Letter from Jane Eley, a Voluntary Community Service (VCS) volunteer, to Robert Davies, VCS founder, Cardiff, August 1969

Disgrifiad

In her letter to Robert Davies, Jane Eley writes about being exhausted due to cleaning work at the hospital, reports on meeting a Voluntary Community Service (VCS) volunteer, and mentions building an adventure playground. She finds the idea of the adventure playground fresh and inspiring.

Transcriprion:

"The Chilterns
Old Risborough Rd.,
Stoke Mandeville,
Aylesbury
Bucks.
Monday Aug 1969.

Dear Robert,
Quite to my surprise I came across a group of young people interested among their thing in building an adventure playground. I don’t know where they got the idea from but while the idea is fresh I wondered if there were any spare sheets showing equipment? I know there were a couple in a file with approx. price, size etc.
I’ll keep my head don’t worry, knowing difficulties + Ely.
Hope you’re keeping well.
Excuse haste (cleaning at the hospital exhausts me!)
Best wishes
Jane (Eley)"

Jane Eley was the fourth, full-time Voluntary Community Service volunteer, seconded from Community Service Volunteers.

Robert Davies, who actively volunteered with VCS, UNA, and many other organisations, is currently VCS Honorary President. He founded Voluntary Community Service (VCS) in Cardiff in October 1964. The organisation's main aim, as stated in its constitution, is to promote any charitable purposes, advancement of education, and relief of poverty, distress, and sickness in the City of Cardiff. Originally VCS co-ordinated a team of volunteers involved in activities such as helping elderly people with gardening and decorating, running summer ‘work camps’ for children and young people. Its mission today is to enable people who are most disadvantaged to engage with rewarding volunteering opportunities, facilitating their personal development and employment prospects.