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Mencap Volunteer Visitor - A cuppa and a natter, New Romney

ASD Ashford

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We support a fun loving woman who would like a visitor that she can go for a stroll with to her favourite locale café for a chat and a cuppa. She is friendly and welcoming and makes for great company. She is in her 50's and lives in New Romney within easy walking distance to the town centre. She is open-minded about what you might do on your visits but besides going out for a cuppa her interests includes visiting the shops, chatting about films, TV and music, having her nails painted, needlework and knitting.

Befriending, Buddying & Mentoring

Talking To Others

Passionate about supporting people with a learning disability Reliable and patient Good communication Skills Accepting of others who might be different to yourself Friendly and approachable

The opportunity to help make a difference to the life of the person you visit Personalised volunteer induction and training Agreed out of pocket expenses reimbursed The chance to meet new people On-going support, and feeling appreciated and valued

We ask our visitors to visit six times a year. Each visit will vary in length but we estimate that visits to this gentleman will last between 30 minutes to an hour. We would like our visitor volunteers to commit to a minimum of one year i.e. six visits but we and the people we support love it when volunteers stay with us for longer than that.

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Kalle Hogh

The person we support lives in New Romney very close to the hustle and bustle of the nearby high street.

Folkestone & Hythe

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https://volunteering.mencap.org.uk/opportunities/74665-mencap-volunteer-visitor-a-cuppa-and-a-natter-new-romney-kent-2024-10-16

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The house where this lady lives has limited wheelchair access however the majority of the visit will be spent in the community.

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18+

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