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1 Page Page Abington Pigotts 4, 8 Hatley 7 Arrington 4 Hauxton 3, 4 Babraham 3, 12 Hildersham 3 Balsham 3, 5 Hinxton 4 Bar Hill 3, 5 Histon 3 8 12 Barrington 3, 4, 5 Horningsea 11,12 Bartlow 3 Horseheath 3 Barton 3, 5 Ickleton 4, 8 Bassingbourn Kneesworth 4, 5 Impington 3, 12 Bourn 3 Kingston 3 Boxworth 3, 4 Knapwell 3, 6 Caldecote 3, 6 Landbeach 3, 9 Cambourne 6, 14 Linton 3 The Camps 3 Litlington 4, 8 Caxton 3, 4, 6 Lolworth 3, 5 Childerley 3 Longstanton 4, 9 Comberton 3, 6 Longstowe 4 Conington 3, 4 Madingley 3 Coton 3, 6 Melbourn 4 Cottenham 3, 6 Meldreth 4 Croxton 4 Milton 3, 9 Croydon 4 Newton 3, 4 Northstowe 9 Dry Drayton 3, 6 Oakington&Westwick 3,6,12 Duxford 3, 4 Orwell & Wimpole 3, 4, 8 Elsworth 3, 4, 6 Over 3, 9 Eltisley 4 Pampisford 3, 4 Fen Ditton 3, 12 Papworth Everard 3, 6 Fen Drayton 3, 4 Rampton 3, 9 Fowlmere 3, 4 Sawston 3, 12 Foxton 4, 7 Shepreth 4 Fulbourn 3, 7, 12 Shingay cum Wendy 4, 7 Gamlingay 4, 7 Stapleford 3, 9 Girton 3, 8, 12 Steeple Morden 4, 9 Grantchester 3, 7, 12 Stow cum Quy 3 Graveley 4 Swavesey 3, 9 Great & Lt Abington 3 Tadlow 4, 7 Great & Lt Chishill 4 Tetworth 4 Great & Lt Eversden 3, 7 Teversham 3,7,12 Great & Lt Shelford 3, 9 Thriplow 4 Gt & Lt Wilbraham 3, 7 Toft 3, 9 Guilden Morden 4, 7 Waterbeach 3, 9 Hardwick 3, 6 West Wickham 3 Harlton 3, 8 Whaddon 4 Harston 3, 8 Whittlesford 3, 4 Haslingfield 3, 8 Willingham 3, 9
2 Dial-a-Ride Schemes
Cambridge and South Cambs Scheme Name: Cambridge Dial-a-Ride Contact Name: Johan Williams Unit B, Rene Court 1 Coldham’s Road Cambridge CB1 3EW Contact Number: 01223 506335 Website: www.cambridgedialaride.org.uk
Offers daily service for City residents, and weekly, fortnightly or monthly service into the City Centre (or destinations on route) from South Cambs parishes (plus certain neighbouring East Cambs parishes). Also offers trips to certain supermarkets on designated days of the week.
South East Cambridgeshire Scheme Name: 3CT c/o The Voluntary Network Contact Name: Council Offices, Lower Downs Slade Haverhill, Suffolk CB9 9HB Contact Number: 01440 712028
A community transport scheme covering villages in South East Cambridgeshire, Suffolk and Essex, which look to Haverhill as their centre. The brokerage scheme can offer a dial-a-ride service to Haverhill using fully accessible vehicles, with escorts if required, a 16 seater community minibus for hire to local groups, and a community car scheme. 3CT also operates a Shopmobility (scooter hire) scheme in Haverhill – please call 01440 702847 or e-mail [email protected] for further details.
3 Volunteer Car Schemes
Royston and area (South Cambs parishes) Scheme Name: Royston & District Community Transport Contact Number: 01763 245228 (telephone, fax & SMS text number) E-mail: [email protected]
Offers a community car scheme for medical and social purposes to villages in South Cambridgeshire around Royston. Also offers wheelchair accessible transport using their MPV vehicle, plus a 9 and a 16 seater minibus for groups or clubs.
