Overview of AVB
Ascot Volunteer Bureau is a small local charity which is based in South Ascot (Berks). Our primary objective is to provide transport for the older residents of Ascot, Sunninghill and Sunningdale to medical appointments. They can include appointments at the GP surgery, hospital, dentist, chiropodist, chiropracter, et cetera. This leaflet contains further information for potential clients of the service.
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.
There is an article in Ascot Matters in the form of questions and answers which provides useful information for potential volunteere on the work that we do. Also, check out this leaflet on volunteering.
Our other objective, subject to available funding, is to provide a limited number of lifelines to any elderly individuals who require them but would struggle to pay the monthly rent on them. A lifeline is a personal alarm system which allows an elderly person to seek help if they have a fall or feel unwell. See the Lifelines page for further information.
We can be contacted in the office on 01344 625520. The office is manned from 10 to 12, Mon-Fri but you can leave a message at other times and we will get back to you. You can also email us.
Forthcoming Dates
| Date |
Event |
| April 18th 2012 |
Committee Meeting |
| May 23rd 2012 |
AGM |
| July 18th 2012 |
Committee Meeting |
| October 17th 2012 |
Committee Meeting |
Committee
The current AVB committee consists of:
- Janet King (Chairman)
- Liz Horrocks (Secretary)
- Eileen Hayward (Coordinator)
- Brian King (Treasurer)
- Heather Cummins
- Marion Hurdwell
- June Martin
- Carol Glazebrook.
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Latest Newsolder news
Quarterly statistics. In the last quarter 156 jobs were completed. One office volunteer has been gained; one driver volunteer has been gained and one lost.
posted 9th February 2012
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Quarterly statistics. In the last quarter 154 jobs were completed. One office volunteer has been lost while two new volunteers (one driver and one office) are currently undergoing CRB checks.
posted 27th October 2011
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Ascot Golden Age Retirement Fair took place at Ascot Racecourse on Wednesday 24th August, 2011. An encouraging number of visitors took away leaflets on volunteering and on the service that we provide.
posted 4th September 2011
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Office holiday closure. Please note that, as usual, the office will be closed during the last two weeks of August. The dates are Monday 15th August to Monday 29th August inclusive. We will open for business again on Tuesday 30th August, 2011.
posted 29th July 2011
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Ascot Golden Age Retirement Fair will take place at Ascot Racecourse on Wednesday 24th August, 2011. AVB will have a stand. Please pay us a visit to find out more about AVB and discover if acting as one of our volunteers is appealing to you, whether driving or manning the office.
posted 27th July 2011
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Text giving. We have registered with Vodafone's JustTextGiving scheme which allows individuals to make donations to charity via text. Details can be found on the supporters page.
posted 25th July 2011
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Quarterly statistics. In the last quarter 179 jobs were completed, while there was a net increase of 1 driver. In addition, we have recruited one additional person who can act as cover, with regard to manning the office.
posted 21st July 2011
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The 2011 AGM was held at the Ascot Day Centre on Wednesday evening, 25th May 2011. 15 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; she described the work that had been done over the last 12 months to attract more volunteers, and concluded by thanking June Martin for hosting the AVB Christmas party in November 2010, and for providing all the hospitality at her own expense. In her report Eileen Hayward, our Coordinator, indicated that 689 jobs were completed in the 12 month period to the end of April 2011. Four drivers were lost, six recruited and one returned plus we also recruited one additional volunteer for the office. Finally, Brian King, the Treasurer, gave a brief summary of the accounts for 2010-11 which saw a surplus of £1,392, and he described our general financial health and the funding challenges in the short to medium term. All the officers and committee members were re-elected with the exception of Margot Carpenter who has decided to retire.
posted 26th May 2011
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