Come And Join Us
If you can spare a little of your time then we'd be pleased to welcome you to the group as a volunteer. We ask all our members try to cover a minimum of 2 duties a month. There are three main roles - Fundraiser, Coordinator & Rider/Driver. Each role is described below. To find out more, why not come along to one of our monthly meetings (details further down the page) or click the Contact Us option to fill in our enquiry form.
Fundraiser
We are a charity and fundraising is the only way we can afford to provide our service to the NHS. Fundraising can be anything from standing outside a supermarket with some fellow volunteers raising money to organising sponsored events etc. Others get involved by giving talks to various social groups, clubs and corporates.
Coordinator
This is a vital role without which the service cannot operate. The Coordinator receives the phone calls from hospitals asking us to provide transportation for anything from blood to medication to donated breast milk and much more. The details are entered on the system and passed to the rider/driver. We use a web/smartphone app to record all jobs, with the coordinator responsible for creating and monitoring the jobs. The minimum equipment required for this is just a smartphone but the system can also run on any laptop or desktop computer.
Rider / Driver
To be a rider or driver you need to be a minimum of 25 years old and possess an advanced riding/driving qualification through IAM, ROSPA (Silver minimum) or Emergency Services Blue Light.
Search online for IAM Roadsmart or RoSPA Advanced Riders and look for your local group and they will give you more info if you don’t already possess an advanced qualification.
Our fleet is made up of 10 BMW R1250RTs, 2 BMW F800GTs, 2 Skoda Octavia Scouts AWD cars and a Skoda Fabia car.
Monthly meeting
We have a monthly meeting where our volunteers get together for a social chat and to discuss operational matters as well as hearing how we’re performing, particularly with our fundraising activities. We often have guest speakers such as sponsors, representatives from NHS organisations that we serve or our suppliers.
We meet on the first Friday of every month (EXCEPT August and December) at Aldridge Wellbeing Centre, Leighswood Road, Aldridge, Walsall, WS9 8AB.
The meetings start at 8pm (7:30pm for refreshments and a chat first). Please feel free to come along. Partners and dogs welcome!!
Joining as a member is £25 for Riders/Drivers, £10 for others and then £10 per year thereafter. After joining you'll attend an induction training session so you know all about what we do, the processes and systems. It’s quite straight forward once you know how.
