Our Services:
ADMINISTRATION
- English Language Support
- Form Filling and Letters
COMMUNITY PROJECTS
- Bellfield volunteer
- Community Fridge volunteer
- Community Gardening
- Community Volunteer
- Conservation
- Litter/Clean Up
DIY
- Interior Decorating
- Minor DIY
- Repair / maintenance
GARDENING
- Garden Design/Advice
- Heavy work (digging, slabs etc.)
- Light weeding, pruning etc.
GOODS EXCHANGE
- Commissioned Works
- Equipment Loan
- Misc Item(s) Exchange
- Produce Exchange
- Space Rental
HELP AT HOME
- Car cleaning
- Cooking / Baking
- Houseplant Care
- Housework
- Moving / Lifting
- Sewing / Knitting / Mending
HOME TECHNOLOGY
- Electronics - set up TV etc
- Computer hardware
- Computer software
PET CARE
- Dog Walking
- Pet Sitting
SOCIAL
- Accompanying People to Appointments
- Buddying - Active (walking, cycling etc.)
- Buddying - Chat
- Buddying - Entertainment (cinema, Fringe etc.)
- Community Singing
- Doing Errands
- Games (mah-jong, bridge etc.)
- Listening and Visiting
- Random Act of Kindness
- Reading Aloud
- Shopping
- Transport
TEACHING/LEARNING
- Coaching (life, career, sport etc.)
- Computer/IT lesson
- Food / cooking
- Foreign Languages
- Handcrafts (crochet/ jewelry making etc.)
- Music (guitar, piano, singing etc.)
- Photography
- Professional Services
WELLBEING
- Complementary Therapies
- Cosmetic Treatments
Existing Member?
We have now moved from hOurworld (TNTv1) to Time and Talents version 2 (TNTv2).
See these hints and tips covering some of the new features such as In-App messaging, listing your Talents and Interests, web-push and Notification Settings, enabling you to fine tune HOW you receive notifications, AS WELL AS which types you want to be notified about! Follow the link to read more and let us know if you think we need to include more tips and hints to help other members.
Want to become a member?
We welcome new members. All we ask is two personal references, that you live in or somewhere around Portobello and that you are 16 or over. We have a social side, with events and community projects to give members the opportunity to meet and get to know each other. For more information, including how to join, see www.portobellotimebank.co.uk We are also on Facebook and Instagram
FEEDBACK
Tell us how your last exchange went using admin@portobellotimebank.co.uk. It will be anonymous."The session with Lorna was very helpful and will be of long-term benefit to me. She explained the exercises really well and ensured I noted the details for future reference."
"Without Graham's help my unit would still be sitting in the box! He put it together with no input from me! Really appreciate his expertise."
"I would recommend Joan to anybody who likes foot massages. She was polite, courteous and professional."
"Manpreet has provided brains and muscle building a raised bed with me. We got the job done, and also had some fun while doing it. It took two hours to complete a job that could have taken me a week. Thank you, Manpreet!"
"Graham was fantastic and helped me do exactly what I wanted to do on social media. Thanks Graham. "
"Great to have Sarah do so well sewing which I simply cannot do at all adequately"
"Many thanks to Chris who did a great job pruning my challenging hedge"
Of Burn Clean-ups: "I know it is dirty, smelly work but I can't say enough about how much I love these events, especially the people, all united in trying to make our public spaces better."
"Frank repaired two items of furniture for me. An expert with a smile! Very happy with the result. "
"I had such a nice time meeting Frank. He is so engaged, friendly, talented in so many ways and has interesting stories to tell, too! He taught me drilling my precious beach finds and we had a lovely chat. All around a perfect first Timebank experience: Not just the passing on of a skill but also the social aspect of it. Looking forward to more timebanking experiences like this and giving back to the community!"
"Thanks so much for arranging for Joan to text me. Massive kudos to timebank for short notice request and the perfect candidate."
"Maidenhair fern gone from my flowerbed, now the fun bit to plant something new. Thanks Liz"
"Now I have two pcs connected to the internet and a lot of questions answered! Thank you Dick"
"Very pleased to have someone to help with watering etc while we were away."