Marnhull Village Care (MVC) offer a door-to-door car service provided by volunteer drivers. The service is for people in the parish who cannot arrange their own transport for essential trips; typically for hospital, doctor’s or dental appointments. Passengers cover our drivers costs direct, at a rate based on mileage and approved by HMRC. The rate we charge is for a return trip; ie, transport to the appointment and back home again. There is no charge made for waiting time. Example total mileage charges are: Sturminster£4 Stalbridge£4 Gillingham £7 Shaftesbury£7.50 Blandford£13 Yeovil £15 Tisbury £15 Dorchester£20 Poole £25 Salisbury £30 Bournemouth£35 Taunton £40 If you would like to join us as a volunteer driver, or have questions about doing so, please call the dedicated Marnhull Village Care number: 07777 559076. If your call goes to answerphone leave a message and we will call you back. And - on behalf of the village - thank you!

Volunteers who welcome newcomers to the village and provide a network of contacts throughout Marnhull. If you have not met your Road Contact yet, contact the MVC number for details. Can YOU help - roads without Road contacts:- Ashley Farm Lane, Burges Close, Burton Street- Ham Lane to Love Lane /Old Exchange, Burton Street – Mill Lane To Blackmore Vale Inn, Carraway Lane, Corner Close, Cox Hill, Lovells Court, Mowes Lane, Musbury Close, Musbury Lane, Salisbury Street and Woodlands Mead. The primary role of a Road Contact is to welcome newcomers into the street where they live. This might be the first person to speak to them once they have surfaced above packing cases! The Road Contact not only gives the newcomer a warm feeling of being welcomed into the village, but also provide a point of contact if they should need information or support on local services.

Many things that affect our health cannot be treated by doctors or medicine alone, like loneliness, isolation or stress due to problems with debt or housing. Social prescribing connects people to non-medical support to address these issues and other unmet needs. Click on the Signposting List button above for a list of organisations offering help and advice.