My weekly catch up and updates with Brentwood Council. This week I talked to Jonathan Stephenson, CEO of Brentwood Council.
UPDATES
- Volunteers Week
- Active Travel Consultation
- King Georges Playing Field Consultation
- Co Wheels Project
- Brentwood Centre OUTDOOR CINEMA
- CLICK IT LOCAL
VOLUNTEERS WEEK
If you would like to take part in Volunteers’ Week, have a few hours to spare to become a volunteer or would like to donate to the foodbanks here are some of the schemes;
- Community Transport are looking for social car drivers to drive people to appointments within Brentwood, if you own a car and can spare a few hours a week to transport people please call 01277 228080
- Doddinghurst Gardening Club volunteers needed please email Rev Ann Coleman annvcol@gmail.com
- Chat 1st gardening volunteers at St Peters Church, can you spare some time to help set up the community garden? please contact chat1stwellbeing@gmail.com
- Daily Bread Cafe are looking for volunteers to help collect or deliver food, pack bags, befriend in the cafe, work in café, kitchen, clean, admin roles etc please contact sarahdailybread@gmail.com & telephone 07874070009.
- Brentwood Mutual Aid can you help in your local area to shop for people, collect prescriptions, befriend, support people coming out of lockdown please email admin@brentwood-mutual-aid.org or call 01277 424953
- United in Kind pen pal project if you would like to become a pen pal with a resident in Howard lodge care home or Dudbrook Hall care home Please email Karis Galliano Karis.Galliano@ceessex.org.uk (poster attached)
- If you would like to be listed as a volunteer for any opportunities that come up please email Brentwood CVS team on enquiries@brentwoodcvs.org.uk
Support food donations by giving to
- St Pauls Church on Saturday 5th June 10-12pm foodbank collection opposite the Blackhorse pub Ongar road.
- Can in the Van on Brentwood High Street Wednesday 23rd June 12-3pm
- Daily Bread Cafe, St Peters Church, Claughton Way, Hutton, CM13 1JS will always accept food donations.
- Food Bank, collections point around Brentwood, donate an item when you shop.