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We often hear heart warming comments from both patients and drivers.

A common one from patients is, 'I just don't know what I would have done without Headley Voluntary Care'.

 

From a driver, it might be, 'I met this lovely character today! We laughed all the way there and back to GP surgery.'

or

'Who knew Joe Bloggs had such an interesting life?'

Five years ago: our local heroes during lockdown:

During COVID lockdown, local heroes  such as the food banks, the Parish Magazine team, Bordon Buddies and several others, supported people during those anxious times. One group was very special, as was reported in the PPG (Patient Participation Group) newsletter, Headley Voluntary Care (contact 01428 717389). This friendly and dedicated organisation is not just a car service for those who need transport to medical appointments, for which I have been asked to emphasise, payment is voluntary. When we are through isolating, they will be resuming their pop-in coffee morning at 10:30 every Thursday in the Church Centre. This group look after people. Throughout the pandemic, despite the risks of sharing vehicles, they continued to take people on essential journeys. At one point, only seven drivers (dubbed The Magnificent Seven) took on all the driving. One driver drove a patient to Oxford, masks on, windows open on a chilly day, a journey of around 80 miles, He left the patient in hospital and drove the 80 miles to take him home three days later. I reckon that's going beyond the call of duty. 'That's what we do,' he told me.