Hands Together Ludlow supported and worked with 602 local people during 2024, well over half of them (373) were new to HTL. They had 7,459 attendances across 2,254 sessions between them. On top of this, around 200 people visit the Community Fridge each month. Our volunteers gave over 11,186 hours of time in the year which has a social value worth nearly £180,000.
Follow this link to read our Annual Report for 2024
In 2024 we worked hard to understand the spread of engagement across town and to see if there were any areas of town we were not reaching. The maps of this reach is available to view below:
Beneficaries by postcode 2024 (this map doesn't include those who live further out of town).
Volunteers by postcode 2024 (this map doesn't include those who live further out of town).
One of the best things available to us is to ask those who benefit. Here are some of their words:
‘Coming here set me on track. It's nice to listen to conversation and engage with other people - not passive like just sitting at home and watching the telly. Helps me consider others and keeps me stimulated and interested in the world.’
‘My husband has dementia, so I am his carer. For me, this gives my week focus and a safe and welcoming place I can take him where everyone is understanding. In many ways it keeps me sane in a way, gives me people to have a conversation with.’
‘[HTL] are very good, they make people feel wanted. I don’t always feel wanted, I've never got married or anything so this is like a community to me.’
‘Traditional organisations (like the Red Cross) no longer have a visible presence or any local presence at all. HTL is a focus for people to help in the community and get involved and it fills a real need.’
‘It’s the only thing I've got to look forward to.’
‘I believe that they are doing a really worthwhile job and meeting a wide variety of needs in Ludlow.’