A busy Saturday morning; I held
my usual drop in surgery then called in at the Christmas Fayre held at Forthill
Sheltered Complex. I always enjoy attending this event; there is plenty of home
baking to sample and it’s a great opportunity to catch up with friends. Later I
attended the launch of Broughty Ferry’s time bank ‘Ferry Time’ at Broughty Ferry
New Kirk.
Time banking is a simple but brilliant
concept. It is a tool to create
community connections based on the principle that everyone has something to
offer no matter who they are or what age they are. There are around 300 time banks active in the UK.
When members sign up they list what they can offer such as DIY, cooking, gardening,
computing, listening etc. For every hour that someone gives of their time they
receive an hour credit to “spend” when they need a service in return. A broker matches members up and enables
‘exchanges’.
At the launch Charlie Webster gave
a really interesting talk about the fishing community in Broughty Ferry and the
community spirit that existed, despite the hard lives many had to endure.
If you would like to join Ferry
Time or would like more information about it then contact the local time bank
broker, Jimmy Mooney, either by telephone 01382 305738 or email
There is also a Facebook page
https://www.facebook.com/FerryTimeBroughtyFerryDundeeTimebank
