Volunteer_Driving

Community Drivers - Volunteering in your area

In West Berkshire we are lucky to have 11 Volunteer Car Schemes, each of them serving its community by engaging local people with the detailed knowledge of every corner of West Berkshire.

What all of the car schemes have in common is a desire to help those people who are unable to use public transport to get to appointments of all kinds, such as to the doctors, clinics, opticians, dentists, hospitals, day centres, visiting a friend or loved one, or just to get out to do a bit of shopping. Each of the volunteer car schemes listed here has a band of merry volunteer office workers and volunteer drivers, all ready willing and able to help members of their community. Each of the offices has its own operating times and days which are based on their knowledge of the needs of that particular community. They are all located in the heart of their community and they are all set up as charities or community groups with management committees of their own.

Volunteer Drivers are always required to be able to meet the needs of their village, town or hamlet. If you are reading this and thinking - what is it that these drivers do? ? well, read on to see if you too could make a really valuable contribution by becoming a Volunteer Driver in your area. Here are a few examples of the questions that you may have before you would agree to becoming a volunteer driver. You might have other questions, and no doubt your nearest car scheme will be happy to answer them.

For more information please read the step by step guide to volunteer driving for the Newbury Community Car Scheme. Other schemes may have slightly differing policies.

	Retired project engineer Angus Macdonald is married to Sandra. They have two grown up daughters. Angus, who lives in Newbury, took his pension a couple of years ago. He wanted a really good reason to get out of bed following retirement but stressed that he did not have any high motives to do good work; he just wanted a nice voluntary job where he could choose his hours.
Angus MacDonald, Volunteer Driver

Could you be a

volunteer driver?

If you would like to join the main Newbury scheme, please follow our step by step guide. Alternatively, if you would like to join one of the local community car schemes listed below, please contact them and they will be able to help.

Could you benefit from

transport assistance?

Community Car Schemes are here to help you. Understanding, flexible, and ready to help.

Contact your local Scheme from the list below to discuss your needs.

West Berkshire Community Car Scheme Operators


1 - Lambourn Valley Volunteer Group Contact: Jane McCarthy, Gordon House, High Street, Lambourn, RG17 8XL ( 01488 71536 Open: Monday and Thursday 10am - 12noon Areas Covered: Lambourn, Eastbury, Great Shefford, East Garston, Shefford Woodlands, Woodlands St. Mary & vicinity	2 - CHAIN Contact: Jeanette Kersy, Unit 9, Kennet House,19 High Street, Hungerford RG17 0NL ( 01488 683727 Open: Monday to Friday 9am - 11am Areas Covered: Hungerford Surgery Area and district
3 - Kintbury Volunteer Centre Contact: 2 Thatchers Yard, Church Street, Kintbury RG17 9TR ( 01488 657119 Open: Monday to Friday 9am - 11am Areas Covered: Kintbury, West Woodhay, Inkpen, Stockcross and Wickham	4 - Volunteer Centre West Berkshire (Newbury Community Car Scheme) Contact: Garry Poulson, 1 Bolton Place, Newbury RG14 1QL ( 01635 49004 Open: Monday to Friday 10am - 1pm Areas Covered: Newbury, Shaw, Speen, Donnington, Greenham
5 - Newbury & District Cancer Care Trust (Transport for cancer patients only) Contact: Deanwood Park Golf Club, Baydon Road, Stockcross, Newbury RG20 8JP ( 07717 783811 (this number for transport only) Open: Monday to Friday 8.30am - 5.30pm Areas Covered: Newbury and District	6 - Thatcham Volunteer Bureau Contact: David Whiddett, Flat 20 Gilbert Court, Bath Road, Thatcham RG18 3AG ( 01635 862306 Open: Monday to Friday 10am - Noon Areas Covered: Thatcham and District, Cold Ash, Cookham and vicinity
7 - Downland Volunteer Group Contact: The Surgery, High Street, Compton, Newbury RG20 6NJ ( 01635 578394 Open: Monday to Friday 10am - Noon Areas Covered: Aldworth, Ashampstead, Beedon, Boxford, Brightwalton, Chaddleworth, Chieveley, Compton, Curridge, East Ilsley, Fawley, Farnborough, Frilsham, Hampstead Norreys, Hermitage, Leckhampstead, Peasemore	8 - Chapel Row Community Service Group Contact: Georgina Cardy, Chapel Row ( 0118 971 3334 Open: Monday, Wednesday & Friday 9.30am - 11.30am Areas Covered: Bucklebury, Woolhampton, Midgham, Lower Padworth, Brimpton and Beenham
9 - Standby Volunteer Group Contact: Marion or Peter Moulder, Theale Medical Centre, Englefield Road, Theale, RG7 5AS ( 0118 930 6419 Open: Monday and Wednesday 10am - 12noon Areas Covered: Bradfield, Theale, Stanford Dingley, Englefield and Calcot	10 - Pangbourne & District Volunteer Centre Contact: Margaret Palling, The Village Hall, Station Road, Pangbourne RG8 7DY ( 0118 984 4586 Open: Monday, Wednesday to Friday 9.30am - 11.30am Areas Covered: Pangbourne, Basildon, Ashampstead, Tidmarsh & Sulham, Whitchurch & Whitchurch Hill, Purley and Tilehurst (Denefield Ward only)
11 - Burghfield & Mortimer Volunteer Bureau Contact: Monica Clark, c/o The Post Office, Recreation Rd, Burghfield Common, Reading RG7 3EN ( 0118 983 1814 Open: Monday to Friday 9.30am - 11.30am Areas Covered: Burghfield and Mortimer, Sulhamstead, Ufton, Silchester and surrounding area

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