Some comments from members:
“More than a testimonial, this is a note to express my gratitude towards LETS organisation.
This is more or less when I decided to get rid of my old car that I joined LETS and it made it very easy. There were many trips to the tip, back and forth to the train station and especially people picking us up after some gigs for our daughter, when there are no buses any more. In our times of ecological threat it feels good to be able to contribute in the reduction of carbon emission, by taking the bus whenever possible and rely on LETS when it is not.
There were also precious help and advice about computer matters, garden, electricity…
At the time of leaving this region, again it is so useful to trade the furniture and things we can’t take with us and make it a fruitful income that will be precious for the help definitely needed for the final clearing and cleaning of the house and garden.
I really hope I will be able to find another group as dynamic wherever I go!”
“I think a lot of people feel they don’t have any skills or experience that would be useful or that they will be asked to do things all the time. Maybe it would be good to stress the way it actually works.
I think it is brilliant!”
“Having been a member for 3 or 4 years, I have found LETS immensely useful in so many ways: pictures mended and hung; small sewing jobs done; curtain rail and small cupboard put up, to mention just a few things.
Best of all, some of these kind people have become friends and I have been able to help them, too. When one moves to a new area, as I did to Ewelme in January 2010, it’s such a help to join a friendly organisation like LETS. One soon has a nucleus of acquaintances, and bumping into them around the local area induces a good feeling of belonging.”
“Join LETS. Go on, do it!
My decision to join LETS was based largely on having cupboards full of tools, a passion for fixing things and a little more spare time than had previously been the case—but I was also aware that there were new faces to meet and, on both counts, LETS has kept me pleasantly amused for several years.
Being in a minority within the group—by which I mean a chap—has its advantages but it would be a fine thing if more men joined the scheme. Nevertheless, LETS has been a most enjoyable way of keeping various skills current and has let me draw services that lady members invariably do better, such as curtaining, clothing repairs, ironing, advice and help with interior design and decorating; even assistance with keeping an unruly garden on the straight and narrow. I mustn’t forget a very welcome rescue mission when I had a plumbing emergency.
Social activities have (dare I say this?) exceeded expectations, although I must attribute this to one or two members who have a genius for this sort of thing: such is life. They know who they are but I’ll spare any blushes. This is an extra way to earn castles, two per person attending, as well as a way to build trust for giving you house keys to someone for a few days’ watering and puss care.