Care Trust Celebrates the Power of People.

On Friday 5th June, Surrey Care Trust (SCT) hosted a special evening at Denbies Wine Estate to celebrate the “Power of People” thanking its incredible volunteers for the life-changing impact they achieve together across Surrey.

For over forty years, the SCT has been working with volunteers to help vulnerable young people, families, and adults to improve their lives.  The SCT provides long term services that understand and respond to local people’s needs.

Most of the SCT’s beneficiaries live with multiple, complex issues like isolation and loneliness, poor mental health, unemployment, low skills, poverty, and family breakdown.  The SCT therefore seeks to offer a diverse range of holistic long-term support and confidence boosting skills training.  The SCT engages vulnerable people in nature-based activities, such as boating, gardening, and outdoor activities.  The SCT is a firm advocate of bringing people together – this makes our communities stronger and helps people break their cycle of disadvantage.

The evening also provided an opportunity for everyone to express their heartfelt thanks to Sir Adrian White CBE DL, who until February this year was President of the SCT, for his many years of dedication to the Trust and to welcome Richard Whittington DL as SCT’s new President.  

It was an inspiring evening, and I very much look forward to my day of volunteering on one of the SCT Swingbridge Community Boats – possibly donning overall and wellies rather than my High Sheriff uniform….

www.surreycaretrust.org.uk