Photograph of a group of volunteers who took part in a United Nations Association, and Voluntary Community Service decorating work camp, Cardiff, 16 August 1975

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Photograph of a group of volunteers who took part in a United Nations Association and Voluntary Community Service decorating work camp in Cardiff, August 1975.

Work camps where volunteers decorated houses for older people and families who required help, were often organised by Voluntary Community Service (VCS) and United Nations Association.

The photograph[h was taken outside the volunteers' residential accommodation, based in the old school room of Windsor Place United Reformed Church. On the extreme right of the photograph is Robert Davies, carrying a ladder.

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.