Volunteer Driver Service Berkshire

06/06/2026

**We made it**
Today is the one-year anniversary of our first journey as Volunteer Driver Service Community Interest Company. The map below shows all the client and volunteer driver locations from that year. The routes are from the last 30 days. VDS CIC makes a really positive impact to all those people.

If you’d like to help us keep providing journeys for many years to come, you can donate here:
https://www.justgiving.com/crowdfunding/keith-davies-346
Thank you so much :0)

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05/06/2026

One year ago, Volunteer Driver Service CIC started booking journeys again after nearly being lost forever.

If you’d like to help us keep providing journeys for many years to come, you can donate here:
https://www.justgiving.com/crowdfunding/keith-davies-346
Thank you so much :0)

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Volunteer Driver Service is up and running. Please call
0300 3030 125
to book a journey.
Sorry it took about a month longer to get up and running than we'd have liked.

01/06/2026

It's Volunteers' Week, yay.

How important are our wonderful volunteers to the success of Volunteer Driver Service? The clue is in our name. A huge thank you to all our volunteers for all you do for our community :0)

29/05/2026

**New 55p per mile reimbursement rate**
Volunteer Driver Service needs more volunteer drivers. We are having to cancel journeys as we have the clients, but not enough volunteer drivers to transport them. If you have a car, some spare time, and would like to make a difference in your local community, we'd love to hear from you.
• Receive 55p per mile starting from your door
• Flexible volunteering - you choose when you’re available

Please email:
[email protected]
to find out more

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15/05/2026

easyfundraising has made its first payout to VDS CIC. Thank you to everyone who supports VDS CIC through easyfundraising. If you are able to support us please click the graphic below. That would be amazing :0)

Thank you so much indeed

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10/05/2026

This time last year Volunteer Driver Service (VDS) were closed. It was the period where 3 ex-employees of Citizens Advice had decided to take VDS on as a Community Interest Company (CIC), and we were busy in the background making that happen.

Last year, when we announced we were restarting as VDS CIC, we received a staggering £13,128.15 worth of donations. Those amazing donations will ensure VDS CIC goes into 2027. In order for our incredible award-winning service to remain sustainable, we still very much need your help in the form of donations. Please click the graphic if you are able to help. Thank you so much.

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02/05/2026

If you live in Reading or nearby and are struggling to attend essential hospital appointments, other medical appointments (e.g. GP, dentist, optician), visits to loved ones in care homes or hospices, supermarkets, visits to people in hospital, classes that benefit health and wellbeing, we may be able to help.

Please call
0300 3030 125
to book a journey or to find out more :0)

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16/04/2026

**Important Announcement**
Volunteer Driver Service, Community Interest Company (VDS CIC) may only be around for another year. The more support we receive, the longer that timeframe will be. The three directors of VDS CIC, in order to have more time to chase grants and secure funding, are going to reduce the hours our 0300 3030 125 phoneline is open to:

09:00 to 16:00
Monday to Friday

This will start from Monday 20th April

Please share this message so our community is aware of these changes.

If you think the efforts of VDS CIC are worth a donation, you can donate here:
https://www.justgiving.com/crowdfunding/keith-davies-346/

05/04/2026

2025/26 financial year-end figures
(Our first year as a Community Interest Company)

Unique (active) Volunteer Drivers: 196
Unique Patients/Clients: 1,490

Journeys
EMED: 853
CORE (paying clients): 4,952
Commissioned (paying service provider): 51
VDS FED and Winter Warmers: 142
Electric blanket testing: 26
Total Journeys: 6,024

Mileage
EMED: 36,020
CORE (paying clients): 142,842
Commissioned (paying service provider): 759
VDS FED and Winter Warmers: 1,119
Electric blanket testing: 1,401
Total Mileage: 182,141

Not too shabby :0)