Open House: The Open House group goes on from strength to strength and numbers are gently increasing. The volunteer team are delighted and are putting in very generous efforts to make the group supportive and fun, It has been a successful year with enjoyable sessions at The Centre and fun outings ranging from Kew Gardens…
Do you have a couple of hours to spare occasionally? Would you like to become part of a very valuable and much appreciated service within the local community? A group of volunteer drivers provide transport for hospital appointments to various local hospitals. They wait for the patient and take them home afterwards. We have recently…
Rosemary Stutchbury, who volunteers for CCNB’s adult carers group, has published a book about life during the war called ‘A collection of memories from the members of North Bucks carers’. Rosemary had the idea for the back after two children knocked on her door looking for stories for a school project. She said: “The book…
YC2 (Buckingham and Winslow Young Carers) is an organisation that help young carers who care for family members and are below the age of 19, to deal with the stress that comes with what they do. They do this through monthly evening’s get togethers, weekends away and by giving a shoulder to lean on when…
The Queens Award for Voluntary Service was created by The Queen in 2002 to celebrate the anniversary of the Queen’s coronation, recognising excellence in voluntary activities carried out by groups in the community. It is the MBE for volunteer groups The award was presented by Sir Henry Aubrey-Fletcher, Her Majesty’s Lord Lieutenant of Buckinghamshire. Sir…
Community Care North Bucks are pleased to announce that Fiona Hewitt has been appointed as the Honorary Solicitor to the Board of Trustees. Fiona has been practicing employment law and HR for many years and during her career has acted for many high profile entities as well as smaller family run businesses. She has worked alongside…
Community Care North Bucks : Charity Number 1172135 Trustees Annual Report 2017/18 Community Care North Bucks (CCNB) is a Charitable Incorporated Organisation (charity number 1172135) operating in North Bucks. A Board of Trustees, appointed by the membership of CCNB, oversees the governance and management of the Charity. There are currently eleven Trustees: Keith Croxton, David…
Organised and hosted by The Rotary Club of Buckingham, the annual Citizen of The Year (COTY) and Young Citizen of The Year (YCOTY) awards for the town of Buckingham recognise those who go above and beyond for their community. The public nominate who they think deserve to win the award. The winners are selected by…
Following the receipt by the charity of a Queens Award for Voluntary Services 2018 two representatives of Community Care North Bucks were invited by The Queen to attend a garden party at Buckingham Palace. On Tuesday 5th June, Sue Watkins, the trustee responsible for the hospital car service,and Jacqui North, treasurer of the charity and…
We are delighted to share the news that Community Care North Bucks has been awarded the Queens Award for Voluntary Service 2018. This is a remarkable achievement and speaks volumes for the committed and dedicated work of all our volunteers, serving the local community week in week out. This award was created by The Queen in…