A bit about our handy little guide...

You need to get from A to B, but where do you start?

It can be so hard trying to find out what public or community transport is out there, so we thought we would put as much as we could find into this guide.

This is not to say it is completely comprehensive or that we have managed to capture everything, but we have done our very best!

We are not endorsing any company or their services, just letting you know they exist.

Hopefully having the telephone and website info all in one place will make it a lot easier to find what you are looking for.

Social Car schemes only operate because volunteers donate their time to the local community. If you are interested in getting involved, phone your local scheme listed inside this guide.

This leaflet is supported by: Harborough Harborough Locality Integrated Leadership Team and VASL District

Call - 01858 433232 Transport Guide Visit - www.vasl.org.uk How to get from A to B look inside...

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Registered Office Torch House (as above) Registered Company: No. 7517828 Registered Charity: No.1141274 Public Demand Responsive TASL Community Buses Private Transport (Thames Ambulance Service Limited) General Information Wheelchair accessible minibuses, Taxis Run by County Council, TASL is a service providing Non- volunteer drivers provided Operators which include wheelchair Choose How You Move these are pre-booked taxi or minibus Emergency Patient Transport (NEPT) (charges apply). in the /Leicestershire area for accessible vehicles Leicestershire County Council services that only run when they’re people who have a severe medical Harborough Community Bus comprehensive guide to public needed, taking passengers from Murphys Taxis need that prevents them from using transport in Leicester and more rural locations to nearby towns A small charity local to Market any sort of public or private transport. murphystaxis.co.uk Leicestershire. Includes bus guides or villages with various facilities. They Harborough which runs accessible and maps, LCC Demand Responsive need to be booked in advance, and leicestershospitals.nhs.uk/ minibuses for community groups and Transport, Hospital Hopper passengers will be charged a similar patients/patient-and-visitor- certain individuals. Call 01858 410210 fare to a scheduled bus service. information, links to rail operators, services/patient-transport- harboroughcommunity concessionary travel information, and A list of these services and instructions travel bus.co.uk for booking are available from: Call 01455 55 9000 walking and cycling maps, guides Call 0345 241 3012 Call 0300 365 3210 and groups. Also features a journey Choose How You Move ...... Lutterworth Community Bus Kwik Cabs planner option. choosehowyoumove.co.uk kwikcabs.co.uk choosehowyoumove.co.uk Call 0116 305 0002 Voluntary / Charity Shopping and social trips, and Call 01858 468777 Call 0116 305 0002 ...... available for use by local groups Social Car Schemes and charities. Details of other taxi firms can be Traveline obtained from yell.com Train Operators Harborough District East luttct.com ...... Public transport information including National Rail Volunteer driver schemes to help those Call 01455 555571 bus, train and coach. Features who have difficulty accessing public timetables and a journey planner. nationalrail.co.uk Walking & Cycling Call 03457 48 49 50 transport (charges apply). Community Bus Routes, maps and groups. traveline.info East Trains VASL Car Scheme Shopping and social trips, and LCC Choose How You Move Call 0871 200 22 33 vasl.org.uk ...... eastmidlandstrains.co.uk available for use by local groups choosehowyoumove.co.uk Call 03457 125 678 Call 01858 468499 and charities. Call 0116 305 0002 Bus Operators ...... Houghton Helpline broughton-astley.gov.uk (Houghton residents only) Harborough District Council Arriva (Sapphire) UHL Hospital Hopper Call 01455 282966 harborough.gov.uk arrivabus.co.uk Call 0116 241 7617 ...... Call 01858 828282 Call 0344 800 4411 This is a shuttle bus service which links Glenfield Hospital, Leicester Good Neighbour Shopmobility For more groups: Centrebus Royal Infirmary and Leicester General Scheme (Billesdon area only) Services include wheelchair and Libraries centrebus.info Hospital. Stops include Leicester Call 07548 621777 leicestershire.gov.uk/leisure- Call 0844 351 1120 Railway Station. mobility scooter rental. Harborough District West and-community/libraries Hinckleybus leicestershospitals.nhs.uk/ harboroughshopmobility.org patients/getting-to-hospital/ Volunteer drivers use their own vehicle Call 0116 305 2343 County Hall Switchboard arrivabus.co.uk/hinckleybus 0116 232 3232 Call 0344 800 4411 bus-travel/hospital-hopper- to take clients on; medical/hospital ...... bus appointments, shopping trips, social Market Harborough Library Stagecoach Call 0871 200 22 33 visits etc (charges apply) 0116 305 3627 stagecoachbus.com Lutterworth Social Car Scheme Call 01604 67 60 60 U3A u3a.org.uk luttct.com National Office 020 8466 6139 Call 01455 555571