Volunteer Centre Nuneaton & Bedworth is constantly developing new volunteering projects to engage more people in volunteering.
Medi-Car is a community transport service operated by the Volunteer Centre - Nuneaton & Bedworth, which helps provide transport to the people of Nuneaton and Bedworth on medically related journeys.
This is a service for older people, carers and disabled people who find it difficult to shop on their own and who cannot always rely on family and friends. The service includes door to door pick ups and drop offs in a wheelchair accessible minibus and a friendly volunteer escort to assist clients with carrying their shopping if required.
This is being established as the trading arm of the Volunteer Centre. The role of Vsee Ltd. is to generate revenue by providing products or services which will ensure the future sustainability of the Volunteer Centre.
The overall aim of the Project is to create community cohesion by setting up micro projects such as Gardening, DIY, as well as establishing a skill base in craftwork and interpersonal/intergenerational undertakings. This will provide the opportunity for creating goods and services that could be sold, either from local market stalls or from the Volunteer Centre shop front and will ensure that these projects are self-sustainable in the longer term.
Funded by the Heritage Lottery Fund, this project is setting up craft clubs to teach skills which were popular during and just after World War Two at a time of austerity, shortages and rationing. It’s aim is to pass on those skills which promote the ethos of “Make Do & Mend”, encourage recycling, educate people about their domestic heritage and bring generations together in a shared activity.