Stories

Timebanking is about reducing isolation, bringing people together, sharing skills, improving wellbeing and increasing confidence. Timebank South West strives to achieve as many of these goals [...]

Organisational Timebank member St Aidan’s Church contacted us to see if they could use their saved timebank hours to help a neighbour tidy up their garden. We of course said yes! Active [...]

Our Efford Timebank group have been getting their bake on in the kitchen at the local Youth Centre. Member Mike had a great suggestion of making some heart shaped biscuits for Valentines Day. The [...]

Stonehouse Timebank have been been getting stuck in to personal projects, helping others and doing their bit for the tree’s in their city of Plymouth. Timebank member Rachel has been putting the [...]

Barne Barton & St Budeaux Timebank met in Barnardo’s Plymouth Barn, Kit Hill Crescent, Barne Barton, PL5 1EJ and had great fun making heart-shaped bookmarks, flowers and cards. Just an [...]

Devonport members Rowena and Sue were really eager to have a go at making Macrame feathers as a group activity.  These feathers are a really quick and easy make and a great way of using up cut [...]

Devonport Timebank members have been looking forward to their Christmas party and wanted to make decorations to adorn the room for their special day. Members upcycled fir cones with glitter, [...]

Our Outreach Worker Zoe recently spent time with two of our newest Timebank members in Stonehouse helping to facilitate an exchange. After joining Timebank, Margaret filled in one our exchange [...]

Whitleigh Timebankers started our pumpkin session with a cuppa, toast and crumpets while we waited for others to arrive.  Then the timebank members got stuck into carving their pumpkins.  Kevin, [...]

Just before the start of the summer holiday’s Theatre Royal Plymouth came to one of our socials in Ernesettle where Timebankers met Sara, Ryan, Bee, Sam, Mitch, Becky and Caitlin. Some weeks Bee [...]