Are there any restrictions? As our service is not time limited, we Part of: & Rural often have a waiting list. Our volunteers & Ripon do not offer personal care and the Centres for Voluntary Befriending service is not available to people living Service in care homes. Ripon Community House Service a service delivered by Sharow View Do you need help with transport? Allhallowgate We work in partnership with our Ripon Voluntary Car Driving Service. If you HG4 1LE have no access to transport due to your 01765 645902 mobility or location, we can help you [email protected] Company and support make non-urgent journeys to: for people in Ripon and  Medical appointments the surrounding areas Opening times  Day centres and social clubs 9am - 3pm Monday to Friday  Essential trips e.g. shopping Safety first For more information, please contact us All our staff and volunteers are on 01765 645907 or Disclosure & Barring Service cleared. [email protected]

Becoming a volunteer We are always in need of more Harrogate & Area Council for Voluntary Service Limited volunteer befrienders. Please contact us Company limited by guarantee Registered in and Wales to find out more about this flexible Registered Charity No. 1144758 volunteering opportunity. Company No 7760477

www.helpripon.org.uk [email protected] 01765 645902 RIPON & RURAL BEFRIENDING SERVICE

What we do Visits Other services offered We offer company and support We offer regular home visits from one of  Information and signposting through regular one-to-one visits to our volunteer befrienders. Visits can be  Volunteer car driving your home. Our volunteers take time made any day of the week by mutual  Practical support with annual to listen and chat. If the need arises, agreement. This is usually on a day when garden tidies, decorating and our friendly office team can also no-one else calls odd jobs provide information and signposting. They can also refer you to other local “I would have found it very hard How do I apply? agencies who can give you additional to cope without you” Just contact us in the ways shown support. below. Alternatively a relative, friend Which areas do we cover? or a health professional can contact Who do we help? We cover the northern half of the us on your behalf. The service is for anyone living in Harrogate District including Ripon, their own home who misses company, and Pateley Bridge. What happens next? is feeling isolated or generally at a low We will contact you and arrange to ebb following a change in their For befriending services in the rest of visit you and explain what we do. The circumstances e.g. deterioration in the Harrogate district, please contact: support you receive will be tailored health or following bereavement. to your individual needs and subject Supporting Older People on 01423 to the availability of volunteers. How much will it cost? 531490 [email protected] Our service is free but we invite contributions to help us cover the cost Community Care on of providing the service. 01423 324504 01765 645902 [email protected] [email protected]