Argos Hamilton Palace Retail Park

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.

The hamilton district food bank objects are: (a) the prevention or relief of poverty. (b) the relief of those of need by reason of age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage.

A) the advancement of religion, and in particular the christian faith, primarily in livingston and also throughout scotland and the rest of the world by all means consistent with: i) the teachings of the christian bible, including (without prejudice to the foregoing generality) worship, ministry, mission, witness, prayer, fellowship; and ii) the declaration of principle (annex part 1). b) the advancement of education; and c) the relief of those in need by reason of age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage, including (without prejudice to the foregoing generality) community service and the provision of activities and facilities for the community, the relief of poverty and other social needs, including the support of individuals and other charitable organisations and agencies involved in any or all of these.