| Time Bank Name: |
Fair Shares Newent |
| Region: |
South West |
| Active: |
Yes |
| Contact: |
Telsa Bolton |
| Address: |
The Shop, George Mews, Church Street, Newent, Gloucestershire GL18 1PN |
| Phone: |
01531 822946 |
| Fax: |
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| Email: |
[email protected] |
| Website: |
http://www.fairshares.org.uk |
| Date Started: |
1999-02-01 |
| Population Served: |
Newent |
| Funding Sources: |
Forest of Dean District Council |
| Total Hours Given: |
6432 |
| Total Hours Received: |
6283 |
| Total Participants: |
79 |
| Total Exchanges: |
0 |
Services Exchanged
(top 3): |
Gardening, befriending, lifts (seasonal variations) |
Programme Strengths
(top 2): |
Connecting people; Enabling people to recognise their worth, particularly those in disadvantaged groups who feel they have no skills |
Programme Challenges
(top 2): |
Funding for time broker; Engaging rural 'squirearchy' |
| Other Comments: |
Fair Shares is the first UK Time Bank. Its members are diverse with a wide range of skills. |
| Last Updated: |
2003-01-08 |