Frances Taylor

My name is Frances Taylor and I work alongside a lovely group of people in Age Concern Merston and also Live at Home or MHA. They're another gorgeous lot of people and I suppose what I get out of it is what you give, I get back. You know, some of the clients at Age Concern They're lonely, so you stop and have a little chat with them.

My name is Frances Taylor and I work alongside a lovely group of people in Age Concern Merston and also Live at Home or MHA. They're another gorgeous lot of people and I suppose what I get out of it is what you give, I get back. You know, some of the clients at Age Concern They're lonely, so you stop and have a little chat with them.

Or they might have a little worry, and they'll offload it to you. And if you can listen sometimes, that's all what some of these people want, just to listen. The centre manager, she... She just says, can you do this today? We're really short today because we're always short of volunteers. And then the live at home. I'm more of a driver.

Or they might have a little worry, and they'll offload it to you. And if you can listen sometimes, that's all what some of these people want, just to listen. The centre manager, she... She just says, can you do this today? We're really short today because we're always short of volunteers. And then the live at home. I'm more of a driver.

My mum was live at home and it used to give me a Wednesday off. And I used to look after my mum full time all the time. So Wednesday off was, I just loved it. So I gave back to live at home by having coffee mornings in my house. And I have at least 25 of the clients now. and I make all the cakes, etc. And then that helped them make money for Live At Home.

My mum was live at home and it used to give me a Wednesday off. And I used to look after my mum full time all the time. So Wednesday off was, I just loved it. So I gave back to live at home by having coffee mornings in my house. And I have at least 25 of the clients now. and I make all the cakes, etc. And then that helped them make money for Live At Home.

So it's another form of me giving back what I received for my mum.

So it's another form of me giving back what I received for my mum.

I also volunteer up at Gatton Park. So when we had the volunteers party, each one of us would bring something. And there was a gentleman who said, I'm making a sausage meat platter. So I said, oh, good, I quite make those. He said, yeah, but not like mine. And he sort of quoted, oh, I put Worcester sauce in it and I put red onions.

I also volunteer up at Gatton Park. So when we had the volunteers party, each one of us would bring something. And there was a gentleman who said, I'm making a sausage meat platter. So I said, oh, good, I quite make those. He said, yeah, but not like mine. And he sort of quoted, oh, I put Worcester sauce in it and I put red onions.

So I said, oh, well, in mine I put... And then I said what I put in. So we almost became a competition. And then it was like whose was best. So he used to win hands down. So I thought, I've got to up my game. So then I put cranberries in because it was Christmas time. Well, that was the deciding factor. So sausage rolls with a few cranberries is what makes it... That's the secret.

So I said, oh, well, in mine I put... And then I said what I put in. So we almost became a competition. And then it was like whose was best. So he used to win hands down. So I thought, I've got to up my game. So then I put cranberries in because it was Christmas time. Well, that was the deciding factor. So sausage rolls with a few cranberries is what makes it... That's the secret.

Oh, are they? Gosh. Yes. We'll bypass those, shall we?

Oh, are they? Gosh. Yes. We'll bypass those, shall we?

Yes, very. Keeps the local economy up.

Yes, very. Keeps the local economy up.

It's thriving as far as we've got members and we've got some really lovely volunteers. We always need more. Volunteers is our... Because you go out on the bus, you're an escort. And then funding. The money just seems to fly out the door. So to raise the money, we do a once a month charity shop. Everything's hung, everything's beautiful.

It's thriving as far as we've got members and we've got some really lovely volunteers. We always need more. Volunteers is our... Because you go out on the bus, you're an escort. And then funding. The money just seems to fly out the door. So to raise the money, we do a once a month charity shop. Everything's hung, everything's beautiful.

The donations that we get, you know, with labels on brand new things. So the last one that we've just had, we managed to make quite a lot of money.

The donations that we get, you know, with labels on brand new things. So the last one that we've just had, we managed to make quite a lot of money.