THE EAST LEAKE COMMUNITY CARE ASSOCIATION

NEW MINI BUS SERVICE WITHIN EAST LEAKE

East Leake Parish Council has agreed to a trial run of a local bus service to be provided by the Council in conjunction with East Leake Community Care Association This uses the 16-seat Soar Valley Bus on Wednesdays. This service started on Wed 1st October and will run every Wednesday for a trial period. The route is from the outlying parts of East Leake to the Health Centre and the Co-op. The fare is 50p return (or single). The route is planned to suit those needing the service and is aimed at those with no other easy means of access to the village centre but it would be available to all subject to demand and capacity. If you need this service please contact Community Care (Doris Elcock)

Contacts for those organising Community Care can be found through contacts at The Parish Office or The Health Centre, or see your copy of "Round Up". Round Up was republished for 2008 -2010 and has been delivered to all households in East Leake.

Chairman: Mrs Doris Elcock
Secretary: Mrs Rosemary Barrow
Treasurer: Mr Bob Bayley

This Association has been active in the village for over 25 years and during that time we have supported many people in various ways. A current list of our activities follows. Our focus has changed to some extent as the village has grown in size and the average age of the population has become older and we must continue to adapt to changing needs. We are always open to suggestions. Don’t hesitate to contact us.

The “Village Round-Up” has been published by the East Leake Community Care Association at regular intervals since 1979 and it is distributed to all households. If you are new to East Leake and do not have a copy, they can be obtained at the Parish office or the Library. We owe our thanks to the East Leake Parish Council and others for their financial support for this.

All our activities involve a large number of volunteers and we are grateful to them for their time and commitment. We are also grateful for those who have given us donations to enable us to carry on with our work; these include village organisations, Nottinghamshire County Council and individuals.

Recruiting new volunteers is essential if we are to continue with our activities and we specially need more drivers for the Transport Scheme. We offer a generous mileage allowance (not taxable) to those drivers and the service they provide is much appreciated by the users. DO YOU WANT TO BE A VOLUNTEER?