A Wymondham resident has been honoured for his work as a volunteer with the National Health Service.

Kim Arnall is a meet-and-greet volunteer at the Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital. He is also what is known as a bleep buddy which means that he can be called anywhere in the hospital when help is needed. He was awarded a silver certificate at the 2024 Staff Awards in the section for volunteers.

Kim volunteers on Thursday mornings and has been part of the hospital family for 18 months.

This is what the hospital had to say about Kim’s contribution:

“Kim always has a smile on his face and has a great rapport with patients and his volunteering colleagues and staff. He is the epitome of our expectations of a volunteer. He is proactive in helping any area of the hospital with a whole range of tasks to help our staff and in turn improve patient experience. Helping patients is Kim’s priority and he is always on hand to help any patients who need directions or assistance to find the area they would like to visit.

The presentation was made at a special awards ceremony at Carrow Road in November.

Kim is also chairman of the Hethersett Good News magazine committee. The parish magazine is distributed monthly throughout Hethersett and the Meltons and Kim’s mum Anne, who lives in Hethersett, is one of the main distributors.