PVCG – Petersfield Voluntary Care group, with its 40 volunteer drivers, takes people to medical appointments, last year 1,141 times, with 137 in the last month.
They also help ]people with shopping trips.
It’s a free service but they ask for a donation of, for example £17.50, for a trip to the Queen Alexandra Hospital in Portsmouth.
Mike Waddington spoke to Alison Gauld, a trustee and a driver herself, and also to Mags and Caroline, both with severe sight loss, about the service,
If you want to volunteer as a driver or know more about the service, call them through Winton House on 01730 266046
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Hello do you have to be on benefits to use this service or is it open to any one. I am 75 and can’t drive at the moment. Thankyou
Hi – its free but you have t live in the GU31 or G32 areas – call Winton House 01730 266046