Charity says ‘thank you’ to volunteers

Volunteers gathered with staff and trustees for the Friends of the Family annual volunteer thank you lunch which took place on 28 January at Côte Brasserie in Winchester. The lunch is held each year to thank volunteers for their dedication and commitment to the charity and the families needing support. All of the volunteers are befrienders with the charity’s 5s to 13s Project which has been helping children and families across the Winchester district for almost eight years. The volunteers spend two hours a week visiting a child and supporting them, both practically and emotionally, through the difficulties they are facing. Friends of the