Ross-on-Wye Community Development Trust was registered by the Charity Commission in 2019 with the aim to promote volunteering for the benefit of the community in Ross and surrounding parishes.  During the pandemic we were the lead organisation for a range of activities delivered with other groups (such as Ross Lions and Rotary) to ensure that isolating households had access to grocery shopping, prescription delivery and phone befriending, as well as establishing a telephone helpline for referrals to other agencies as appropriate. Our Ross Good Neighbours scheme continues to thrive and we have completed over 1700 shopping deliveries, actioned over 1000 Helpline phone calls, facilitated dozens of Befriending connections , carried out over 500 DBS checks and currently deliver over 6500 copies of Ross Good Neighbours newsletter every quarter sharing the work of the many voluntary sector organisations in Ross.

In 2022/3 Ross-on-Wye Community Development Trust was the lead organisation in the £70k Covid recovery CLOVER project, working with 5 Herefordshire-wide agencies to deliver a range of cultural and physical activities in the Ross area.  Since then we have delivered many smaller projects in cooperation with voluntary and statutory partners, including the Warm Ross project to protect those at risk of fuel poverty during the cost of living crisis, repainting of a much-loved mural in the town centre, the Festival of Volunteering as part of the John Kyrle 300 celebrations and the newly formed Ross Nature Recovery Project

None of this would be possible without our army of over 150 volunteers and with a range of roles with great flexibility regarding levels of commitment there really is something for everyone. Do have a look at our website www.rosscdt.org.uk/volunteer, email us at info@rosscdt.org.uk or call or Helpline and leave a message on 01989313002. Likewise if you have a group or event which you like to promote please contact us as above.