Fundraise – we need your support!
We run a streamlined and cost-effective community transport service, relying on an amazing team of office volunteers and volunteer drivers.
But we do need to cover costs such as the phones, insurance, vehicle repairs and our staff team.
Our fares do help towards these costs, but do not cover them – and to raise our fares to cover all our expenses would mean we become unaffordable for those who most rely on our services.
[LOUISE COMMENT – SHOULD/COULD WE NAME THE LOCAL BUSINESSES HERE WITH LINKS & LOGOS?]
We are grateful to have sponsorship by local businesses; as well as general donations from the public. This is where you come in!
Collection Boxes
Our Wivey Link Money Boxes can be collected from our vehicles or our office, for you to collect any small, loose change you wish to donate and when full, just drop them off with a driver or email us to arrange collection. Every small donation helps to keep our cars on the road.
Online Donations
You can click on our donate button and make a one off or regular donation online using your bank card.
In the Wivey Link Office
You can visit us during office open hours 10am to 1pm to donate, simply pop in! All donations can be enhanced where applicable by filling in a gift-aid form, available by clicking the download link above or from the Office, which allows us to recoup tax and increase the value of donations. Completed forms need to be returned to the Office.
Legacies
Rural isolation is a significant barrier to people living in the area of Wiveliscombe and its surrounding parishes. By providing transport, Wivey Link allows people to retain their independence in their own homes. Covering over 65,000 miles and more than 7,300 single passenger journeys annually, Wivey Link really does make a difference to the area in which it operates.
Without Wivey Link, many people would not be able to get to medical appointments, day care, social visits, shopping etc. Approximately 50% of our income is from grants and donations.
50%
Income from grants & donations
Wivey Link relies on three essential components to operate:
- Three part time schedulers to organise the journeys
- The generosity of our drivers who provide in excess of 5,000 volunteer hours per year
- Our vehicles. We currently maintain five vehicles, three of which support wheelchair transportation.
Due to their high mileage our vehicles need replacing every four to five years. In order to achieve this we need to raise at least £20,000 per year to set aside for vehicle replacement.
Your legacy would be restricted to this ‘replacement vehicle’ fund and would make a lasting and visible gift to the community in which we live.
4-5 years
Vehicle lifespan
Get in touch
Contact our Manager, Bec Briar for more information on how to support our vital work in the community.