Herald - Issue 403

11th March 2021 • The HERALD • Page 41 v THE NEXT HERALD IS OUT ON 1ST APRIL v WE CARE, YOU CARE • Scooters • Powerchairs • Riser Recliners • Wheelchairs • Walkers • Bathroom Aids • Service/Repairs • Home Demos • Bespoke • Stairlifts Tel : 023 8218 0185 • marcus@hart2hartmobility.co.uk • Find us on facebook Open Mon-Sat 9am-4.30pm • 16 Rumbridge Gardens, Totton, Southampton. SO40 9PL TOTTON SHOWROOM Everybody Needs Good Neighbours by Age Concern New Forest Age Concern’s Good Neighbours project o ers older local people neighbourly help with a wide range of basic tasks that can help assist them to live independently. We can help you with shopping, medical appointments, collecting prescriptions, reading, writing letters, gardening, or those (annoying) little jobs around the home. We also have a Befriending Programme. Would you like a regular visit or phone call from someone who has the time to chat, listen and share your interests? Or perhaps you have a relative or friend who would appreciate the opportunity to make a new friend? If you would like some help or more information, or are interested in our Befriending programme please contact our Good Neighbours Co-ordinator on: 023 8084 3676 or email: wgn@ ageconcernnewforest.org.uk Could you spare an hour or two each week? Volunteering is at the very heart of everything we do at Age Concern New Forest. Our wonderful volunteers help us provide all our services and we endeavour to give them a rewarding and enjoyable experience with us. We are currently looking for more volunteers to help us, so we are fully prepared to be able to o er our full range of services again as soon as lockdown starts to ease. Would you be interested in? • Helping at our Lunch Clubs • Undertaking reception duties for our Foot Care Clinics • Sharing your IT skills to help someone make better use of their computer or iPad in their own home • Assisting in one of our Charity Shops For more information, please visit our website: www. ageconcernnewforest.org.uk, call us on: 023 8084 1199, or email us: o ce@ageconcernnewforest.org.uk Local authorities across Hampshire, including the County Council and all the districts and boroughs, have joined forces with the county’s community and voluntary sector, to ensure vulnerable people are able to access the support they need during the coming weeks. A helpline is up and running for frail or vulnerable residents who do not have support from families, friends or their local community, and who need urgent assistance with essential food or household supplies, collection of medication, or who are at risk of loneliness. The Coronavirus Hampshire Helpline – Hantshelp4vulnerable - can be contacted on: 0333 370 4000. e helpline is available seven days a week, from 9am-5pm. e service is available to people residing in the county of Hampshire only. ere are separate arrangements in place for Southampton, Portsmouth and Isle of Wight residents. Hantshelp4vulnerable will provide advice and information, as well as co-ordinate requests for practical help, passing them through to the appropriate Local Response Centre – there is one based in each of Hampshire’s 11 districts. In addition to the helpline, an expert County Council team is continuing to provide specialist social care support to residents with more complex needs. HELPLINE FOR FRAIL AND VULNERABLE HAMPSHIRE RESIDENTS Local People Helping Local People - WE NEED YOU! by Age Concern New Forest