What Is the Good Neighbour Programme?

Connecting Communities

What is the Good Neighbour Programme?

What is the Good Neighbour Project?

The Good Neighbour project is part of the Support Wellingborough’s ‘Connecting Communities Programme’. It is funded by the Big Lottery to help people in Wellingborough and local communities. We are looking to recruit and support local volunteers called ‘Good Neighbours’ who want to make a positive difference to someone else’s life and connect people to their neighbours and communities.

Why we need Good Neighbours?

Not everyone has family and friends that they can rely on for support and companionship. Good Neighbour volunteers can help and make a real difference for people in their community and neighbourhood.

If you would like to be a Good Neighbour, what should you do?

Please contact us if you are interested and we will go through the details with you about how to apply and what we are looking for.

We believe that everyone should have the opportunity to help someone else.

What exactly will a Good Neighbours and Good Neighbour Network Co-ordinators do?

Good Neighbours:

•Visit or befriendsomeone who is isolated or lonely

•Help someone get out of the house

•Help people after discharge from hospital

•Provide transport for appointments, hospital visits or to Day Centres

•Run errands, shopor collect prescriptions

•Prepare emergency meals

•Support with some household tasks

•Look after or walking pets

•Support letter-writing or simple form-filling

•Refer people to the right support - providing information and access to the right support through the Support Wellingborough partners.

Good Neighbour Network Co-ordinators

•Identify people in their communities who need support

•Bring people together in local communities

•Identify what people in local communities want to do and help arrange this

•Hold events and activities that local people and communities will enjoy

•Connect people in their neighbourhoods and with other people in their communities

How much time will I need to give?

It is entirely up to you, a spare hour a week to help someone will make all the difference to their lives. If you have more spare time then you can volunteer for longer.

Do I need to have experience?

No. A full induction, training and on-going support will be provided and managed through Support Wellingborough and the Good Neighbour Manager.

Next Steps

If you think being a Good Neighbour Volunteer is right for you please complete the Good Neighbour Volunteer Application Form and we will be in touch.

We will need to speak with you about why you are interested and make sure you are suitable.

Once this has been completed and it is agreed that you are suitable we will provide you with an induction and invite you to undertake some training courses.

This will equip you to undertake volunteering and we will support you along the way.

Contact Details

Nikki Glazebrook

Good Neighbour and Affordable Warmth Manager

Support Wellingborough,

Wellingborough Homes, 12, Sheep Street, Wellingborough, Northants, NN8 1BL

Email:

Telephone: 01933 231381

Mobile: 07766 083241

Support Wellingborough Telephone: 01933 234452