Museum volunteers honoured at award ceremony
The team of volunteers from Bellingham Heritage Centre
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Some of the North East's most dedicated volunteers have been recognised for their work in the region’s museums and galleries at the annual Renaissance North East Museum Volunteer Awards 2011, held at the Great North Museum: Hancock in Newcastle.
Winners included the team of volunteers at Bellingham Heritage Centre, which was a winner in the Outstanding Achievement by A Volunteer Run Museum category.
Other winners included volunteers from Beamish, the Museum of Hartlepool, mima and Tyne & Wear Archives & Museums.
Lucy Cooke, Volunteer Programmes Co-ordinator at Tyne & Wear Archives & Museums, which organised the awards ceremony, says:
“In 2010-11, more than 2,000 volunteers contributed their time to the North East’s museums and galleries. This adds up to an astounding 80,000 hours of time which has been given to help support museums and galleries in the North East.
“We really value this contribution and without this hard work and dedication, many areas of our region’s rich and diverse heritage would be unavailable for visitors to explore and perhaps even forgotten.”
All the winners at this year’s awards were nominated by staff or volunteers at the region’s museums and galleries and the awards ceremony took place at the Great North Museum: Hancock in Newcastle upon Tyne.
The Renaissance North East Museum Volunteer Awards 2011 are supported by John Lewis.
Full list of award winners:
Award for Outstanding Contribution from a young volunteer under 25
Highly Commended: Alison Grange from Head of Steam, Darlington
Highly Commended: David Bukera from Tyne & Wear Archives & Museums
Winner: Jack Kilday from Beamish Museum
Contribution to the Visitor Experience Award
Highly Commended: Ian Wilson, Beamish
Highly Commended: Linda Durant, Shipley Art Gallery
Winner: Emma Fairweather, Preston Hall Museum
Winner: Elizabeth Jackson, Museum of Hartlepool & Hartlepool Art Gallery
Contribution to Supporting Volunteers Award (Paid Staff)
Winner: Peter Gibson, Monkwearmouth Station Museum
Winner: Vanessa Sanderson, Heugh Battery
Contribution to Collections Care Award
Highly Commended: June Holmes, Great North Museum: Hancock
Highly Commended: Ken Haynes, Bellingham Heritage Centre
Winner: Dorothy Williams, mima
Volunteer Team Award
Highly Commended: Railway Sidings Volunteers, Monkwearmouth Station Museum
Highly Commended: U3A Group, Preston Hall
Winner: Culturise Forum, Tyne & Wear Archives & Museums
Outstanding Achievement by A Volunteer Run Museum
Highly Commended: Weardale Museum
Overall Winner: Bellingham Heritage Centre