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Tameside's olympic legacy

TMBC's Olympic Legacy Action Plan is now online

Summit Report

A report of the information gathered from the recent volunteering summit is now available online.

Time Banking Tameside

Time Banking Tameside is an exciting new project that enables you to use those skills available in your community for free - all you have to do is offer the skills you have in return. More information...

Into Employment

Volunteering can be a great stepping stone back into employment, see how Lin and Stacy got back into employment after volunteering.

Job Vacancies

Why not put your experience volunteering to use in paid employment? We're now advertising selected job opportunities working in the local voluntary and community sector. Latest opportunities and more information...

One-off Volunteering Opportunities

Currently available one off voluntary opportunties

Images from some of our past projects

Volunteer Centre Tameside
95-97 Penny Meadow
Ashton-Under-Lyne
OL6 6EP
Tel: 0161 339 2345

Registered Charity: 514804

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The help we can offer for individuals

Miles of Smiles - Volunteer Car Scheme

Many people find it difficult to get to hospitals, dentist's surgeries, chiropodists, health centres, or even their GP's surgeries on time as they cannot use public transport easily, and yet do not qualify for the ambulance service. In order to meet this very real need, Volunteer Centre Tameside has been asked by the Primary Care Trust to develop a Volunteer Car Scheme to ensure that appointments are met and patients receive the medical attention they desperately need.

The Miles of Smiles Project Logo

The scheme involves volunteers using their own vehicles to take patients to and from various health related appointments. Car scheme passengers have to meet certain criteria to be able to use the service. The scheme is only be open to patients who, due to illness, age or disability are unable to use public transport to get about, would struggle to use taxis, or would find using public transport too stressful due to mental ill-health. Patients going to hospital for a medical procedure which would leave them unable to travel home alone and people (who meet our criteria) wishing to visit relatives and friends in nursing homes or hospitals.

We are now recruiting volunteer drivers for the scheme and offer anyone interested in becoming a volunteer full support and training.

If you have your own vehicle and would like to get involved, meet people and make new friends, feel good about yourself and access free training - or if you're interested in becoming a passenger on the scheme, contact us on 0161 339 2345 or email us for further information