{"id":20930,"date":"2017-11-14T13:11:33","date_gmt":"2017-11-14T13:11:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/jomec.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/?p=20930"},"modified":"2017-11-14T13:11:33","modified_gmt":"2017-11-14T13:11:33","slug":"historic-volunteering-exhibit-finish-archives","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/2017\/11\/14\/historic-volunteering-exhibit-finish-archives\/","title":{"rendered":"A century of volunteers honoured at city exhibition"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">A CENTURY of volunteering in Cardiff is being celebrated at Glamorgan Archives.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Voluntary Community Services is displaying its research in an\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">exhibition called The History of Volunteering 1914 &#8211; 2014, which sheds light on unsung volunteering groups. <\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">It is part of the VCS\u2019 larger Chronicle Project series of events, which brought together 3,000 pieces of information.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The exhibition combines first-hand accounts of volunteering activities in Cardiff with artefacts including commemorative plates from Charles St Carnivals in the 1980s, preserved VCS uniforms, and a mural of volunteer groups advertisements. <\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Emma Honan, a VCS intern, said: \u201cIt\u2019s amazing how volunteering can make such a difference, and the benefits it brings to the local community.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cLots of friendly people come in, some to speak about charities they have worked for or are interested in. We have a lot of international visitors, from China, India, Sri Lanka, and the United States to name a few.\u201d<\/span><br \/>\n<figure id=\"attachment_20932\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-20932\" style=\"width: 960px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-20932 size-large\" src=\"http:\/\/jomec.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/IMG_5536-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"960\" height=\"720\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-20932\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-20932 size-large\" src=\"http:\/\/jomec.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/IMG_5536-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"960\" height=\"720\" \/><\/noscript> A VCS volunteer uniform and Charles St Carnival commemorative plates from the exhibition<\/figcaption><\/figure><br \/>\nThe exhibition was on display in the Pierhead building in Cardiff Bay during October, but has returned to the Glamorgan Archives, Grangetown where the original research was carried out, until November 22.<br \/>\nHelen Joy, who helped put together the exhibits, said: \u201cThese volunteers would never have sought out public recognition or accolade, but those around them believed they deserved to be recognised.\u201d<br \/>\nHelen\u2019s mother, Valerie Joy, served in the Women\u2019s Royal Voluntary Service for over 35 years, and even got to celebrate the charity receiving its Royal Charter.<br \/>\nMrs Joy held a number of voluntary roles, working in the Cardiff Prison tea shop, as well as in mental health institutions.<br \/>\nThe Chronicle Project cannot unfortunately collect any more information, as their 24-month funding plan ends in December.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A CENTURY of volunteering in Cardiff is being celebrated at Glamorgan Archives. 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