To mark Volunteers’ Week, we’re shining a light on some of the remarkable people who give their time to support the John Whitgift Foundation. When we asked colleagues to nominate volunteers who make a real difference to the Foundation, Jill Proctor and her husband, Ian, came up again and again. It’s not hard to see…
To mark Volunteers’ Week, we’re shining a light on some of the remarkable people who give their time to support the John Whitgift Foundation. Bill Wood is a retired archivist-turned volunteer whose passion for history shows no sign of slowing down. From IT Technician to archive expert Bill’s journey to becoming a volunteer archivist began…
This week (1-7 June 2026) is Volunteers’ Week, and we’re looking forward to introducing you to some of the people who volunteer across the Foundation. The volunteers we’re putting in the spotlight this week are: Bill Wood, a volunteer archivist at Whitgift School, who helps to preserve records of Old Whitgiftians and keep the Foundation’s…
Residents, staff and visitors at Wilhelmina House in Croydon have raised more than £1,500 for Cancer Research UK. Staff at the care home signed up to the charity’s Walk All Over Cancer challenge and committed to walking at least a mile every day in March. Residents joined in, making gentle laps of the grounds of…