An errand is small on paper. In practice it can eat half a morning by the time you have parked in town, queued at the pharmacy, walked to the post office, found what you needed at the shop, and driven home. Martin runs errands in and around Cirencester for people who would rather have those hours back, and for adult children who live elsewhere and want their mum or dad looked after.

What counts as an errand

Collecting a prescription from Boots, Lloyds or a village pharmacy. Shopping at Waitrose, Tesco or the market. A visit to the post office with a parcel. Dropping forms at the council offices or a solicitor. Taking clothes to the dry cleaner and collecting them a few days later. A bank visit. Library books returned and renewed. A trip to the recycling centre with garden waste or old paperwork. Picking up an order from a shop that does not deliver.

Who books errand visits

Older residents of Cirencester who have stopped driving and whose families are not nearby. People recovering from an operation or a broken bone. Parents with a newborn who cannot face the car park. And increasingly, adult children booking from London, Bristol or further afield on behalf of a parent they worry about.

Booking on behalf of a parent

If you live away and your mum or dad lives in Cirencester, you can book the visit yourself, pay for it yourself, and give Martin the list by phone or email. Martin will call or message you after the visit to say what was collected, what was not in stock, and whether anything else on the list needs ordering for next time.

What a visit looks like

Martin arrives at the agreed time with the list in hand. He calls ahead to the pharmacy to check the prescription is ready. He drives to each stop, keeps receipts for everything, and brings it all back to the house. If the list is short, he will use the rest of the hour for a job in the house. Nothing is wasted.

Pricing

£55 for the first hour. £35 for each hour after that. An errand run of two or three stops around town usually fits inside the first hour. A longer run out to Tesco Extra, the tip and the garden centre is more like two hours. Receipts are provided for everything Martin buys on your behalf.

How to book

Call 07786 652 167. Email and the contact form work well for regular weekly errand visits. Family members are welcome to book and pay.

Errand Running Service in Cirencester