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RVS Newport Helpline
The Newport Helpline was started in 1991 in order to help elderly local
residents get to and from appointments at the (then) new Princess Royal
Hospital, as well as to doctors’ surgeries in the town.
Over the years, the service has widened to provide
friendly and inexpensive transport to a wide range of
appointments as well as help with shopping for any
residents of Newport and the surrounding area who
are unable to drive themselves.
The service is run entirely by volunteers, but drivers
are reimbursed for their petrol costs. The telephone
service operates, from volunteers’ homes, every
weekday, from 9:00 am until 1:00 pm, matching
those who need transport with available drivers. In
a typical month, Helpline drivers make about ninety
journeys for around forty people, some using the
service regularly each week and others using it on a
one-off basis.
The Helpline urgently needs more volunteers to run
its services. Could you spare a few hours a month to
help with driving or answering the telephone? There
is no fixed pattern for driving; it varies according
to the requests received and your own availability.
Telephone volunteers usually offer one morning per
month.
If you are interested in volunteering or would like
more information, please call the Helpline any
weekday morning on
01952 820599.