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BBC News
25-07-2025
- Business
- BBC News
Jersey volunteer helps save community centre
A Jersey volunteer helped save a community centre after it struggled with finances after the Covid Mary's Community Centre made £4,000 in 2021 but has operating costs of £60,000 per Hefford joined the charity as its treasurer and found new ways to raise worked to set up new events and collaborated with other groups in the island to make sure the operating budget became balanced. Ms Hefford has been nominated for the BBC Radio Jersey Make a Difference Awards because of her said the improvements at the centre were down to a "massive team effort".She said: "We have a couple of full-time and non-profit residents and we have to be reasonable landlord. They are massive assets to our community so we have to keep this place open."She is now looking to raise the centre's profile so more people realise it has facilities for the wider community to use, like tennis courts and a skate ramp. Jules Cabot is the manager of the centre and said Ms Hefford had gone above and beyond, and "gave up so much of her time and energy to turn things around"."She is a pocket rocket," she said."She's tireless, dedicated and the fact she does this all for free - we'd be struggling without her," Ms Cabot added.
BBC News
25-02-2025
- General
- BBC News
BBC Jersey's Make a Difference Awards open for nominations
The BBC Radio Jersey Make a Difference Awards have opened for celebrates people in the island who have gone above and beyond to help are eight categories people can be nominated for, including two new categories The Young Hero Award and The Active independent judges will pick one overall winner for Jersey and three shortlisted nominees will also receive awards. Last year Jonny Burch, Chris Sweeny and Nick Willis from Jersey Fire and Rescue won the award for a rescue in St Ouen's were part of the operation which saved a man in dangerous Willis said it had been "a shock and a real thrill to be considered for the award". Nomination categories Islanders can nominate people in the following categories:Volunteer AwardYoung Hero AwardGreat Neighbour AwardActive AwardAnimal AwardGreen AwardFundraiser AwardCommunity AwardNominations close at 17:00 GMT on 31 winner will be announced in September.
