Overview of AVB
Ascot Volunteer Bureau is a small local charity which is based in South Ascot (Berks). Its primary objective is to provide transport for the older residents of Ascot and Sunningdale to medical appointments. They can include appointments at the GP surgery, hospital, dentist, chiropodist, chiropracter, et cetera.
Our drivers are all volunteers who will pick you up from your home, take you to your appointment, either wait for you or arrange to pick you up on completion of your appointment and then drive you home.
Its secondary objective is to fund lifelines for any elderly individuals who require them but would struggle to pay the monthly rent on them.
Forthcoming Dates
| Date |
Event |
| October 20th 2010 |
Committee Meeting |
| January 19th 2011 |
Committee Meeting |
| April 13th 2011 |
Committee Meeting |
| May 25th 2011 |
AGM |
| July 20th 2011 |
Committee Meeting |
| October 19th 2011 |
Committee Meeting |
Committee
The current AVB committee consists of:
- Janet King (Chairman)
- Liz Horrocks (Secretary)
- Margot Carpenter (Co-ordinator)
- Brian King (Treasurer)
- Heather Cummins
- Marion Hurdwell
- June Martin
- and Carol Glazebrook.
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Latest Newsolder news
Funding update & quarterly statistics. We are very pleased to hear that Berkshire Community Foundation has awarded AVB a Grassroots Grant of £1,100 for the current financial year. On the statistics front, the provisional number of jobs completed in first quarter of our financial year was 186.
posted 21st July 2010
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The 2010 AGM was held at the Ascot Day Centre on Wednesday evening, 19th May 2010. 20 people attended. In the Chairman's report Janet King thanked the various benefactors for their support and all the volunteers and committee members for their contributions, described the work that had been done over the last 12 months to raise the visibility of AVB, and concluded by thanking June Martin for hosting the AVB christmas party in November 2009 and providing all the hospitality at her own expense. In her report Margot Carpenter, the Co-ordinator, indicated that from the last AGM up to 30th April 2010, 567 jobs were completed, while Brian King, the Treasurer, gave a brief summary of the accounts for 2009-10 which saw a surplus of £1,401 and of our current financial health.
posted 22nd May 2010
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Update on drivers & office manning. In the six month period from October to April we have taken on 5 new drivers who have all been CRB-checked. Meanwhile, Freda Clinch ceased to man the office at the end of January. We wish to thank Freda for her years of service to the AVB.
posted 20th April 2010
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Margot Carpenter, our co-ordinator, had an operation for a knee replacement earlier this week. We all wish her a speedy recovery. Meanwhile, volunteers and committee members are ensuring that the office continues to run as smoothly as possible in her absence.
posted 20th March 2010
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Funding. Earlier this month we were delighted to receive £2,500 from the Sunninghill Fuel Allotment Trust. The trust has been our major supporter for many years now and it is gratifying that they continue to support us.
posted 19th March 2010
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