VOLUNTEERS 2011
The Stars of Southwark honoured at Awards Ceremony
The 6th special awards ceremony to celebrate the invaluable contribution volunteers have made to communities in the borough took place on 9th June at the Council's Atriium in Tooley Street.
Amongst the 68 individuals receiving awards were Philomena Larner, Bridget Moloney and Gerry Forde from SIPP. Special Guests included MP Simon Hughes and The Mayor of Southwark.
Pictured above are MC member Mary O'Connell collecting the award on behalf of Phylis who was unable to attend, the Mayor of Southwark, Gerry Forde and Bridget Moloney.
Clive Pankhurst, Chief Executive of Southwark Volunteer Centre, the organiser of the events, said ' we hope through this event to showcase what many ordinary people int he borough do and inspire others to follow in their footsteps'!
Gerry Forde and Bridget Moloney all smiles after collecting their awards.
Another of our long serving volunteers Bridie Madigan, was also honoured earlier in the year. Bridie was presented with a Civic Award at a ceremony in St Georges Cathedral on Saturday 7th May.
Bridie was presented with a formal letter of commendation by former Mayor Councillor Jeff Hook. Over 200 people attended the Awards ceremony including past Mayors and many local Councillors to honour the valuable work of volunteers in the Borough.
Pictured above after the ceremony are May Johnson (90 years young!), Bridie Madigan and Vice Chair of SIPP Pat Gallagher.
Home PageSouthwark Irish Pensioners Project is a Charity that works with some of the most disadvantaged and isolated Irish people in London. These people, who emigrated largely in the 1950s have become marginalised by society. They are unable to return to Ireland, as the people and places they knew are now unrecognisable. Through our day services (our club), the Community Support Service and our wonderful team of volunteers, we provide a wide range of services to protect, support and assist elderly and frail Irish people living in and around Southwark. In the late 1980’s Father Martin McVeigh was sent from Ireland to St Georges Cathedral in Westminster Bridge Road, aiming to engage with young Irish people in the area. Whilst here, he realised that there were large numbers of very isolated older Irish people, so he brought together a group of volunteers to provide Christmas and St Patrick’s Day lunches for them. This laid the foundations for the development of SIPP. In 1994, SIPP received £19,000 from Southwark Social Services to set up a 3 day week lunch club, we are now an organisation with over 400 people using the services. Our Club is open Tuesday to Friday and provides a range of recreational, therapeutic and social activities. It also provides information and advice.
Community Support Service
provides Support Workers to support vulnerable and isolated elderly people in the community. We also have a wonderful team of Community Volunteers who befriend elderly people living in their own homes or in residential homes and a team of Volunteers who visit people in hospital.  O
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