Hendry backs volunteers
Charles Hendry, MP for Wealden, has encouraged more people to give time to help local
voluntary organisations. Mr Hendry was speaking at the Annual General Meeting of the
Wealden Federation of Voluntary Organisations in Uckfield.
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Hide AdHe praised the fantastic contribution the many voluntary organisations in Wealden make to
the local community: Every aspect of our lives is enriched by the voluntary sector. Our
schools would not cope without the PTAs and the unpaid classroom assistants; the health
service could not cope without the Leagues of Friends, the hospital car service and, of
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Hide Adcourse, the whoie hospice movement. And our emergency services could not cope with
the Special Constables, the volunteer fire-fighters and the St John s Ambulance Brigade.
But we do need more people to come forward and support the work our local charities do.
It does not need to involve a great deal of time and everyone involved knows how
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Hide Adrewarding such activity can be. If someone does not know how to contact a charity in a
specific sector, then I would invite them to contact my office at the House of Commons, so
we can put them in touch.
Mr Hendry also called upon the government to reduce the volume of red tape on charities:
So many organisations are sinking under the weight of government regulations and red
tape. If the government truly values the work our charities do, then it must cut back on the
bureaucracy and let them get on with their work.