Thank you to all who came to see us on our stall for the Christmas Light Switch on. We raised a magnificent £510! Thank you
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Prize Bingo Night
Thank you to everyone that came to our prize bingo night on 14th September at Piddington Village Hall.
We raised a cracking £404 taking us to over £3,000 raised towards our £5,000 fundraising target this year.
All proceeds will go to help Shopmobility run it’s free service in Wycombe
Awareness Raising Day Friday 20th July
Some of our staff and volunteers will be stationed outside Boots in the Eden Shopping Centre this Friday 20th July from 10am till 4pm. They will be there to talk to you about our mobility scooter and wheelchair service and how it could help you or someone you know. Please come and talk to us on Friday and take one of our leaflets – don’t worry if you miss us though, you can pop into the shop with your questions during our usual opening hours.
New Privacy Policy
Along with most other organisations, High Wycombe Shopmobility has updated it’s Privacy Policy to reflect the new legislation. It’s available to read in the shop and is on this website via the link at the bottom of the page. We’d like to encourage you to read it when you get the chance
Smile.Amazon – donate to Shopmobility while you shop
If you use Amazon you can now get exactly the same shopping experience and access your account through Smile Amazon BUT a percentage of the profits will be donated to High Wycombe Shopmobility! Login via this link using your usual account email/ password, select us as the cause that you would like to support and this will be saved for future purchases. We will then receive a donation whenever you buy any eligible products.
This only works using the “Smile” Amazon page not the normal homepage but all of your account details remain exactly the same and remain private. We are really grateful for any donations to help support our small, friendly charity. Thank you
Cancelled Pancake Race Tues 13th Feb 12.30pm
Sadly we’ve had to cancel this year’s pancake race due to a lack of teams.
It has been a hard and disappointing decision to make as we were looking forward to some flipping good fun this pancake day.
Fingers crossed it’ll be back next year
Volunteering Roles Autumn/Winter 2018 – we need your help
Do you have a few hours to spare each week? Would you like to join a happy, friendly team and give back to the community?
We currently have vacancies for Customer Service Volunteers to join our team. The role is to assist and support the member of staff on duty with providing the Shopmobility service to our customers.
High Wycombe Shopmobility offers a happy, friendly volunteering environment with a “feel good” factor – our volunteers enjoy having a chat with our customers, find helping people worthwhile and go home feeling valued. There are opportunities to use existing experience and skills and to gain new ones – which may be beneficial for CV/career progression.
If you would like to join our team please either message us or give us a call on 01494 472277 and ask for Claire.
Shopmobility feature
Shopmobility are very pleased to feature in the October newsletter of The Bucks Older Peoples Action Group (BOPAG). The newsletter can be found here.
They are an independent, non-political, voluntary organisation made up of representatives from groups around the county and interested individuals who’s core message is “Positive Ageing” and have set up their website as a directory to help provide older people with information which supports them to lead healthy, active and independent lives. Their web address, for a wealth of useful local information, is www.bopag.org.uk
Shopmobility is part of the Safe Place Scheme
Shopmobility has joined a local scheme to provide a safe haven for vulnerable people in need of a safe space while they are in town. Read More
Play the Bucks Lottery and raise money for Shopmobility!
Buckinghamshire Lottery – play to win up to £25,000 per week and benefit local causes.
Buy your ticket online from our Bucks Lottery page – 60% of the ticket price proceeds helps keep our service running.