Shropshire Rural Communities Charity
Tuesday: 09:00 - 16:00
Wednesday: 09:00 - 16:00
Thursday: 09:00 - 16:00
Friday: 09:00 - 16:00
Saturday: -
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About Shropshire Rural Communities Charity
We are an independent charity established in 1960 to support vulnerable and isolated people in the Shropshire community.
Shropshire Rural Communities Charity Description
Living in a rural area can be very hard for many Shropshire residents. Services like schools and GP surgeries can be difficult to access; public transport is often limited and living in a remote rural area can often leave people feeling lonely and isolated.
Since 1961 Shropshire RCC has been working with local people to develop and deliver practical solutions to rural problems, and build thriving communities.
For example, we keep older, isolated members of the community in touch with others through community based activities, and by helping them get on-line.
Our volunteers support people with sensory impairment, including social groups for people with sight loss.
We tackle fuel poverty by helping people to understand where energy efficiency measures would help, and with funding to implement them. Our community buying scheme for heating oil enables people in “off-gas” areas to save money.
We help people overcome transport barriers through “Wheels to Work” so people are not trapped in a cycle of “no transport, no work, no money, no transport”.
We build capacity of other organisations to support vulnerable people in their community through training, advice and funding.
As an accredited Volunteer Centre we promote social action as a route to employment, social engagement and personal well-being.
We help communities to help themselves, with particular support to sustaining village halls.
We are a membership organisation with over 250 members including organisations. We actively seek to work in partnership with others and work closely with policymakers to ensure that the people of Shropshire have a voice, and that the issues of rural living are understood.
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We love bringing experts to Shropshire and giving small charities and organisations the chance to access quality training on their doorstep.
A few spaces are still available for this course - more details and how to book ⬇️
A fab opportunity for people in Much Wenlock to see what our Care & Share groups get up to - there will be games, songs and cake!
S.Y.S. – Save Your Stamps! Did you know that you can recycle your stamps and help us raise much-needed funds to support vulnerable people in Shropshire? 👉 https://lght.ly/ofid7ji
Our Functional Fitness MOTs are heading to Bayston Hill next month - get in touch to book a place for yourself or your loved one 🙂
We love an electric bike, which is lucky cos we have a few to lend out through our Wheels2Work scheme! Find out more 👉 bit.ly/SRCCw2w #BikeWeekUK
A big thank you to Shrewsbury Town (especially the lovely Graham) and Shrewsbury Town in the Community for hosting a stadium tour and activities for our M&Ms social group today ⚽
#VolunteersWeek may be over but our Care & Share groups are still in need of some help, so if you're interested in volunteering please get in touch with Nickie
To wrap up #VolunteersWeek we're sharing two stories showing how different our volunteer roles (and people!) are bit.ly/SRCCNews
Our amazing volunteer Sally spoke to Jim Hawkins on BBC Radio Shropshire this morning about how she helps people using our Hearing Loss Support Service. Listen to Sally here (at around 2hours 11mins) 👉 https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/p079hky n #VolunteersWeek
A fantastic opportunity for organisations in and around Shropshire 👇👇👇
Thank you to Shrewsbury Town Council for letting our M&Ms social group have a sneak peek at the beautiful plants and flowers which will be planted around the town this summer 🌺🌻🌼
'Cupcakes, concerts and getting competititve' - For #DementiaActionWeek Project Officer Nickie has shared some insights into our new Care&Share group in Church Stretton bit.ly/SRCCCareShare
Next month we're holding our Functional Fitness MOTs in Whitchurch (Tues 4 June) and Ditton Priors (Tues 18 June).
FFMOTs are free check ups for people over 65 for anyone who is nervous about falling. Find out more here ➡️ http://bit.ly/SRCCevents
A big thank you to Aaron & Partners for hosting a charity golf day today for the #ShropshireCommunityFund. Our CEO Julia Baron will be speaking at the event this evening, sharing how the money raised will help local community groups in #Shropshire
Our oil buying coordinator Lizzie negotiated a great deal for our members this month. If you would like to be part of our community scheme and benefit from savings like this, get in touch 👇 💻 oil@shropshire-rcc.org.uk ☎️ 01743 342167
Our vintage crockery started as a very kind donation, and over the years has grown into a beautiful collection which we hire out to raise funds for our much-needed projects.
If you are looking to hire vintage china for your wedding or celebration event, click here to find out more: http://bit.ly/SRCCtea
More about Shropshire Rural Communities Charity
Tuesday: 09:00 - 16:00
Wednesday: 09:00 - 16:00
Thursday: 09:00 - 16:00
Friday: 09:00 - 16:00
Saturday: -
Sunday: -