Moorland Community Caring is a small, local charity, serving the communities of Ashburton, Bovey Tracey and Buckfastleigh. Since 2016, we have supported people in a variety of ways, including delivery of a NHS Well-being Programme, Dementia Wellbeing programme, Moor Social Events, Befriending and Digital Champions work.
Our aim is to help people to live independently – connecting them to their community, whether through our work or that of other other organisations. It may also include support from our wonderful volunteers, to gain confidence to lead independent and fulfilled lives. We achieve this through listening to you and your family and helping to create a support plan tailored to your needs.
Moorland Community Caring is part of the South Devon Well-being Partnership, delivering Well-being Programmes, individually tailored to a patient’s needs. Working in collaboration with GPs, District Nurses, Mental Health practitioners, Health & Social Care colleagues and Social Prescribers, we engage with patients for 12 – 20 weeks, helping to improve well-being. This may be addressing loneliness, bereavement, anxiety, diet, physical illness, budgeting and so much more.
A small, but dedicated team, together with volunteers, deliver services to the over 50s in the towns of Ashburton, Bovey Tracey and Buckfastleigh and surrounding areas. We work collaboratively, providing practical help, emotional support and advice and guidance, while all the time listening and making connections within the community’s health and social care professionals network.
Trustees
Moorland Community Caring has a team of 7 Trustees who are responsible for Governance, strategy and management of the Charity. All have an interest in the community and come from a variety of backgrounds. We hold 4 Trustee meetings a year with additional contact in between. Our Trustees have individual areas of interest and responsibility.
- Chair, Karen Turner
- Secretary, Joanna de Groot-Marzec
- Treasurer, Rev Kevin Hooke
The six main duties of our Trustees are to ensure that:
- The charity carries out its purpose for the benefit of the public
- Moorland Community Caring complies with our governing document and the law
- We are accountable
- Moorland Community Caring manages their financial resources responsibly
- We all conduct ourselves with reasonable care and skill
- Trustees act in the best interest of the Charity
Moorland Community Caring is actively seeking new Trustees. It’s great to bring new people on board who can contribute to the ideas and skills pot. If you would like to find out more about becoming a Trustee, please do take a look at the role description on our volunteering page and contact us.
