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  Barry, you for one should know having spent many an hour preparing for your Big Weekend (well done), that the thousands of volunteers are already mobalised and do indeed take responsibility for not only themselves but others less fortunate than themselves. The problem with the aspiration for the Big Society is that it does little to support the silent majority, the volunteer. Every act of kindness comes at a cost and many small groups and individuals are struggling to maintain their work with cuts from agencies biting deeply into the funds. This core funding is desperatly needed as leverage to attract other funding. I have always said that without volunteers this country would grind to a halt.
  How many playgroups are run from Village Halls maintained by a Managment Committee, how many patients rely on friends, neighbours etc, to take them to appointments, how many clubs and societies provide care for those that need it? I could go on, but I feel that these unpaid workers need some appreciation and support, then maybe more people would volunteer.

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