Today we had a V.I.P (Very Important Passenger) on our regular Thursday Heathfield Shopping Bus – Huw Merriman MP, together with his PA, Frances, and work experience student, Ethan.
Huw recently visited us in March to hand over the keys of our brand new, government funded minibus, and promised us he would be back – he didn’t disappoint us!
Huw is a keen supporter of our organisation, and was delighted to learn more about the services we provide to the older members of our community, and enjoyed talking to the passengers as he accompanied them on their weekly trip to the local shops. Huw also proved to be a dab hand with the trolleys!
We shall look forward to seeing Huw again soon when he hopes to attend one of the Country Lunches at Punnetts Town Village Hall – who knows, we may even persuade him to wear an apron!

As many of our readers will know we were chosen as one of the local causes to be featured for six months over the winter. One percent of member spends on Co-op branded products was allocated to one of the three causes and we are delighted that the Co-op and its customers recognised Age Concern Heathfield and District in such a big way. Our share was an enormous £6,561 for which we would like to say a big thank you to all who nominated us as their chosen charity.

This generous donation will be put to good use and will help to maintain our vehicles and hopefully take on new routes and serve a wider catchment area. We are gauging interest for a shopping bus to cover outlying areas to include Burwash, Broad Oak, Rushlake Green, Vines Cross, Dallington, Punnetts Town and Cade Street. If this is something that would interest you please do let us know.

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