Two long-serving volunteers have retired from Citizens Advice in East Dorset & Purbeck having notched up a combined service of over 40 years.

Research and campaigns coordinator Rosemary Lunt has been volunteering and working with Citizens Advice for over 20 years, having joined in 1991 as a volunteer adviser at Wimborne Citizens Advice. She was then employed at Dorchester Citizens Advice as a deputy manager and tutor for 15 years before volunteering at East Dorset Citizens Advice from 2015 where she worked in Research & Campaigns.

Rosemary said: “I’ve loved being part of Citizens Advice – a hub of knowledge and friendship. My work was campaigning nationally and locally, for changes to unfair policies and practices, trying to prevent problems occurring in the future, but the real heroes are the advisers who calmly and expertly support people facing problems now. So I’ll be keeping the Adviceline number in case I need it in the future.”

Diann March has been involved with Citizens Advice in different ways since 1984 and was the chair of East Dorset Friends Fundraising Committee since 2005.

Diann said: “I’ve been involved with Citizens Advice in various guises since 1984, my most recent time as the chair of Friends Fundraising Committee where we were involved with some fabulous events which have raised much needed funds for the service. I now feel it’s time to hand over the fundraising reins to someone else.”

Chief officer of Citizens Advice in East Dorset & Purbeck, Helen Goldsack, said: “We are very sorry to see two of our long serving volunteers leave. Their commitment and dedication has been very much appreciated by all of our staff, volunteers and trustees. We would like to wish them both all the very best for the future.”

For more information about volunteering with Citizens Advice in East Dorset & Purbeck, visit www.edpcitizensadvice.org.uk/volunteer.

For general advice and support call the Dorset Adviceline freephone 0800 144 8848 (Textphone: 0800 144 8884), 10am-4pm weekdays or visit www.edpcitizensadvice.org.uk