Malvern Hills District Community Liaison Volunteers

South Worcestershire CAB (Malvern Hills) has a project to extend access to advice services into rural communities, by recruiting local Community Liaison Volunteers in rural parishes and wards. This project eventually aims to cover all the rural areas of the Malvern Hills District.

The project is funded by the Lottery and is a partnership between the CABs and DIAL (Disability Information and Advice).

The public may not be aware of the range of issues the CAB and its partners can help with. For example, have you ever bought something you weren’t happy with? Do you want to change energy supplier? Have you, or any members of your family suffered from illness, disability or bereavement? Do you want to insulate your home? And much, much more…

To date we have a team of three volunteers covering 26 parishes in the Teme Valley. They are John Lakeman (01299 896846) based in Abberley, Stuart Cumella (01886 888797) based in Martley, and Margaret Watkins (01299 270073) based in Lindridge.

In addition, Lillian Somervaille is covering Leigh, Bransford and Leigh Sinton, and can be contacted on 01886 833526.

Nigel Tudge is covering Alfrick and can be contacted on 01886 822284.

Liz and Neville Mills have already been holding weekly sessions since May in Castlemorton and Welland. They are at Welland Village Hall on Mondays throughout September, from 2.00-3.30.

From October there is a change of venue to St James Church in Welland. Liz and Neville Mills will be there on Tuesday mornings, from 10.00-13.00 in a private room, at the same time as the secondhand clothing session. They are there to provide access to advice, information and leaflets and to chat in complete confidence if anyone just needs someone to talk to. Although the room is upstairs they also have the use of another room on the ground floor for those who cannot manage the stairs. Pictured are Liz and Neville Mills outside the Church. Please note, they will not be there on Tuesday 28th October. They can be contacted on 07592055998.