Voluntary Action Blaby District

Voluntary Action Blaby District is an organisation which provides volunteering to cover the whole of Blaby District. The offices are based at The Pavilion, Sportsfield Lane, Huncote, Leicester, LE9 3BN. Telephone 0116 2727669 volunteer@babd.org.uk.

Social Car Scheme

The Social Car Scheme for Blaby District provides transport for residents of the area using volunteer drivers and their cars. It is used by people who are unable to get themselves to where they want to go.

Who uses it?
Elderly, disabled or otherwise disadvantaged people who are unable to use public transport or where no public transport is available. Drivers collect them from their homes and take them to wherever it is they want to be – and fetch them back again.

Where do they go?

There can be many different types of journeys – the most frequent include:

Shopping trips; visiting friends or relatives; social events (eg bingo or bowls); visiting the library; daytime courses at schools or colleges medical appointments; visiting friends or relatives in hospital.

The only appointments not done generally are hospital appointments.

Journeys are usually local but the Social Car Scheme does sometimes get requests for trips to the further reaches of Leicester and Leicestershire.

For further information contact Voluntary Action Blaby District at The Pavilion, Sportsfield Lane, Huncote, Leicester, LE9 3BN.

Tel: 0116 2727669.

Website: www.voluntaryactionblabydistrict.org.uk
Email: volunteer@vabd.org.uk

Could you drive for the Social Car Scheme?

Volunteer drivers are required in the Braunstone Town area for transporting the elderly, disabled or otherwise disadvantaged people who are unable to use public transport.

Telephone 0116 2861857 or Email transport@vabd.org.uk