I WOULD like to congratulate all the exceptional volunteers who were awarded a Year of the Volunteer medal by the Lord Lieutenant of Herefordshire this week.

Seven volunteers from the county were honoured with a medal for their commitment to the community.

The medal is in recognition of the impact that volunteers are making at a local level - helping children with their reading, befriending isolated patients in GP surgeries, combating crime by mentoring with young people at risk of offending and tackling problems with the environment by cleaning up local parks. I hope these medal winners encourage more volunteers.

ELIZABETH SALTER,

CSV Head of Campaigns.