Women's Royal Voluntary Service

noun

1. a British auxiliary service organized in 1938 as the Women's Voluntary Service for work in air raids and civil defence: active throughout World War II and since 1945 in providing support services for those in need: became the Women's Royal Voluntary Service in 1966 WRVS

Example Sentences

The report from the WRVS, formerly the Women's Royal Voluntary Service, describes how "fragmented" family life in the UK can leave older people stranded with little contact from their own children.

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David McCullough, chief executive of WRVS, formerly the Women's Royal Voluntary Service, which has 40,000 volunteers supporting older people across the UK, says loneliness is widespread.

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Mrs Graham, who will carry the flame in Balbeggie, has given her time to the Women's Royal Voluntary Service for nearly 40 years and works during the summer months as a tour-guide at a local stately home.

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Deputy chief fire officer Olaf Baars paid tribute to his staff and gave special praise the volunteers of the Women's Royal Voluntary Service.

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From the Women's Royal Voluntary Service, working in our hospitals and communities, to the volunteers working at National Trust properties or the voluntary work of faith-based charities, volunteers are more likely to be naturally silver.

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