'It knocked us out of the park!' Volunteers get new car for the vulnerable thanks to huge donation
A community car scheme that transports vulnerable and elderly people to hospital appointments, activities and the shops has secured a new vehicle thanks to the local branch of the NFU.
The Market Drayton Community Car project has been run by community-minded trustees for more than 20 years.
The scheme sees volunteers drive people with limited mobility options around the county for a much reduced rate compared to taxis.
The group has around 300 regular users but only one vehicle and due to the amount of mileage their car has to undertake to ferry the people of Market Drayton around, it had become 'tired' and in need of replacement.
Now thanks to a sizeable £6,433 donation from the local branch of NFU Mutual, the volunteers have been able to buy a nearly-new Volkswagen Caddy Max, which is wheelchair accessible.
