Thanks for the sterling work your driver did at our Open Gardens Day yesterday. Brilliant service
While I have not used your service frequently, I think it is invaluable and really appreciate it when needed.
It was a pleasure to meet the volunteer recruitment team to talk through suitable opportunities. Together, we narrowed it down to roles offered by five organisations and I was given the chance to visit each before making a decision. This is a super service.
My volunteer experience enabled me to practice my Microsoft Office skills and increased my confidence, which helped me to learn new skills and return to work. I appreciated being consulted on how to assist with change and enjoyed working within a very upbeat fantastic office team.
Dear Donna, I’m writing on behalf of the Bishampton Gardening Club to say a big thank you for hiring us the bus for our Open Gardens last Sunday. It makes a huge difference to have some transport and all the visitors who used it were very appreciative.
I was delighted to meet Annie your volunteer driver and we are very grateful to her for giving up a large part of the Sunday to drive the bus. Everyone I spoke to said she was so helpful and reliable. We were delighted with the number of people who visited the gardens on a very hot day! Although we don’t have all the final figures in yet we should be able to make generous donations to our charities. Once again many thanks for your help and we look forward to receiving your bill in due course.
We know what fantastic work you do within the community and if this donation helps that to continue we will all be delighted.
As a community organisation, we value the amazing range of skills offered by volunteers recruited through the Volunteer Centre’s bespoke service. Together they promote our ethos, support the wellbeing of our clients and muck-in at events!
My wife Anne suffered a severe stroke over a year ago and has been confined to a wheelchair since then.
Her left side is completely useless, and she is unable to walk at all. A hoist is needed to get her out of bed to transfer her to the lounge and vice versa.
Excellent carers come in four times a day, but her life is very restricted, and she has hardly left the house.
WAV taxis were available in Evesham, but the costs were quite high because of the travel time to and from Pershore.
We were delighted when Pershore Volunteers purchased a WAV and were going to operate a this as part of their Social Car Scheme and would be pleased to help us.
The Wheelchair was easily fixed in the vehicle and access via a ramp was simple.
We were picked up from and taken back to our house and could have gone within reason wherever we wanted.
We were the first to use this service and as a trial and chose to go to a local coffee shop.
The WAV turned up on time and the driver was excellent and caring. There was space for me in the vehicle which was comfortable.
Both of us have bas passes so the trip was affordable.
Anne was well looked after, and we enjoyed the experience very much.
We will use this service again and have no hesitation in recommending them as reliable competent and professional.
Roger Smith.
I cannot thank you enough for making our trip such a lovely occasion and look forward to using your services again very soon.
The Volunteer Centre was very thorough and the information/advice/support that I was given was great. I am working in their office and love it.
