This volunteer week, we’re celebrating those who give their time to support our Veterans and help bring a bit of fun and banter to our homes. 

Read Joy’s story below, and if you fancy getting involved yourself – visit https://www.erskine.org.uk/give-support/volunteer-with-us/

My name is Joy, and I am a volunteer helping to escort the residents from McKellar house to Linda the hairdresser who works on the ground floor of The Erskine home in Bishopton. 

I signed up to volunteer before the beginning of the pandemic, it was February 2021 before I could start. I trained as a nurse in the Royal Navy and before retirement worked on an elderly assessment and rehabilitation ward at the Vale of Leven Hospital in Alexandria. 

To donate directly to Erskine, please visit Erskine.org.uk/donate or search Erskine Veterans.

To find out more about Erskine’s work please visit our website at www.erskine.org.uk, follow on twitter @Erskine Charity via Facebook www.facebook.com/ErskineVeteransCharity or listen to Erskine Veterans Radio at Erskine.org.uk/radio or Paisley 107.5 FM