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Volunteer drivers help older people in Berwickshire and Kelso to get to our befriending groups. The groups meet in Coldstream and Eyemouth. Drivers are welcome to stay and take part in group if they would like to. What do volunteer group befrienders do? Pick people up from their homes. Make sure they are safe getting in and out of the car. Make sure they use any walking aids they need. Come to training. Come to supervision sessions and team meetings. Follow the rules of BeFriend. Where does it happen? Coldstream and Eyemouth How much time does it take? The groups meet every two weeks on a Tuesday afternoon, from 2pm till 4pm. Will it cost me anything? We will pay you back for any petrol you use getting to the group or any bus fares.

Our volunteers offer informal companionship to older people in Berwickshire and Kelso. They help to make their lives more interesting, help them to do activities, and help them to keep up with their friends and family. What do volunteer befrienders do? Volunteers keep older people company in Berwickshire and Kelso. They help to make their lives more interesting and help them to do activities and keep up with their friends and family. Where does it happen? Usually in the older people’s own homes. Sometimes they might go to somewhere like a garden centre or a community centre if the volunteer is happy to do that. How much time does it take? As much time as you have to spare! Most volunteers do it for about 2 hours a week. Will it cost me anything? We will pay you back for any petrol you use or bus fares or cups of coffee you buy when you are volunteering. What will we do? Volunteers: Visit people in their homes. If you have the time, you might visit more than one person. Keep the person company. Help people to decide if they want to do something new. Help people to go to any clubs, societies, drop-in sessions, outings, and so on, that the person would like to go to but only if you are able to do these things. Take a note of visits and tell the co-ordinator if there are any problems. Come to training. Come to supervision sessions and team meetings. Follow the rules of BeFriend.

Give back to your community by helping people in need reach vital appointments and important social gatherings, all by giving the greatest gift of all - your time. The BCTS is a partnership of local community transport providers; Berwickshire, Gala, Teviot & Tweed Wheels organisations with help and support from the Royal Voluntary Service. We provide transport to people who don't have access to public transport or a car throughout the Scottish Borders. We aim to offer an affordable and accessible alternative in order that people can maintain their independence for as long as possible. We help our clients to attend many different types of appointments from Asda to the Western General. As our drivers may be the only people our clients see all day a friendly personality is a must, not to mention a full driving licence. We have many different vehicles in our fleet which we will use first but if you are happy to use your own vehicle to provide extra flexibility then please let us know by calling us on 0300 456 1985 or sending us an email to borderscommunitytransporthub@gmail.com If you are unable to volunteer by driving then please share this to reach as many people as possible and follow us on Twitter and Facebook @Borders_CT. Thanks for your continued help and support

Have fun, learn new skills and make a difference to the lives of older people in your area. Bield Housing and Care are looking for volunteer Befrienders to join the team at retirement housing development, Turnbull Court, in Duns. Bield volunteers help reduce isolation and loneliness by supporting older people in a variety of ways. Our Befrienders might visit someone in their own home, or offer companionship by helping them to get out and about locally. We are ideally looking for someone to help out weekly or once every two weeks, for just a couple of hours. An induction day will be held for successful applicants and you will receive further training and ongoing support. Expenses will be provided and the minimum age for the role is 18 years old. If this sounds like a good fit for you, we’d really love to hear from you!

The purpose of this role is to support Borders Services to raise funds to enhance Alzheimer Scotland’s support to people with dementia and their carers. This may include participating in and/or supporting activities such as fundraising collections, motivating our event participants as part of a Cheer Squad, researching possible opportunities for our charity and/or raining awareness about our service(s), staffing stands at memory walks and other planned events. These roles may at times require lone working. Role Description: 1. To participate in and assist with cash collection and coordinating of monies raised at events and activities. 2. To participate in event set up, coordination and de-rigging where required. 3. To signpost queries relating to Dementia as required. 4. To help with licencing and liaising with proprietors for collection dates. 5. To be an inspirational and motivations voice for our supporters. 6. To document potential ideas that the charity could adopt. 7. To attend training to be informed about dementia and to attend any other necessary training relevant to volunteering role. 8. To carry out any other reasonable duties requested of the volunteer. 9. To be an ambassador for our charity.

Volunteers help older people in Berwickshire and Kelso who come to our befriending groups. The groups meet in Coldstream and Eyemouth. What do volunteer group befrienders do? Take part in activities at the groups. Chat to the older people attending the group. Help the BeFriend Project Worker to get activities set Help to clear up after the group. Come to training. Come to supervision sessions and team meetings. Follow the rules of BeFriend. Where does it happen? Coldstream and Eyemouth How much time does it take? The groups meet every two weeks on a Tuesday afternoon, from 2pm till 4pm. Will it cost me anything? We will pay you back for any petrol you use getting to the group or any bus fares.

Volunteers help older people in Berwickshire and Kelso who come to our befriending groups. The groups meet in Coldstream and Eyemouth. What do volunteer group befrienders do? Take part in activities at the groups. Chat to the older people attending the group. Help the BeFriend Project Worker to get activities set Help to clear up after the group. Come to training. Come to supervision sessions and team meetings. Follow the rules of BeFriend. Where does it happen? Berwickshire and Kelso Will it cost me anything? We will pay you back for any petrol you use getting to the group or any bus fares.

Our volunteers offer informal companionship to older people in Berwickshire and Kelso. They help to make their lives more interesting, help them to do activities, and help them to keep up with their friends and family. What do volunteer befrienders do? Volunteers keep older people company in Berwickshire and Kelso. They help to make their lives more interesting and help them to do activities and keep up with their friends and family. Where does it happen? Usually in the older people’s own homes. Sometimes they might go to somewhere like a garden centre or a community centre if the volunteer is happy to do that. How much time does it take? As much time as you have to spare! Most volunteers do it for about 2 hours a week. Will it cost me anything? We will pay you back for any petrol you use or bus fares or cups of coffee you buy when you are volunteering. What will we do? Volunteers: Visit people in their homes. If you have the time, you might visit more than one person. Keep the person company. Help people to decide if they want to do something new. Help people to go to any clubs, societies, drop-in sessions, outings, and so on, that the person would like to go to but only if you are able to do these things. Take a note of visits and tell the co-ordinator if there are any problems. Come to training. Come to supervision sessions and team meetings. Follow the rules of BeFriend.

Volunteer drivers help older people in Berwickshire and Kelso to get to our befriending groups. The groups meet in Coldstream and Eyemouth. Drivers are welcome to stay and take part in group if they would like to. What do volunteer group befrienders do? Pick people up from their homes. Make sure they are safe getting in and out of the car. Make sure they use any walking aids they need. Come to training. Come to supervision sessions and team meetings. Follow the rules of BeFriend. Where does it happen? Coldstream and Eyemouth How much time does it take? The groups meet every two weeks on a Tuesday afternoon, from 2pm till 4pm. Will it cost me anything? We will pay you back for any petrol you use getting to the group or any bus fares.

Volunteers help older people in Berwickshire and Kelso who come to our befriending groups. The groups meet in Coldstream and Eyemouth. What do volunteer group befrienders do? Take part in activities at the groups. Chat to the older people attending the group. Help the BeFriend Project Worker to get activities set Help to clear up after the group. Come to training. Come to supervision sessions and team meetings. Follow the rules of BeFriend. Where does it happen? Coldstream and Eyemouth How much time does it take? The groups meet every two weeks on a Tuesday afternoon, from 2pm till 4pm. Will it cost me anything? We will pay you back for any petrol you use getting to the group or any bus fares.