GUIDE Dogs for the Blind Association UK is looking for volunteers in the Crediton, Winkleigh and Chulmleigh areas to join a new fundraising group which has just been set up.

There are various roles waiting to be filled, such as volunteering for street collections and treasurer to the local fundraising co-ordinator.

If you would be willing to help fundraise for Guide Dogs locally, or become the group treasurer, please get in touch with Vicky Heil, Fundraising Co-Ordinator for the Crediton and District Guide Dogs for the Blind Association UK Group, on 01769 550716 or email: [email protected] .

The charity was founded in 1934.

It provides help to thousands of blind and partially-sighted people across the UK through the provision of guide dogs, mobility and other rehabilitation services.

It also campaign for the rights of those with visual impairments and invests in eye disease research.

Guide Dogs’ head office is based near Reading in Berkshire.

It has four Guide Dog Training Schools in Redbridge, Leamington, Atherton and Forfar, as well as a National Breeding Centre near Leamington, plus 20 Mobility Teams and many fundraising branches across the country.

If you want to register as a volunteer, please get in touch with Amanda Bealing at the South West Office on 01189 838722, or email: [email protected] or via the website: www.guidedogs.org.uk .

Alan Quick