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Volunteers Week 2025

Published Date: 02nd June 2025

Thank you to all the wonderful volunteers in #TeamMWL!

Volunteers’ Week is an annual UK-wide campaign first launched in 1984 that is held from the first Monday in June to celebrate and recognise the contributions of volunteers. The celebration is a time to say “Thank you!” to current and past volunteers! This year’s celebration runs from Monday 2nd – Sunday 8th June.

You can find out more about Volunteers Week on the official website here: https://volunteersweek.org/about

The Library & Knowledge Service is available to all MWL volunteers, who are able to visit MWL Libraries at Southport, Whiston and Ormskirk hospitals. Volunteers (and staff), can register to join the Library here: https://bit.ly/44ZQbKO

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Here at MWL, the Volunteers Team will be celebrating with a number of ‘Appreciation Stations’ across the Whiston, Southport, St Helens and Ormskirk sites. The team would love as many members of staff and patients as possible to visit a station and write a note of thanks, either for a specific volunteer in their department, or who has supported them during their time in the hospital, or for the volunteers at MWL generally.

You can apply to volunteer at Southport & Ormskirk here: https://so.merseywestlancs.nhs.uk/volunteering or St Helens and Whiston here: https://sthk.merseywestlancs.nhs.uk/volunteering

You can find an ‘Appreciation Station’ here:

  • Monday 2nd June – St Helens – 09:00 – 12:00 - (Level 1  Main Reception) 
  • Tuesday 3rd June – Whiston – 12:00 – 15:30 - (Level 5 Opposite Lifts)
  • Wednesday 4th June – Whiston – 09:00 – 12:30 - (Level 1  Main Reception)
  • Thursday 5th June – Whiston – 10:30 -13:00 - (Level 5 Opposite Lifts)
  • Thursday 5th June – Southport – 11:00 – 13:00 - (Main Reception)
  • Friday 6th June – Ormskirk – 13:00 – 15:00 - (Outside Staff Restauraunt)

 

The Volunteers team will also be hosting Fish & Chip lunches at Ormskirk and Whiston for MWL’s fabulous volunteers and a celebratory Thank You service will be held in the Sanctuary at Whiston on Thursday 5th June between 15:00 – 16:00.

Check out our Volunteers Leaflet (STHK) here: https://www.knowledge-nw.nhs.uk/media/news/2025Document/VolunteersLeaflet(SOMap).pdf

Check out our Volunteers Leaflet (S&O) here: https://www.knowledge-nw.nhs.uk/media/news/2025Document/VolunteersLeaflet(STHKMap).pdf

As you move around MWL hospitals this week, remember to say “Thank you!” to a volunteer!

 

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