100 Club
Thank you for your support which is a great help to ensure our scheme can continue to offer as many people as possible the services they require.
JUNE
1st Helen Allin
2nd Mr and Mrs J Moon
3rd Judith Procter
JULY
1st Jenny Norman
2nd Deidre Madders
3rd Patricia Mitchell
AUGUST
1st Jonathon Lake
2nd Frances Hucker
3rd Queenie P
Office
On 28th September 2023 we bid a fond farewell to Sue Wonnacott. Sue has been a hardworking, valued and longstanding manager of our service and we wish her well in the future. Thank you, Sue.
We welcome Paula Anscomb who joins us as a highly experienced manager working in the charity sector from Tavistock Area Support Services (TASS). Check out our website soon for Paula’s profile. Paula is passionate about supporting you and we have exciting plans for the future. We are all here working hard behind the scenes.
Trips
We have many trips planned. Thanks to us being successful in accessing a grant, the cost of the trips will again be subsidised, £10 for Okehampton and along the route. We may be able to include pick up from other areas if there is enough demand for an extra £2. Please be ready for collection from 9am to ensure the driver is not held up. Please let us know if you need to cancel a trip, don’t wait until we ring you the day before with the pickup time as we have already worked out our route and rung other passengers. Thank you. If you have any suggestions of places then please let us know and we will try and include them.
15th October Sunday lunch at Durrant House, Bideford (£12.50 for 2 courses)
17th October Tavistock
21st October Newton Abbot
24th October Green Lanes Shopping Centre, Barnstaple
29th October Sunday lunch at The Engine House, Kelly Bray (£9.95 or £8.95 small)
31st October Trelawney Garden Centre, Wadebridge
5th November Sunday lunch at Tamar View Garden Centre, Saltash (£10.99 or £8.49 small)
7th November Exeter – drop off at the library
14th November Homeleigh Garden Centre, Launceston
21st November Trago Mills for Pensioners Week
28th November Otter Nurseries, Ottery St Mary
Coffee Morning
Our next Coffee Morning will be held on Saturday 7th October in the Charter Hall in Okehampton from 9am to 12 noon. We will have stalls including Pete’s Home Bake, Sue Leech’s cards and crafts and Bobby Fortnum jewellery, Greatfield Hedgehog Rescue, a super raffle along with delicious coffee, biscuits and cakes! We would welcome donations of raffle prizes, paperback books, jigsaw puzzles and good quality bric-a-brac please!
Drivers
We are sorry to say goodbye to Richard Fuller – we thank him for all his valued help. You may see him out and about driving the Waitrose van!
Community Transport Week
In 2023, Community Transport Week will be held from the 16th – 21st October.
The CT Week is a time to spotlight the incredible efforts of staff, volunteers, drivers, coordinators, and everyone in the CT sector who works tirelessly to provide reliable transportation options for those who face mobility challenges or lack access to conventional modes of transportation. The goal of CT Week is twofold; to raise awareness of the significance of accessible and inclusive transport options for everyone, particularly people in the community, including those with mobility challenges, disabilities, older people, and those with, limited access to private vehicles or conventional public transport.
The second is to celebrate the invaluable efforts of CT providers across the UK who support millions of people across the UK and are using transport to create a more inclusive and connected society.
Please email your answer to the office to ‘what does community transport mean to you?’ so we can anonymously share your stories on social media, online and with our generous funders. Thank you for making a difference in this way.
Wheelchairs
We have wheelchairs available for hire and sale in our office. Please contact us if you would like more information.
Website
Please sign up to our website www.odctg.co.uk for the latest updates. We have recently added a new section ‘Meet the Team’ so you can learn more about our staff and volunteers.
Social Media
We have a new Facebook page @Okehampton and District Community Transport Group (note the ‘and’ is spelt out). Please like and follow us for updates and photos. We’ve also joined Instagram @Okehampton Community Transport, please follow us there too.
LocalGiving
We have a local giving page to raise funds towards our services, the link is http://www.localgiving.org/Okehampton if you would like to look at our story.
Legacy
If you have received a good service, please remember us in your will. Thank you. Registered Charity No. 1024617. Paula Anscomb, Manager, ODCTG, Unit 3 Okehampton Business Park, Higher Stockley Mead, Okehampton, Devon EX20 1FJ. Tel: 01837 55000 Email: office@odctg.co.uk www.odctg.co.uk Out of hours emergency mobile no. 07484 525577. Office Hours – Monday to Friday 08.30 – 16.00