West Som Slinky Leaflet

Service Available: Monday – Thursday 6am to 6pm Friday 6am to 10pm Saturday 9am to 10pm Excluding Public Holidays This service is provided by: West Somerset For Bookings call: 01643 707090 Booking lines open: Do you have a local Somerset County Council Mon – Fri 9am-4pm transport need? For further details contact: Transporting Somerset, C3, County Hall, Taunton, TA1 4DY. Tel: 0845 345 9155. [email protected] www.somerset.gov.uk/community transport Or call the Booking Line Tel: 01643 707090

To book call 01643 707090 This document is also available in Braille, large print, on tape and on disc. Operated by ATWEST. Acorn Park, Brunel Way, Minehead, TA24 5BY We are a local community transport provider and pride ourselves on our service. We also provide other transport services..

reprinted Oct 2009 What is the SLINKY? How much does the SLINKY cost? Areas covered by the West Somerset SLINKY is an accessible bus service funded through Fares start from under £3 for a single journey. SLINKY: Somerset County Council; it provides a service for English National Concessionary Travel Scheme Pass The service covers the whole of West Somerset people who do not have access to any other form holders can travel free of charge after 9am Monday and operates within this area. of transport. – Friday and all day on Saturdays. The County Ticket Minehead, Minehead without, Watchet, Williton, is also valid for travel at all times. Exmoor, Oare, Porlock, Exford, Withypool, How does it work? Winsford, Luccombe, Selworthy, Wootton Journeys need to be booked in advance, usually What can I use the SLINKY for? Courtney, Timberscombe, Cutcombe, Dulverton, with a minimum of 24 hours notice. You register to This service can be used for a variety of reasons Brushford, Exton, Dunster, Carhampton, use the service when you make your first booking, from accessing local health appointments, linking Withycombe, Luxborough, Treborough, Brompton just call the Booking Line, agree your pick-up and into public transport, getting to work, going shopping Regis, Upton, Skilgate, Huish Champflower, drop off points and times. If there is availability or for social reasons. The SLINKY also provides some Clatworthy, Brompton Ralph, Elworthy, Stogumber, you may be able to prebook certain regular trips in prebooked regular 'SLINKY Shopper' buses; please Nettlecombe, Sampford Brett, Monksilver, Old advance. For example employment and health care. call the booking line for more information. Cleeve, Holford, East Quantoxhead, West Passengers are asked to be flexible about journey Quantoxhead, Bicknoller, Kilve, Stringston, times. Stogursey, Crowcombe. To book call Who can use the SLINKY? Anyone who does not have access to their own vehicle or Public Transport, can use the service. 01643 707090 People who use the SLINKY range from parents and toddlers, students, teenagers and the retired.