Watford Time Swap
Watford Time Swap started as part of the Better Government for Older People
Project, involving people aged 50 and over to develop the Project and help
Watford Council to monitor its services. It has now been extended to all age
groups and fully launched in the community.
Time Swap will be promoted and developed by the Council’s Community
Centres; and the staff members, who are familiar with the needs and skills of
the people in their area, will be acting as the ‘Time Brokers’.
Members have continued to earn credits by helping the Council to monitor
its services like street cleansing, and helping with the homework club and
hobby club. There is still a big demand for simple home repairs and gardening
tasks and we are looking for more volunteers. A new member is offering fitness
training welcomed by a few enthusiasts while a partially sighted person is
being assisted with her mail. Our first Time Swap volunteer is still busy
producing the Newsletters and co-ordinating information for the web site.
The new Time Swap web site
www.watford.gov.uk/communityservices/timeswap will be operational in the
summer.
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