WDVDA Highlights  

David Swindells (Chairman, Wokingham District Council) hands over the Quality Accreditation Award to Judy McKenzie (assistant co-ordinator), Jean Moffat (volunteer) and Maurice Moore (co-ordinator) - May 2002

Martyn Lewis and Mike Nussbaum (Chair of Volunteer Development England) present the VDE Outstanding Achievement Award to Maurice Moore, Judy McKenzie and John Tomlinson (Chair of Trustees) - March 2003

John Tomlinson, Judy McKenzie and Maurice Moore at the VDE Gala Dinner - March 2003



Maurice Moore, Judy McKenzie and Roger Bartlett (treasurer) with the Outstanding Achievement award - March 2003

Volunteers Week - June 2003

Vicky Wing helped youngsters at the Wokingham Youth and Community Centre organise an inter-street football match

Rewarding experience:  Woodley Chronicle reporter Alistair Foster joined Woodley Volunteer Centre's drivers for a day and gave a lift to Woodley pensioner Don Lowman.

Closure looms as funds run out!

End of the road?  Judy McKenzie and Maurice Moore of the WDVDA face up to the closure of the volunteering agency - May 2003

Maurice Moore pulls the sign down from the front door of 727 London Road, Woodley, as WDVDA closes down - June 2003

After a last minute application, we were delighted to get a reprieve by receiving a Home Office grant which will fund the Agency's salaries until the end of March 2004.  Below is a selection of the headlines from the local press:

Wokingham Times - 6 August 2003

Wokingham News - 7 August 2003

Woodley Chronicle - 7 August 2003