Maghera cross community group receive Queen's Award for Voluntary Service

By Stanley Campbell
Published 3rd Jun 2020, 09:18 BST
Updated 3rd Jun 2020, 09:36 BST
Members of The Link team, from left, Pamela Hunter, Marie Muncey, Fearghal McErlean, Sara Woods, Tiegan Hunter and Claire Holmes.Members of The Link team, from left, Pamela Hunter, Marie Muncey, Fearghal McErlean, Sara Woods, Tiegan Hunter and Claire Holmes.
Members of The Link team, from left, Pamela Hunter, Marie Muncey, Fearghal McErlean, Sara Woods, Tiegan Hunter and Claire Holmes.
The Maghera Cross Community Link is celebrating receiving the prestigious Queen’s Award for Voluntary Service in recognition of its cross-community work.

The group provides a place and space for children and young adults up to the age of 25 from both sides of the community to come together and interact meaningfully in a safe, neutral environment.

Since it started five years ago, The Link has worked with only a small number of volunteers and a few staff to provide social and personal development for children and young adults in the Maghera area.

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Each week more than 120 children and young people from both sides of the community attend The Link and many families are helped by the food bank.

The work the group does is unique and essential to the area and encourages youngsters to improve their life chances and sense of worth.