Prior to working for the Hospice, Albert enjoyed a long and successful career with the Territorial Army / Reserves, where he received the British Empire Medal, serving 39 years in both the UK and Europe. He attributes his success within the charity’s retail sector to the many skills and disciplines he learned in the T.A. / Reserves Army.

Albert is hoping that his story will encourage others with different backgrounds and abilities to come forward and support Alice House.

“I’m one of many people here who started a new career as a volunteer and progressed to a full time senior role. It’s such a diverse organisation and we have people here with all kinds of different experiences, which really helps us to come up with new ideas. I started volunteering not really knowing what to expect and now I have a job that is really varied; I get to meet lots of great people and most importantly, I go home knowing that my day’s work has helped to provide care for our patients.”