Photograph of the United Nations Association International Service work camp team, Cardiff, August 1965

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Photograph, taken in August 1965, of the United Nations Association (UNA) International Service work camp team outside the Swansea Street Methodist Mission Hall in Splott, Cardiff. This was used as accommodation for the team of volunteers during the time they worked on a play scheme project in Splott Park, in August 1965.

On the extreme left of the photograph is Robert Davies, who resided with the volunteers. In the centre in the white shirt is Jeffrey Coleman, one of the chief voluntary organisers for Voluntary Community Service (VCS) and a member of UNA Youth Group.

Robert Davies, who actively volunteered with VCS, UNA, and many other organisations, is currently VCS Honorary President. He founded Voluntary Community Service (VCS) in Cardiff in October 1964. The organisation's main aim, as stated in its constitution, is to promote any charitable purposes, advancement of education, and relief of poverty, distress, and sickness in the City of Cardiff. Originally VCS co-ordinated a team of volunteers involved in activities such as helping elderly people with gardening and decorating, running summer ‘work camps’ for children and young people. Its mission today is to enable people who are most disadvantaged to engage with rewarding volunteering opportunities, facilitating their personal development and employment prospects.