ALDI HAMILTON - PALACE GROUNDS RP

We operate a free fresh food distribution service every Monday morning to needy families and individuals in the Motherwell area. Some suffer from addiction problems others just find life difficult. Our numbers are increasing and we now have in excess of 80 people attending regularly every Monday

We are a council run nursery within an area of increasing deprivation. We would appreciate any donations of food, flowers, candles or any other items which we could distribute to our families. We currently have 145 children on our roll and with this comes 145 families. Our families find it difficult under normal circumstances but COVID-19 has presented a lot of other issues to our families. Families that have lost their jobs, families that have lost loved ones and families that are living in fear of this awful pandemic therefore highlighting mental health issues which affects the wellbeing of our families. Again thank you so much for this wonderful resource and we can't thank you enough for this.

Larkhall * District Volunteer Group (LDVG) is a place where people, location and resources combine to meet the changing needs of our community. We aim to ‘promote the well-being of the community in South Lanarkshire’, through reducing physical and social isolation, increasing health and well-being; increasing volunteering opportunities; and supporting local social enterprises. We are open to the whole community, with a focus on the older population. We provide a vital lifeline to the community with services including: Morning and afternoon call-line which provides a friendly check and chat. Our 7 lunch clubs which recognise the social value of food, with members enjoying a nutritious 2 course meal, activities, partner information sessions and socialising. Free Handyperson Service, for non-emergency DIY jobs, assisting people in the community maintain their independence. Activity Groups: IT classes; genealogy classes; walking group; gardening group; Thursday night social group, craft group, Armed Forces Social Group and exercise classes. Monthly tea dances and football classics group. Community transport: we have 4 mobility friendly minibuses available to collect members from home and bring them to our centre. This service is available to other community organisations. Access to excess stock: we work closely with Fareshare, Greggs and Neighbourly who supply us with excess stock to be shared with our members. In particular, these donations are used with to provide the members of our lunch clubs with something a little different, and to enable us to provide hospitality to many of our other groups. These collections happen throughout the week and our members are encouraged to take what they need. We work closely with partners to maximise the impact of our combined resources on our community. We facilitate other community groups including a monthly community café, a social enterprise offering support to young adults with additional support needs, yoga, Pilates, meditation classes, weight watcher classes, Royal Bank of Scotland and Citizen Advice Bureau advice drop in clinics. We are the venue for Tenant and Resident Association meetings, Community Council elections, counselling services etc.