East Woodhay and Highclere Neighbourcare a lifeline to residents
“It’s even more important now to be a community resource”
Jonathan Ashby
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FOR more than 30 years, the East Woodhay and Highclere Neighbourcare group has played a vital role in the community, driving elderly and vulnerable residents to their medical appointments.
At the beginning of lockdown, Neighbourcare found a new purpose after it received a call for help from Woolton Hill Surgery to deliver a backlog of around 120 prescriptions.
Ten volunteers cleared the outstanding medication drop-offs over the following three days, and a system was quickly set up with the help of volunteer drivers to collect and deliver medication all over Woolton Hill and the surrounding villages.