What is the Slinky? How much does it cost? Slinky is an accessible bus service funded Please phone the booking office to check slinky by County 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, Shepton Mallet, 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 880948 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: North Bus South Bus Cheddar Rooksbridge Four Forks Tarnock Adscombe Enmore Lexworthy Monday Weare Compton Highbridge Charlinch North Bishop Edithmead Huntstile Petherton Cross Lower Weare Lower Aisholt Broomfield

Destination Burnham on Sea, Weston-Super-Mare Other community transport East Brent Brent Knoll Stockland Cannington services in the area: Berrow Edithmead Nether Bristol Tuesday Edingworth Highbridge Stowey Sedgemoor Community Transport Tel: 01278 434881 Destination Burnham on Sea, Weston-Super-Mare Bridgwater MCT Hospital Car Transport Berrow Highbridge Tel: 01749 880613 Wednesday East Brent Edithmead West Bridgwater Area Brent Knoll Huntspill Shipham Community Car Scheme Tel: 01934 842717 or 01934 844176 Destination Burnham on Sea, Bridgwater Bridgwater, Burnham on Sea Theale Westham East Cossington Village Wheels Bason Huntspill Shapwick Chilton Tel: 01278 683938 Cocklake Bridge Alston Polden Horsey Thursday Clewer Stone Sutton Edington Woolavington Pawlett Mark Allerton Highbridge Booking number: Blackford Chapel Allerton 01749 880948 Destination Burnham on Sea, Weston-Super-Mare Bridgwater, Burnham on Sea Booking lines are open: Pedwell Moorland Monday to Friday 9am to 5pm Huntworth Horsey Friday Same as Monday North Sutton Mallet Petherton Stawell Hedging Please phone the booking North Newton office if you live within the Sedgemoor area but your Destination Burnham on Sea, Weston-Super-Mare Bridgwater village is not in the list.