Larkhall & District Volunteer Group
Larkhall & District Volunteer Group is a voluntary organisation, formed in September 1994 as 'Avondale Careline' to provide a friendly chat on the phone to elderly, disabled and housebound people.
The services provided have been expanded since 1994 to meet recognised needs within the local community, some of which can be seen below. We welcome enquiries about our services, both from people who would find them helpful and from potential volunteers who could help us deliver them.
The Call Line is a telephone call service where one of our volunteers calls a list of people, each morning Monday - Friday, for a chat and to check they are OK.
At the moment, we run 3 different lunchtime groups who come in - Monday, Tuesday and Thursday every week.
LDVG are involved in a Thursday evening Support Group in our new premises at 55 Victoria Street from 6pm - 8pm every Thursday.
We have an IT suite where we can introduce the benefits of IT to people who have never had the opportunity, or are wary about taking their first steps.
Handyperson involves a volunteer visiting the home, to carry out a small, non-emergency, free labour, task.
As part of the Hamilton Advertiser's annual Christmas Toy Collection, we collect and distribute literally thousands of toys for needy or disadvantaged children.
