Yesterday, on the 6th of July, HRH The Countess of Wessex as President of
National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children, attended the Childhood Champion Awards at the Banking Hall in London. HRH has been appointed NSPCC's President in October 2012. My post on The Countess' Patronage can be found
here.
The NSPCC's Childhood Champion awards were launched in 2016. These awards were created to recognise the outstanding contribution that volunteers make to the NSPCC’s fight for every childhood. There are almost 11,000 volunteers across the NSPCC – incredible people who are committed to sharing their passion, skills and time.
In words of Peter Wanless, NSPCC's Chief Executive: "
I’m so proud and grateful to every individual for all the ways they support our work; whether they’re providing a listening ear to young people in crisis, fundraising to keep us independent, working with vulnerable parents, or showing school children how they can speak out and stay safe." "We urge everyone across the NSPCC who works with volunteers to make a nomination, whether you’re a member of staff or a volunteer yourself. This is your opportunity to shout out about your fantastic volunteer colleagues. Tell us how an individual or a team goes that extra mile for children and families, why they are an inspiration to work or volunteer alongside, and why every moment of time they give the NSPCC brings us closer to ending child abuse in the UK". You will learn more
here.
Winners were presented by HRH The Countess of Wessex: Royal Patron of ChildLine and NSPCC President, alongside ChildLine founder Dame Esther Rantzen and NSPCC Chief Executive Peter Wanless. The winners were selected by a judging panel that included Dame Esther Rantzen, NSPCC CEO Peter Wanless and Derren Heyes who is editor of Children and Young People Now.
Full list of winners: Outstanding Achievement of the Year: Fiona Simpson – Northern Ireland; Outstanding Young Volunteer of the Year: Rosey Stonehouse – Wales; Schools Volunteer of the Year: Alex Bennett – London and the South East; ChildLine Volunteer of the Year: Nick Brain – Scotland; Frontline Volunteer of the Year: Sam York – Northern Ireland; Employee Volunteer of the Year: Peter Frost – South West and Chanel Islands; Event Volunteer of the Year: Francesca Valli – London and the South East; Community Volunteer of the Year: Mary Hunt – East of England; School of the Year: Donegall Road Primary – Northern Ireland; Gallowhill Primary – Scotland; Robert Bloomfield Academy – East of England. Branch of the Year: Rochdale Branch – North of England; Corporate Partner Volunteer of the Year: Harrods – London and the South East; Volunteer Leader of the Year: Sir Stanley Thomas – Wales; Lifetime Achievement: BT. For full press release visit Charity Today News, click
here.
In the evening, HRH as Global Ambassador of International Agency for the Prevention of Blindness, attended an event at the RAF Club, Piccadilly to celebrate the launch of the new Orbis Flying Eye Hospital. The new Flying Eye Hospital is equipped with everything the Orbis medical team needs to provide hands-on training to local eye care professionals and convey the know-how to save and restore sight for patients in their own countries. You will find more
here.
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© Matt Leete Photography courtesy of ORBIS
HRH The Countess of Wessex meets Ali Spencer-Churchill. Ali and his Uncle, former Sotheby’s Chairman Henry Wyndham, have together helped raise over £1m for the charity’s work to prevent and treat avoidable blindness. |
Orbis is an international charity that transforms lives by working to eliminate avoidable blindness. Orbis operates the world’s only Flying Eye Hospital. It is a state of the art surgical and training facility on board an adapted aircraft.
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© Matt Leete Photography courtesy of ORBIS
‘Virtual Royal-ity’: HRH The Countess of Wessex experiences a virtual reality tour of the Orbis Flying Eye Hospital |
Guests were treated to a time-lapse video of the new Flying Eye Hospital construction and a brief overview of the main enhancements. There was even a Virtual Reality tour of the plane allowing supporters to get a fully immersive experience on the day. Orbis has plans to share the VR tour with all their supporters shortly, so stay tuned for more details. You can view the video of the new Flying Eye Hospital and read full press release
here.
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© Matt Leete Photography courtesy of ORBIS
HRH The Countess of Wessex is presented with a model Flying Eye Hospital, by Orbis Chairman Peter Hickson. |
The Countess is passionate about eradicating avoidable blindness and, as Patron of Vision 2020: The Right to Sight and Global Ambassador for the International Agency for the Prevention of Blindness, has seen first-hand the difference organisations with the right knowledge, experience and funding can make on a global scale.
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