Village Link provides Client transport, mainly, but not exclusively, for the elderly, to:
- GP/Dentist Surgery appointments
- attend luncheon clubs
- attend Outpatient appointments
- collect library books
- visit friends or relatives in hospitals or care homes
- collect prescriptions
- take you and your pet to the Vet
Village Link covers an area from Kington St Michael in the East to Badminton in the West.
To arrange transport please ring 07590 720836 at least two working days in advance.
Village Link started in 1993, and currently serves some 150 Clients using about 50 volunteer drivers who provide their own cars and are reimbursed for the mileage they do on Link services.
Village Link needs more volunteer drivers as its lifeblood.
Volunteers average about two trips a month, and:
- decide on their own availability and can stipulate days/times/periods they are only available – as well as decide on a case by case basis.
- help enormously even as a very occasional driver as this protects against having too few drivers who become overloaded.
- are covered by Village Link’s own insurance to protect volunteers against public liability – and are paid a mileage allowance, currently 45p per mile.
- are NOT contacted direct by clients. Our drivers are only tasked by our Coordinators.
- are DBS checked as this is a legal requirement. This is straightforward and nothing to worry about, and is renewed every three years.
There is no cost to the volunteer.
If you are interested – please call one of our Volunteer Recruitment and Support Officers (VRSO) through our contact number: 07590 720836, and the VRSO will then be in touch with you to arrange a visit to explain in detail everything you need to know.
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