1Hello, Jane Fairbanks speaking.
2Oh, good morning.
3My name's Frank Pritchard.
4I've just retired and moved to Southoe.
5I'd like to become a volunteer,
6and I gather you co-ordinate voluntary work in the village.
7That's right.
8What sort of thing could I do?
9Well, we need help with the village library.
10We borrow books from the town library,
11and individuals also donate them.
12So, one thing you could do is get involved in collecting them,
13if you've got a car, that is.
14Yes, that's no problem.
15The times are pretty flexible so we can arrange it to suit you.
16Oh, another thing is the records that we keep of the books we're given,
17and those we borrow and need to return to the town library.
18It would be very useful to have another person to help keep them up to date.
19Right.
20I'm used to working on a computer.
21I presume they're computerised?
22Oh yes.
23Is the library purpose-built?
24I haven't noticed it when I've walked round the village.
25No, we simply have the use of a room in the village hall,
26the West Room.
27It's on the left as you go in.
28I must go and have a look inside the hall.
29Yes, it's a nice building.
30Do you run a lunch club in the village for elderly people?
31I know a lot of places do.
32Yes, we have a very successful club.
33I could help with transport, if that's of any use.
34Oh definitely!
35People come to the club from neighbouring villages,
36and we're always in need of more drivers.
37And does the club have groups that focus on a particular hobby, too?
38I could get involved in one or two,
39particularly if there are any art groups.
40Excellent.
41I'll find out where we need help and get back to you.
42Fine.
43What about help for individual residents.
44Do you arrange that at all?
45Yes, we do it as a one-off.
46In fact, there's Mrs Carroll.
47She needs a lift to the hospital next week,
48and we're struggling to find someone.
49When's her appointment?
50On Tuesday. It would take the whole morning.
51I could do that.
52Oh, that would be great. Thank you.
53And also, next week,
54we're arranging to have some work done to Mr Selsbury's house before he moves,
55as he isn't healthy enough to do it himself.
56We've got some people to decorate his kitchen,
57but if you could do some weeding in his garden,
58that would be wonderful.
59OK. I'd enjoy that.
60And presumably the day and time are flexible.
61Oh yes. Just say when would suit you best, and we'll let Mr Selsbury know.
62Good.
63The volunteers group also organises monthly social events,
64which is a great way to meet other people, of course.
65So next month, on the 19th of October,
66we're holding a quiz,
67a couple of residents are great at planning unusual ones,
68and we always fill the village hall.
69That sounds like fun.
70Can I do anything to help?
71Well, because of the number of people,
72we need plenty of refreshments for halfway through.
73So, if you could provide any, we'd be grateful.
74I'm sure I could.
75I'll think about what to make, and let you know.
76Thank you.
77Then on November the 18th,
78we're holding a dance, also in the village hall.
79We've booked a band that specialises in music of the 1930s,
80they've been before, and we've had a lot of requests to bring them back.
81I'm not really a dancer, but I'd like to do something to help.
82Well, we sell tickets in advance,
83and having an extra person to check them at the door, as people arrive, would be good,
84it can be quite a bottleneck if everyone arrives at once!
85OK, I'm happy with that.
86Oh, we're also arranging a New Year's Eve party.
87We're expecting that to be a really big event,
88so instead of the village hall, it'll be held in the Mountfort Hotel.
89The...?
90Mountfort.
91Mountfort Hotel.
92It isn't in Southoe itself, but it's only a couple of miles away.
93The hotel will be providing dinner and we've booked a band.
94The one thing we haven't got yet is a poster.
95That isn't something you could do, by any chance, is it?
96Well actually, yes.
97Before I retired I was a graphic designer, so that's right up my street.
98Oh perfect!
99I'll give you the details,
100and then perhaps you could send me a draft...
101Of course.