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What is the Slinky? How much does it cost? Slinky is an accessible bus service funded Please phone the booking office to check West Slinky by 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. Somerset County Council’s Slinky Service is Who can use the Slinky? operated by: You will be eligible to use the Slinky bus Accessible Transport if you: Brunel Way, , Somerset, TA24 5BY • Do not have your own transport [email protected] www.atwest.org.uk • Do not have access to a public bus service • Or have a disability which means you cannot access a public bus Services available: Parents with young children, teenagers, Monday to Saturday students, the elderly, the retired and people excluding public holidays with disabilities could all be eligible to use Booking number: the Slinky bus service. 01643 707090 How does it work? Booking lines are open: If you are eligible to use the service you will Monday to Friday 9am 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:

Mon & Wed Mon & Thurs Tues, Wed & Fri Tues & Thurs Fri Sat 9.15am - 4.00pm 9.25am - 4.50pm 7.00am - 6.00pm 9.15am - 5.35pm 9.40am - 5.00pm 9.30am - 5.30pm

Kilve Minehead Area Wheddon Cross There will be one bus Luccomble Exford running and it can Burton Horner pick up and drop off Shurton Winsford anywhere in West Bossington Somerset, subject to availability of times.

Destinations

Quantock Medical Centre Minehead centre/Co-op Minehead Town Hospital Medical Centre Cannington Health Centre Minehead Minehead supermarkets Williton Surgery Dental Practice Angel Place Minehead Minehead Hospital District Council Offices Dulverton Town/Pharmacy Bridgwater New Hospital Minehead Hospital Doctors’ surgeries Williton Library Minehead Centre/Co-op Doctors’ surgeries Dental surgeries Minehead Morrisons Dental surgeries Adult Learning Centre Minehead Tesco Community Halls Minehead Hospital Churches Care Homes

Other community transport services in the area: Atwest shopper buses Tel: 01643 709701 KHARS Tel: 01278 741384 Booking number: West Somerset Car Scheme Tel: 01643 709701 Porlock Area Lift Service Tel: 01643 863150 01643 707090 Bicklifts Tel: 01984 656489 Stogumber Community Cars Tel: 01984 656145 Booking lines are open: Brompton Parish Lifts Tel: 01398 371245 Stogursey Parish Stagecoach Tel: 07908 239609 Monday to Friday 9am to 4pm Brushford Voluntary Lifts Tel: 01398 323776 Wheels Watchet and Williton Tel: 07891 821861 Crowcombe Cars Tel: 01984 618263 Wheels Tel: 01984 640983 Please phone the booking office if you Exmoor Community Bus Tel: 01398 323665 live within the West Somerset area but your village is not in the list.