Volunteer Centre (Vale of Evesham)

Oat Street

Evesham

Worcestershire WR11 4PJ

Tel No: 01386 40165

01386 45035 for Community Car Scheme

Fax No: 01386 40165

Hours available

9.30am to 3.00pm, Monday to Friday

Email address:

Vale.volunteers@btopenworld.com

Name of Chief Officer

Helen Gray

No. of staff employed:

Aims: To recruit, advise and guide persons willing to undertake voluntary work. To act as a recruiting agency for voluntary and statutory organisations. To be a focal point for organisations using volunteers. To develop and support projects in the community.

Activities: Range of services for local people

· For people wishing to volunteer – help, support and guidance, over 200 registered volunteers;

· Development of Services – some now independent. Runs a Community Car Scheme, three lunch clubs for the elderly, share and learn group for the blind and partially sighted, individual services (practical help etc.);

· Help for Local groups – community forum, publicity, volunteers;

· General Public – information on transport, speakers, rooms for hire etc.;

Befrienders Scheme;
Specially adapted vehicle for wheel chairs which can be hired by members of the general public.

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District

Wychavon (within the Vale of Evesham)