Lib Dem Leader on Nottinghamshire County Council Coun Jason Zadrozny put volunteers in the spotlight when he did a shift in a charity shop. Jason worked in the Children’s Society Charity shop on Outram Street, Sutton.

He said: “The atmosphere in the shop was fantastic. These volunteers are our unsung heroes. They give up their time selflessly to help others and I can’t applaud them enough. I was able to discuss some of the issues close to the staff’s hearts. This included the high level of child poverty. I have raised many of these issues with David Laws, schools minister, and he has promised to look into them.”

Shop manager Maria Scicluna-Kerry said: “We always need more volunteers, you just need to walk in and ask. Our volunteers come from all walks of life, from different backgrounds and help for various reasons.”

Pictured are Maria Scicluna-Kerry, Janet Dickens, Coun Zadrozny, Connor Webster and Maria Woodland.