Photograph of the Voluntary Community Service volunteers outside the charity's office at 5 Park Grove, Cardiff, 1969

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Photograph taken in 1969 of the Voluntary Community Service (VCS) volunteers outside the VCS office at 5 Park Grove, Cardiff. This was the first independent office of VCS.

The photograph includes Phillip Nourse, Community Service Volunteer, Linda Sharpe, Hon. Secretary, Ray Yorke, volunteer, Robert Davies, VCS Chairman, and Laurence Khan, Hon. Treasurer.

Voluntary Community Service (VCS) was established in Cardiff in October 1964 with main aim, as stated in its constitution, 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.