St Ives and area (South Cambs villages) Scheme Name: St Ives Volunteer Centre Contact Number: 01480 301462 (Mon-Thurs 12.30-3pm) E-mail: [email protected]
Offers transport to those in St Ives and area, including Conington and Fen Drayton. For social and medical purposes, including shopping, visiting friends, GP surgery appointments, opticians, dentists, and visiting friends and family in hospital.
St Neots and area (South Cambs villages) Scheme Name: St Neots Volunteer Centre Contact Number: 01480 476047 (Mon-Thurs 11am-1pm) E-mail: [email protected]
Offers transport to those in St Neots and area, including Croxton, Eltisley and Graveley. For social and medical purposes, including shopping, visiting friends, GP surgery appointments, opticians, dentists, and visiting friends and family in hospital.
4 Balsham Good Neighbours Scheme: 07508 430057
For residents of Balsham. Offers trips to Linton Health Centre, Dentist, Addenbrookes Hospital, and other local journeys. Also offers a daily prescription delivery and collection service between Balsham Post Office and Linton Health Centre.
Bar Hill Community Car Scheme: 07496 465330
Short-distance journeys for residents of Bar Hill and Lolworth, for social and medical purposes
Barrington Car Scheme: 07756 506090 Provides journeys for residents of Barrington to attend medical appointments, i.e. surgeries, hospitals, dentists, chiropody, as well as shopping or visiting friends or relatives, or any essential journey that could not be made by any other means
Barton Community Car Scheme: 01223 262005
Provides journeys for Barton residents for medical purposes only, mostly to Comberton Surgery or to Addenbrooke’s Hospital, as well as dentists, opticians and chiropodists appointments
Bassingbourn Heron Car Scheme: 01763 256871
For residents of Bassingbourn and Kneesworth; provides journeys for social and medical purposes, including trips to Bassingbourn Surgery, and occasionally to Lister and Addenbrooke’s hospitals. Part of Heron Self Help Scheme.
Bourn Community Car Scheme: 07948 112531
Short-distance journeys for residents of Bourn, for social and medical purposes
5 Caldecote & Hardwick Community Car Scheme: 01954 210638
Offers journeys for residents of Caldecote, Hardwick and Dry Drayton, to attend medical appointments, i.e. surgeries, hospitals, dentists, chiropodist, as well as shopping or visiting friends or relatives, or any essential journey that could not be made by any other means
Cambourne Community Car Scheme 07526 998465 E-mail: [email protected]
Provides journeys for residents of Great, Upper & Lower Cambourne, Caxton, Elsworth, Knapwell & Papworth, to attend medical appointments, i.e. surgeries, hospitals, dentists, chiropody, as well as shopping or visiting friends or relatives, or any essential journey that could not be made by any other means
Comberton Social Car Scheme: 01223 262246
Provides journeys for residents of Comberton for social and medical purposes
Cottenham Care Car Scheme: 01954 251929
Provides short-distance journeys for residents of Cottenham, Oakington and Westwick, for social and medical purposes. Will also cover Rampton if necessary.
Eversdens Car Scheme: 07866 609810
Provides journeys for residents of Great and Little Eversden to attend medical appointments, i.e. surgeries, hospitals, dentists, chiropodist, as well as shopping or visiting friends or relatives.
6 Foxton Social Car Scheme: 01223 572147 or 01223 574327
Mainly offers short-distance journeys to those in the Foxton area, for social and medical purposes, although can offer transport into Cambridge if unable to make journey by any other means
Fulbourn Community Car Scheme: 01223 756446
Provides journeys for residents of Fulbourn, Teversham, and Great & Little Wilbraham to attend medical appointments, i.e. surgeries, hospitals, dentists, chiropodist, as well as shopping or visiting friends or relatives.
