VOLUNTEERS at the Egypt Centre are celebrating yet again having been awarded the prestigious Diana Award for Champion Volunteers for the second year running.
The volunteers, who are known as ‘Nubies’, were nominated for their work as gallery assistants.
The Nubies run the museum on a Saturday and help the public to experience ancient Egypt in a new and exciting way.
The Diana Award congratulatory letter said that the nominees were excellent role models and had that “Wow” factor that they were looking for.
The Nubie programme has been running for over 13 years and in that time over 200 children have become child volunteers.
Young people come from all over South and West Wales and the programme is so popular there is a waiting list for places.
Tom Clarke, aged 11 from Llanelli, joined the Egypt Centre when he was 10 years old. He said: “Volunteering has made me more confident around other people. I love working with the public and telling them about Egypt.”
