (Newquay Community Orchard)
Fundraising & Support - Denise Williams (All Saints Church Community Centre) and Wendy Gauntlet (Cancer Research UK)
Good Neighbour - Robert Hendry (Four Lanes Village) and Elaine Roberts (Cosgarne Hall)
Health & Care - Carol Emmett (Dementia Voice PL12) and Shaun Dabbs (Merlin MS Centre)
The Jane Virot Animal Welfare Volunteer Award - Pat Fleck (NAWT) and Kath Swan (Maria's Animal Shelter)
Personal Development - Thom Green (Addaction) and Zoe Wolstencroft (All Saints Church Community Centre)
Young Volunteer - Helen Allen (Cornwall College Students' Union/DIVAS) and Emily Scott (Cosgarne Hall)
Highly Commended Hosts - Coastline Housing Ltd and Penwith Landscape Partnership