Gamlingay & The Hatleys Car Care Scheme: 07519 493701
Offers transport for social purposes and medical appointments to the elderly, disabled and others without transport in Gamlingay, The Hatleys and surrounding area.
Granchester CAN: 07752 678252
Offers transport for residents of Grantchester, for social and medical purposes, plus “good neighbour scheme” assistance
Guilden Morden Heron Car Scheme: 01763 852125
Provides transport for social and medical purposes for residents of Guilden Morden. Can assist requests for transport from residents of Tadlow and Shingay-cum-Wendy when required. Part of Heron Self Help Scheme.
Harston Car Scheme: 01223 871657
Short-distance journeys for residents of Harston and surrounding area, for social and medical purposes
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Haslingfield Community Transport: 07800 883634
For residents of Haslingfield and Harlton requiring transport to Harston or Eversden GP surgeries and Addenbrookes Hospital
Histon Impington & Girton Car Scheme: 07982 108927
Short-distance journeys for residents of Histon, Impington & Girton and surrounding area, for social and medical purposes
Ickleton Medical Car Scheme: 01799 531779
Offers trips to Sawston Health Centre only, or dentists and opticians appointments in Saffron Walden.
Litlington Heron Car Scheme: 01763 852272
For residents of Litlington and Abington Piggotts, and Shingay- cum-Wendy when required. Provides transport for social and medical purposes, including trips to Lister and Addenbrooke’s hospitals. Part of Heron Self Help Scheme.
Orwell Heron Car Scheme: 01223 207307
For residents of Orwell and Wimpole, offering transport for social and medical needs and, in emergencies, assistance with shopping, dog walking, etc. Part of Heron Self Help Scheme.
OWLS Community Car Scheme: 07505 254363
For residents of Over, Willingham, Longstanton, Northstowe and Swavesey. Offers transport for social and medical purposes, including shopping, visiting friends, GP surgery appointments, opticians, dentists, and visiting friends and family in hospital.
8 Rampton Car Care Scheme: 01954 204481
Provides journeys for residents of Rampton to attend medical appointments, i.e. surgeries, hospitals, dentists, chiropodist, as well as shopping or visiting friends or relatives.
Shelford Support Group: 07804 041173
For residents of Great & Little Shelford and Stapleford for social and medical purposes, including trips to Addenbrooke’s Hospital
Steeple Morden Heron Car Scheme: 01763 852602
For residents of Steeple Morden, provides transport for social and medical purposes, including trips to Ashwell Surgery, and to Lister and Addenbrooke’s hospitals if required. Part of Heron Self Help Scheme.
Toft Car Scheme: 01223 262814
Provides journeys for residents of Toft to attend medical appointments, i.e. surgeries, hospitals, dentists, and chiropodists.
Trumpington FISH Scheme: 01223 515394
Provides transport for Trumpington residents for short-distance journeys for social and medical purposes.
Beaches Community Car Scheme: 07807 875878
For residents of Waterbeach, Landbeach, Horningsea, Milton and Chittering. Provides journeys for medical appointments, i.e. surgeries, hospitals, dentists, chiropodist, as well as shopping or visiting friends or relatives, hospital or hospice visits, hair dressers, or any essential journey that could not be made by any other means
9 Minibus Hire
11th/9th Cambridge (Newnham) Scout Minibuses
This Scout Group owns a 15 seat (including driver) fully wheelchair accessible minibus, and a 17 seat (including driver) minibus for use by community groups, clubs and non-profit organisations for social purposes. E-mail [email protected] or see www.newnhamscouts.org.uk/minibus for further details.
Histon & Impington Community Minibus: 01223 232514
This group operates a community minibus locally and is keen to promote its use. The minibus is available for group and private hire journeys. The minibus is fully wheelchair accessible.
Milton Scout Group Minibus: 01223 860160
This Group owns a 15 seat (including driver) minibus for use by community groups, clubs and non-profit organisations for social purposes. E-mail [email protected] or see www.50thcambridgescouts.org/minibus for further details.
