How To Donate, Join or Volunteer
In order to provide our monthly afternoon teas, lunches and fish and chip dinners we rely entirely on donations from guests and others. Also there is no charge for our Community Christmas Day Lunch on Christmas Day and donations of food and money are always welcome.
As a charitable organisation run entirely by volunteers and with no paid staff, the whole of your kind donation will be used to fund our activities.
If you would like to donate then you may do so by bank transfer (in which case please give your name as the reference):-
Our bank details are as follows:
Name of account: The Friends of Lossie Long
Bank: Lloyds
Sort code: 30 96 26
Account number: 70078268
Any questions please contact Tim on 07480 646 276 or 01424 213456.
Thank you for donating to The Friends of Lossie Long.
How to Join us
If you are an older person living in the Bexhill area and would like to join our Group then you will be very welcome. Although there is some flexibility depending on individual’s circumstances, guests need to be aged 75 or over and live alone. If you are interested in joining or would like more information, please contact Tim on 07480 646 276 or 01424 213456. If you decide that you would like to become part of the Group then we will arrange to visit you in your home to fill in a short application form.
How To Volunteer
We are always keen to welcome new volunteers into our Group and you can help in the following ways:-
Drivers
Drivers collect our guests from their homes, stay with them at the tea or lunch and return them home afterwards. You will need to have a “normal” sized, ideally four door car which is easily accessible to an older person who may have mobility issues. Also, we have some guests who need to sit at the front of a car and drivers need to be able to transport a walking frame or wheelchair.
You will be required to undertake an online DBS check (which we pay for). Also, to fill in a short volunteer application form and confirm that you have told your car insurers that on occasions you transport older people to and from events.
Our philosophy is that our drivers sit and have afternoon tea (or lunch) with the guests and we are very keen to encourage this social interaction.
Bakers, Cooks and Helpers In The Hall
Volunteers are required to help in the Hall and duties include setting up tables, serving food and drink, socialising with our guests and helping clear up afterwards, including washing up.
If you can cook and bake then you will also be very welcome. We aim to serve only home made food so bakers are required to make cakes, scones and sausage rolls while cooks are needed to help with food for our lunches.
Please note that it is a requirement that anyone who will be handling food undertakes an online Food Hygiene Course which we will pay for.
Guest Comments
“I had a fabulous Christmas day that I will never forget”.
“I found myself on the receiving end of their generosity when, following a bereavement, I was included in the meals distribution. I was so touched by their kindness”.
"The volunteers from 'The Friends of Lossie Long' have become a very important part of my life. During the lockdown they checked to see if I was alright and if I needed anything; helped me with shopping, with collecting medicines, with getting me to hospital appointments plus they arranged a once a week meal provided and delivered by kind, smiling supportive people who had given up their own time by volunteering to help others. The most important part however was the love and support that they offered to all of us during a very lonely and trying time".
“I am 94 years of age and do not know what I would have done without them over the past 3 years. Before the pandemic, I used to go once a month….afternoon teas. But once COVID hit, this wonderful group of volunteers….delivered a hot meal to me once a week, all for free. They would ring me up to check if I was alright….and then my food package was delivered by enthusiastic volunteers, safely left in my porch as I was shielding”.