Larkhall & District Volunteer Group

Latest Additions to our Fleet

Thanks to funding from the Community Mental Health & Wellbeing fund, South Lanarkshire Council Can Do fund, and the Energy Savings Trust Plugged-In Communities fund, we are delighted to introduce our 2 latest additions to our electric fleet - our community car and our latest electric minibus! Our community car will be used to facilitate our transport support helping people get to health appointments, and our minibus will be used to support our groups as well as being available to the wider community to hire.

If you would like more information on our fleet, transport services, or are interested in becoming a volunteer driver with us, please email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.or phone 01698 888893.

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Spotlight on: Gardening Group

Are you a keen gardener? A complete novice who wants to learn? Or simply want to be part of a social group? Then our gardening group could be exactly what you're looking for!

Our Garden group meet every Wednesday, here at our centre from 11am-1pm.

They tend to our gardens, making sure our plants thrive and that it's always looking it's best. They also create lovely planters that you will find around our building and can be purchased to raise funds for LDVG.

We are introducing a new schedule for the group which means we can plan for rainy days, and everyone will always know what's going on. You may not think gardening is your forte, but there may be something happening one week that you see and think "I'm going to give that a go" and could spark a whole new hobby - and this we encourage!

If you have a creative side then joining our garden group to paint pots and other items to make the garden look it's best is also an option - and if you are handy, you could assist in making small items for the garden e.g wheelbarrow planters and bedding boxes.

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Spotlight on: Strength & Balance Classes

Exercising as you get older is really imporant. Not only does it make you feel better, sleep better, react better, and remember better, it also improves the following:

cardiovascular health
immune system
brain function
muscle mass

At LDVG we endeavour to help those in our community maintain a lifestyle they enjoy, and through our exercise classes, stay active, healthy and social! Our classes help people maintain their independence whilst making new connections and building support circles. One of our members had this to say:

"I attend multiple groups, including the exercise group on a Fridy. I would say this group has made the biggest impact on me. I attended the exercise group alone initially, but this is where I have created such a great bond with a few other members. There is a group of three ladies who all came together every week and one day they basically took me under their wing and I was instantly part of the group. We go for lunch every Friday after the class, usually to the local garden centre but sometime stray futher afield."

Our hour long classes run on Thursdays (9.30am) and Fridays (13.30am) so why not join today?

Strength Balance Exercise Class