Haverhill Community Transport Group c/o 3CT: 01440 712028
This group owns a minibus for use by community groups, clubs and non-profit organisations for social purposes. The vehicle seating can also be modified to carry up to 5 wheelchairs.
In addition, Cambridge Dial-a-Ride, 3CT and Royston & District Community Transport have wheelchair accessible minibuses up to 16 seats. Community groups and clubs, plus not-for-profit organisations, can hire these vehicles with a driver supplied. Please see the separate entries listed above for contact details.
10 Shopmobility Schemes
Cambridge City Scheme Name: Cambridge Shopmobility Contact Number: Grand Arcade 01223 457452 Grafton Centre 01223 461858
Haverhill The Voluntary Network operate a Shopmobility scooter hire scheme in Haverhill – please call 01440 702847 or e-mail [email protected] for further details.
Taxicard Schemes
These schemes offer a subsidy for taxi travel made by members of their schemes. Please contact the scheme in your area for more information on membership criteria and how these schemes work.
Cambridge City Scheme Name: Cambridge City Council Taxicard Scheme The Guildhall Cambridge CB2 3QJ Contact Number: 01223 457316 E-mail: [email protected]
For residents of Cambridge City, for those on low incomes who cannot access or use conventional means of transport.
11 South Cambs parishes For those aged 65 and over only in the parishes named below, who have difficulty using conventional transport and do not have access to their own means of transport. Babraham Cambourne (Great, Lower & Upper) Fen Ditton Fulbourn Girton Grantchester Histon Horningsea Impington Oakington Papworth Everard Sawston Teversham
To apply, please request a copy of the application form, administered by the Community Transport Officer at Cambridgeshire & Peterborough Combined Authority as below.
Produced by: Cambridgeshire & Peterborough Combined Authority Public Transport Team PO Box 366 ELY CB7 9HX Contact Number: 07874 861259 E-mail: community.transport@cambridgeshirepeterborough- ca.gov.uk
Visit www.transport.cambridgeshirepeterborough-ca.gov.uk for up-to-date copies of this document and leaflets covering neighbouring districts. March 2021 12 List of Community Transport operators in South Cambs & Cambridge Page Cambridge Dial-a-Ride - City & South Cambs parishes 3 3CT (3 Counties Transport) – Haverhill & area 3 Royston & District Community Transport 4 St Ives Volunteer Centre - South Cambs parishes 4 St Neots Volunteer Centre - South Cambs parishes 4 Balsham Helping Hands 5 Bar Hill Community Car Scheme 5 Barrington Community Car Scheme 5 Barton Community Car Scheme 5 Bassingbourn Car Scheme 5 Bourn Community Car Scheme 5 Caldecote and Hardwick Community Car Scheme 6 Cambourne Community Car Scheme 6 Comberton Social Car Scheme 6 Coton Car Scheme 6 Cottenham Care Car Scheme 6 Eversdens Car Scheme 6 Foxton Social Car Scheme 7 Fulbourn Community Car Scheme 7 Gamlingay & The Hatleys Car Care Scheme 7 Guilden Morden Car Scheme 7 Harston Car Scheme 7 Haslingfield Community Transport 7 Histon & Impington Community Car Scheme 8 Ickleton Medical Car Scheme 8 Litlington Car Scheme 8 Orwell Car Scheme 8 OWLS Scheme - Over Willingham Longstanton Swavesey 8 Rampton Car Care Scheme 9 Shelford Support Group 9 Steeple Morden Car Scheme 9 Toft Car Scheme 9 Trumpington FISH Scheme 9 Beaches Community Car Scheme (Waterbeach & area) 9 Minibus Hire Histon & Impington Community Minibus 10 Milton Scout Group Minibus 10 Cambridge Dial-a-Ride 10 & 11 3CT (3 Counties Transport) 10 & 11 Shopmobility Schemes 11 Taxicard Schemes 11 & 12
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