Medical Community Transport Guide
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Find your local charitable organisation below To find your local charitable organisation, simply find your town/village in the list below, then match the background colour with one of two organisations at the bottom: Medical Community Achurch Great Addington Rushden Transport Guide Aldwincle Hargrave Slipton Armston Harringworth Southwick Apethorpe Hemington Stanwick Ashton Higham Ferrers Stoke Doyle Barnwell Irthlingborough Sudborough Benefield - Lower & Upper Islip Tansor Blatherwycke King’s Cliffe Thorpe Waterville Brigstock Laxton Thrapston Bulwick Lilford Thurning Caldecott Little Addington Titchmarsh Chelveston Lowick Twywell Clopton Luddington Wadenhoe Collyweston Lutton Wakerley Cotterstock Nassington Warmington Deene & Deenethorpe Newton Bromswold Wigsthorpe Denford Oundle Woodford Duddington Pilton Woodnewton Easton-on-the-Hill Polebrook Yarwell Fotheringhay Raunds Your guide to local Community Car Schemes Glapthorn Ringstead providing medical transport in the East Northamptonshire district, with useful information and contacts. 19 Church Street, Rushden, The Courthouse, Mill Road, Northants, NN10 9YU Oundle, PE8 4BW [email protected] [email protected] www.serve.org.uk www.volunteeractionoundle.org.uk 01933 315555 01832 275433 Rushden 01933 315555 Charity No: 1043321 Charity No: 1056760 Designed and printed by Oundle 01832 275433 Two community car schemes in East Northamptonshire are working Who uses the service? together to provide community transport. The two organisations are registered local Charities. It is available to everyone living in the East Northamptonshire Area. Children under 16 years old are welcome as long as an adult The voluntary car scheme is primarily for essential medical appointments, accompanies them doctor, dentist, optician, consultant and any other medical professional. You can also use the service to visit family and friends who are in hospital or in residential care. Who will drive you? The two organisations are Local volunteer drivers who are willing to use their own car and give up their free time to help the community Contact us to find out more information Contact your local organisation below to join the thousands of people in How do you use the Service? the community already using the service 1. Simply contact you local organisation as soon as you have an appointment. We would prefer 48 hours notice prior to your appointment. Rushden 01933 315555 2. We require the details of your journey – date and time of the appointment and if you have any other requirements such as wheelchair adapted vehicle Oundle 01832 275433 3. You will be told the cost of your journey 4. On the day of your appointment one of our volunteer drivers will pick Why not volunteer your services? you up at your home How would you like to help in the community? Volunteer driving is rewarding and very enjoyable and we need you! Who is Eligible for the service? A mileage allowance is also paid. Anyone who finds public transport unsuitable or unavailable, and cannot If you are interested, please ring your local scheme for an informal chat afford the alternative of taxis. The service is also available to disabled and more information. people with wheelchairs, zimmer frames or other walking aids.