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What is the Slinky? How much does it cost? Slinky is an accessible bus service funded Please phone the booking office to check Mendip Slinky by Council for people the cost for your journey. English National unable to access conventional transport. Concessionary Travel Scheme passes can be Your local transport service used on Slinky services. You will need to show This service can be used for a variety of your pass every time you travel. If you have reasons such as getting to local health a companion element on your bus pass your appointments or exercise classes, visiting companion can also travel with you for free. friends and relatives, going shopping or for Somerset Student County Tickets are also social reasons. You can also use the Slinky valid on Slinky services. as a link to other forms of public transport. ’s Slinky Service is Who can use the Slinky? operated by: You will be eligible to use the Slinky bus Mendip Community Transport, MCT House, if you: Unit 10a, Quarry Way Business Park, • Do not have your own transport Waterlip, , Somerset BA4 4RN • Do not have access to a public bus service [email protected] • Or have a disability which means you www.mendipcommunitytransport.co.uk cannot access a public bus Parents with young children, teenagers, Services available: students, the elderly, the retired and people Monday to Friday excluding Public Holidays with disabilities could all be eligible to use Booking number: the Slinky bus service. 01749 880482 How does it work? Booking lines are open: If you are eligible to use the service you will Monday to Friday 9.30am to 4pm first need to register to become a member of the scheme. You must complete a registration For more information on Community form and return it to the booking office Transport in your area, before using the service for the first time. please phone Somerset Direct on 0300 123 2224 Once registered you can then book a journey or visit our website at by contacting your booking office at least www.movingsomersetforward.co.uk 24 hours before you want to travel. Trips WWW.SOMERSET.GOV.UK can be booked up to two weeks in advance.

www.movingsomersetforward.co.uk Areas served each day of the week as follows: West Bus East Bus Bleadney East Horrington Westbury Sub Babington Newbury Mendip Monday Coxley West Horrington Chantry Leigh On Mendip Coxley Wick Green Ore Coleford Little Green Draycott Henton Little Keyford Vobster Dulcote Yarley Elliot’s Green Lower Whatley Easton Gare Hill Mells Destination Coxley Dulcote Cranmore East Cranmore Nunney Tuesday Coxley Wick Walton Dean East End Little Keyford Trudoxhill Downhead Lower Whatley Destination , Street, Wells Frome, Shepton Mallet Ham Street Dean Milton Lydford On Fosse Batcombe Doulting Nettlebridge Butleigh Wootton West Lydford East End Oakhill East Compton Parbrook Charlton Prestleigh Wednesday East Lydford Chesterblade Gurney Slade Walton Highbury Stoney Stratton Clapton Holcombe Coleford Stratton On The Fosse Cranmore Leigh On Mendip Westcombe Destination Glastonbury, Street Shepton Mallet Coxley East Horrington Walton Hardington Philip Thursday Coxley Wick Godney West Horrington Berkley Hemington Oldford Dulcote Laverton Rode Lullington Rudge Faulkland Norton St Standerwick Destination Glastonbury, Street, Wells Frome Alhampton East Pennard Street On The Fosse Binegar Dulcote Pilton Butleigh Wootton Evercreech West Bradley Chilcompton East Horrington Shepton Mallet Friday Hornblotton Green West Compton Coxley Emborough West Compton Darshill North Wootton West Pennard Coxley Wick Gurney Slade West Horrington Dinder Parbrook Wraxall Croscombe North Town Pilton Darshill North Wootton East Compton Pylle Dinder Please phone the booking Destination Glastonbury, Street, Shepton Mallet Wells office if you live within the Mendip area but your village is not in the list.