A TIRELESS volunteer has recently been commended for her 30 years of service for a well-known charity.

Prilla Thornburn, 81, from West Kilbride visited the Scottish Parliament earlier this month as part of a celebration of Marie Curie’s Great Daffodil appeal, where she received an award for her three decades of service.

Prilla said: “I retired to North Ayrshire and have always served the local area. I was the go- to person for the handover of cheques to the charity and such things. I was a Fairlie child but came back in 1985.”

Prilla worked as a private secretary and in the marketing department of a publishers which she said helped with her charity work as she could catch the eye of passers-by.

She recently took to the streets of West Kibride and managed to raise over £200.

The member’s debate and evening reception hosted by Linda Fabiani MSP celebrated 30 years of the appeal which started in Scotland in 1986. Guests including MSPs from across Scotland, including John Scott MSP for Ayr, heard about the work of the charity that last year provided care and support for more than 7,400 people living with a terminal illness in Scotland.

Prilla and two other volunteers, who have each collected for the Great Daffodil Appeal every year since the start, were honoured at the evening reception. The volunteers received their awards from Marie Curie Chief Executive Dr Jane Collins.

To find out more about the Great Daffodil Appeal visit www.mariecurie.org.uk/daffodil. To donate £5 text *DAFF to 70111 or call 0800 716 146 and donate over the phone.

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