Find a Good Neighbour

A volunteer-run, community transport scheme for residents of the St. Johns, Hermitage, Hook Heath and Brookwood areas of Woking, who would otherwise have difficulty attending medical appointments and accessing local services. Volunteers can help elderly or infirm residents with transport to attend medical appointments and other trips and other support to help people to live in their homes independently. We help with things like:

• Transport to doctors, dentist, hospitals etc. and to hairdressers or the shops

• Shopping

• Visits to see friends

• Small odd jobs at home

Our scheme covers:

• St. Johns

• Hermitage

• Hook Heath

• Brookwood.

//Please only call the supplied number between: 10.00am-12.00pm//

When neighbours and families are unable to assist on occasion or for an unexpected series of appointments we are there to help.

It might be for, a lift to the doctor at the health centre, or dentist, the local hospital or collection of a prescription. (Pyrford & Wisley Helping Others volunteers cannot accept long-term commitments, but can support a series of appointments if necessary.)

We are also able to provide meals on a short term basis for those in crisis or difficulty.

Could you volunteer to drive those who live in Pyrford and Wisley?

We need drivers for short simple drop-offs, pushing a wheelchair if necessary, taking people to appointments and waiting to take them home, a great chance to catch up on a good book perhaps!

We are a friendly, local group of 20 volunteers who support approximately 40 clients. Most of our work is driving clients to medical appointments at local hospitals, GP surgeries and dentists as well as giving lifts to hairdressers and local shops.

Our scheme covers:

• Mayford

• Barnsbury

• Mount Hermon

We offer clients help with:

• Transport to local hospitals, GP surgeries and dentists

• Lifts to hairdressers and shops

• Doing shopping or collecting prescriptions

• Friendly, supportive home visits

• Giving information about local services

Volunteers give their time for free but can claim a mileage allowance. The type, time and amount of help you give is up to you.  Our clients usually give a small donation for the help they receive.

//Please only call the supplied number between: 10.00am-12.00pm//

Knaphill Care is a local ‘good neighbour scheme’ covering the area GU21. We help with things like transport, especially to doctors, hospitals, hairdressers, social events. Volunteer drivers use their own cars to take elderly Knaphill residents to medical appointments, as well as offering transport to local shops, hairdressers, social events and other local services. //Please only call the supplied number between: 10.00am-12.00pm//

Illness, disability or mobility problems can sometimes make it difficult for older residents to get to important appointments or even to the local shops. In most cases, we have found that our clients don’t have relatives or friends living close by, so they rely on Horsell Care for transport.

Horsell Care also arranges social events and runs quarterly coffee mornings where clients and volunteers chat over refreshments. Annual events include a canal trip on a narrow boat, an Easter lunch at a local Pub, a Christmas lunch at a local pub, a visit to Wisley Gardens, lunch at the AGM and a Christmas Party for all our clients at the Horsell Evangelical Church.

Our scheme covers:

• Horsell Village in Woking with the following boundaries: Carthouse Lane in the West; Sheerwater Road in the East with the Canal as the southern boundary and Well Lane and Bullbeggars Lane as the western boundary.

We offer clients help with:

• Shopping

• Transport to the surgery or dental practice

• Transport to hospital

• Transport to social events either organised by Horsell Care or other organisations

We have been helping people on Goldsworth Park since 2001. We offer our clients a free strawberry tea in the Summer and a Christmas party in December.

We ask for a donation towards our costs from anyone using our services.

We always need duty officers (they answer the phone for two hours in the morning when they are available and arrange the pickups) and also volunteer drivers (a DBS check is required for our drivers).

Our scheme covers:

• Goldsworth Park plus a few outlying streets, such as Winnington Way, Goldsworth Road and the Kingsway.

We offer clients help with:

• Transport to the doctor, hospitals and other appointments

• Shopping

• Household odd jobs

• Form filling

• Or we can just provide a spot of company

//Please only call the supplied number between: 10.00am-12.00pm//

Most of our work is driving clients to medical appointments at local hospitals, GP surgeries and dentists as well as giving lifts to hairdressers and local shops.

Our scheme covers:

• Maybury

• Sheerwater

• Central Woking

We offer clients help with:

• Transport to local hospitals, GP surgeries and dentists

• Lifts to hairdressers and shops

• Doing shopping or collecting prescriptions

• Friendly, supportive home visits

• Giving information about local services

Volunteers give their time for free but can claim a mileage allowance. The type, time and amount of help you give is up to you.  Our clients usually give a small donation for the help they receive.  We need volunteer drivers and duty officers to answer Helpline calls in their own home on weekdays between 10.00-12.00 noon.

Our friendly volunteer drivers use their own cars to transport clients to essential destinations. All have DBS certificates enhanced for vulnerable adults.

No charge is made for our help, but a donation to cover fuel costs is appreciated.

New volunteer drivers and duty officers to answer the phone and arrange journeys are welcomed with open arms!

Our scheme covers Byfleet and West Byfleet. We offer help with:

• Transport to doctors, dentist, hospitals, opticians, vaccination centres, therapists etc.

• Transport to the hairdressers or to visit St Mary’s Community Centre or to see friends within the local area

• Shopping – we can shop from a list for you or we can take you to the shops or a garden centre

Our Volunteers are available to help local residents in times of need. The scheme aims to provide practical help to those in need 7 days a week. We will try to link those with a little time to spare with those who need and ask for help. We aim to fill the gaps left by existing services and not to replace them. Our volunteers are men and women of all ages and abilities who give their time freely but at times of their own choosing. Can We Help You ? TARNS is available to anyone living in Tilford or Rushmoor. What help is Available? Transport to Hospital and Doctors appointments, Shops, Post Office etc. Small jobs in the home, such as changing a light bulb. Help filling in forms. Collecting Prescriptions Shopping //Please only call the supplied number between: 10.00am-12.00pm only//