Milford Volunteer Drivers (MVD) provide a valuable transport service to the elderly and people in need in the village. To ensure their continued excellent service to our community, they urgently need to recruit additional volunteer drivers - and office support.
Drivers are paid 50p per mile for every journey undertaken, you decide when you are available and the MVD provide personal liability insurance and also cover car insurance excess and no claims discount.
They are also looking to recruit a volunteer as an administrator to take over the recruitment for the Group’s volunteer drivers and/or office coordinators. This is a home-based ad hoc role responding to prospective volunteer calls, sending application forms and any supporting paperwork to prospective volunteers and progressing applications to interview.
Office coordinators work in the Community Centre, for as little as 2 hours a month, organising client’s requests for transport.
The Milford Volunteer Drivers deliver a valuable community service by providing transport for adults who request it, to medical appointments at hospital, GP surgery, dentist, chiropodist, opticians and physiotherapy, or similar.
If you are interested in joining this friendly group in any of these roles, or would just like more information, please contact Will on 07716 118914. Please leave a message if no answer and the MVD will come back to you as soon as possible.
To book a journey, please call: 01590 641700
History of the Milford Volunteer Drivers
The Milford Community Care Group was founded in 1982 by two ladies from All Saints’ church, who recognised villagers’ need for reliable transport to medical appointments. From these small beginnings the Group expanded into the Registered Charity it is today.
In 2022 the group was renamed to Milford Volunteer Drivers (MVD). The MVD are based in The Bridge (Formerly the Community Centre) and affiliated to Milford on Sea Charitable Trust.
The volunteer driver service is provided to those living in Milford on Sea, Keyhaven, Everton and Downton, and at its peak the Group was driving 40 people a week to medical appointments.
The aim of Milford Volunteer Drivers is to provide transport for adults who request it, to medical appointments at hospital, GP surgery, dentist, chiropodist, opticians and physiotherapy, or similar. The organisation's name clearly describes what this voluntary group in the village continues to do with enthusiasm, empathy and kindness.
Milford Volunteer Drivers (MVD)
Part of Milford on Sea Charitable Trust
Charity No. 1172750
MVD Office, The Bridge, Sea Road, SO41 0PH
01590 641700
