Community driven volunteering
Broughton Astley Volunteer Group
Established March 2020 in response to the needs of villagers shielding or self-isolating during the Covid-19 pandemic
We rely on donations and grants to carry out the projects and groups and also to cover our office and insurance costs. We have a Just Giving page and are immensely grateful for any donation received.
BAVG Coffee Mornings
Every Monday 10.30am-12.00pm
Calendar of upcoming events
Monday 31st January – Avoiding Scams Talk
10.30am-12pm at the Coffee Morning
An officer from Trading Standards will be visiting to give a short talk and answer any questions on scams.
Please join us – all welcome!
Upcoming projects
Western Willows Wildlife Garden Conservation
We plan to put a team of volunteers in here to reclaim this wildlife area and make it an area for everyone to enjoy.
Social Groups
We plan to have groups with interests such as crafts, litter picking, repair shops etc. To help relieve isolation while at the same time sharing skills and socialising.
Join our volunteers
We still need an active database of willing volunteers prepared to shop, collect prescriptions etc. in case of a further lock-down. Some of the elderly and vulnerable of our village have no local family to call on and BAVG has become a lifeline in these difficult times. If you are willing to add your details to our database, please contact us.
Broughton InTouch
We produced our first community newsletter in October 2020. Our aim being to bring information of not-for-profit organisations and social clubs to each resident of Broughton Astley & Sutton in the Elms. We also needed to get information out to explain where BAVG were going in the future and a newsletter is the best way to reach everyone.
To cover the costs of printing we sell 2 pages to Broughton Astley Parish Council for their updates and information. Additionally we sell the back page to a local business, with the aim of creating an story that not only advertises their business but allows us to learn more about them, in a Meet the Shopkeeper type of article. To see past editions visit our Broughon InTouch page. We are proud of how it has turned out so far and many BA businesses are lined up to feature in future editions.
You can read all editions of Broughton InTouch online. Go to Issuu.com which is a free digital publishing platform with a wide variety of magazines to read. Just search for Broughton InTouch on their site and read at your leisure.
If you would like to opt out of receiving a paper copy of the newsletter then please email Intouch@bavg.org.uk. This will help with our printing costs.
If you would like to contribute to the next issue or future editions of our newsletter, please email Intouch@bavg.org.uk. We accept features and information on any not-for-profit organisation within our community.
