What we do
What we do
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Our activities are at illustrated by our list of "services" and "service categories" as shown here. These list help members match their talents when offering and requesting help from other members. We are not limited to these services, and do occasionally add more to the list.
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SERVICE CATAGORIES:
Community Projects
Social
Help at home
Teaching / Learning
Goods Exchange
Administration
SOCIAL
Accompanying People to Appointments
Buddying
Community Singing
Complementary Therapies
Cooking / Baking
Cosmetic Treatments
Doing Errands
Games (mah-jong, bridge etc.)
Listening and Visiting
Pet Sitting & Dog Walking
Random Act of Kindness
Reading Aloud
Transport
HELP AT HOME
Car Washing
Electronics - set up computer/TV
Garden - Design/Advice
Gardening
Houseplant Care
Housework
Interior Decorating
Repair / maintenance
Minor DIY
Moving / Lifting
Sewing / Knitting / Mending
TEACHING/LEARNING
Coaching (life, career, sport etc.)
Computer/IT lesson
Food / cooking
Foreign Languages
Handcrafts (crochet/ jewellery etc.)
Music (guitar, piano, singing etc.)
Photography
Professional Services
GOODS EXCHANGE
Equipment Loan
Miscellaneous Item(s) Exchange
Produce Exchange
ADMINISTRATION
English Language Support
Form Filling and Letters
COMMUNITY PROJECTS
Community Gardening
Community Service
Conservation
Litter/Clean Up
Bellfield volunteer
Tribe Porty volunteer
Community Fridge volunteer
A few examples of member exchanges are shown below to give you a little more background to our past and present activities. Members are encouraged to participate in group activities for the social benefits as well as one-to-one exchanges. Anyone with a new craft or skill is especially welcome to share it with one of our 'groups'.
Mending and altering: We have several members who have these skills and happy to mend items of clothing etc.
Litter cleaning: These are well attended group events typically 2 or 3 hours focused on cleaning up considerable quantities of all sorts of things - not just litter!
Pet sitting & Dog walking: Lots of opportunity to make friends with other members' pets!
DIY (homes and gardens): This has always been a popular service, with high demand to get all those odd jobs done, inside and out.
Conservation group: under Council supervision, timebank members take on some woodland management tasks e.g. clearing ivy, sycamore saplings and weeding Himalayan balsam from the burn.
Gardening: Very popular! This activity ranges from helping in member gardens to taking on public spaces by the Community gardening group.
Craft-along is another group who take on many different crafts e.g. making and painting papier mache bottles and pots, book binding, origami, and more!
Bird watching has grown in popularity in recent years as we have some very capable birders who regularly visit the local reserves that promote wildlife.
Mah-jong has been played by a dedicated group of members almost since the timebank started.
Carol Singing: members, friends and family singing around the neighbourhood raising funds for TB and local charities.
Community Gardening: at the Morton St triangle and other locations, with thanks to our guerrilla gardeners!
French conversation: We have a group who regularly meet to discuss in French. There could be interest in other languages too.
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