Dear Members,
We have been asked by Sara Buck of OFWI if we could circulate this request for more volunteer drivers for Oxfordshire. If any member is able to help with driving needs please contact the telephone or website link below.
-Be a real life super hero –
> Give your community a liftOxfordshire County Council has teamed up with
> Community First Oxfordshire, to launch the new ‘Be a
> real life superhero – give your community a
> lift’ campaign. The campaign is appealing for
> volunteer drivers to support their local community transport
> scheme and for communities across Oxfordshire to set up new
> community led transport schemes where there is a
> need.Who
> benefits? Elderly and disabled people in
> communities across Oxfordshire need real life heroes to give them a
> lift. They need help with transport to get to appointments,
> shops and to clubs and to access the day to day occasions
> that most of us take for granted. Is community transport really
> so important? Yes –
> community transport schemes give people access to
> transport, where they may otherwise have none. Community transport provides support
> in both rural and urban
> areas. Expenses are reimbursed and you
> can do as many or as few journeys as you wish – drivers living in villages are
> particularly needed.
> Visit www.oxfordshire.gov.uk/
> or call 01865 883488 to find out about community transport
> groups near you and who to contact to offer your
> support.
Margaret Halstead