A CHARITY is looking for volunteers to keep a repair scheme on the road.
Age Concern County Durham is developing a service for older people in the Sedgefield area that will help them stay in their own homes as long as possible.
The Handyvan Scheme will give elderly people a home risk assessment, carried out by trained volunteers, to identify work that might need doing in the home to reduce the risk of accidents.
The work will then be carried out by one of four handymen who are being employed to work for the scheme.
A spokesman for Age Concern said: "The service is free, however donations towards the cost of materials are gratefully received.
"We want to help elderly people remain independent for as long as possible.''
The charity has a number of opportunities available for volunteers including risk assessment roles.
For more information contact Kathleen Young of Louise Moss on (01388) 720064.
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