Finalists

Finalist No 1 - Ayrshire Cancer Support Group, Kilmarnock

One listener wrote “The charity provides an invaluable service in ferrying cancer patients from all over Ayrshire to hospitals for their treatment. The volunteer drivers are always friendly and caring. The charity also provides alternative therapies and counselling to cancer patients. All of these services and the transport in free of charge. The charity helped my niece get to and from the Beatson in Glasgow and the RAH in Paisley during her recent treatment for breast cancer”

Finalist No 2 - Woodroad Regeneration Forum, Cumnock

In 2007 the Woodroad Regeneration Forum was set up to bring life back into a deprived area of East Ayrshire with the planned restoration of a local park. Since they started just under £240,000 has been raised which has delivered four phases of the project.

One local resident said “As a group of elderly residents in Cumnock we have seen many changes throughout the area from the disappearing mining industry to more and more local shops closing down so we feel the Woodroad Project is a refreshing change. This group of wonderful individuals have worked hard in our area to bring some life back into an extremely poor and deprived area.”

Finalist No 3 - The Team of Butterfly Events, Ayr

Lorna Dempsey wrote “I would like to nominate my committee for this award. Butterfly Events began 3 years after a good friend passed away at 34 of Breast Cancer. Since then my committee and I have worked purely voluntary in aid of Cancer Research UK. To date we have raised a massive £90,000. At each event we try to teach guests about Cancer awareness and early detection. We are always on hand to give out leaflets and give speeches about new treatments and provide information on where the money has been spent.