{"id":53,"date":"2017-02-21T12:17:59","date_gmt":"2017-02-21T12:17:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.chewmagna.org.uk\/?page_id=53"},"modified":"2023-01-16T23:03:41","modified_gmt":"2023-01-16T23:03:41","slug":"community-transport","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.chewmagna.org.uk\/index.php\/community-transport\/","title":{"rendered":"Community Transport"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<h1 class=\"Normal P-3\"><span class=\"C-4\">Midsomer Norton &amp; Radstock Dial-<wbr \/>a-<wbr \/>Ride<br \/>\n<\/span><\/h1>\n<p class=\"Normal P-1\"><span class=\"C-3\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.chewmagna.org.uk\/wpimages\/wp0b80304f_05_06.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.chewmagna.org.uk\/wpimages\/wp1b520ab9_05_06.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><br \/>\nThe Hollies, High Street, Midsomer Norton, BA3 3PR<br \/>\nTelephone: 01761 417 504 Monday to Friday (Answer phone if busy)<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"Normal P-1\"><span class=\"C-3\">Operating Monday to Friday 8 am to 4 pm.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"Normal P-1\"><span class=\"C-3\">Service &#8211;<wbr \/> Covering the Chew Valley &amp; Cam Valley areas &#8211;<wbr \/> including Odd Down Park &amp; Ride, with special low floor easily accessible vehicles for disabled &amp; wheelchair\/scooter users.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p class=\"Normal\"><span class=\"C-5\">Parishes covered<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li class=\"Normal P-2\"><span class=\"C-3\">Bishop Sutton<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"Normal P-2\"><span class=\"C-3\">Cameley<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"Normal P-2\"><span class=\"C-3\">Chelwood<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"Normal P-2\"><span class=\"C-3\">Chew Magna<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"Normal P-2\"><span class=\"C-3\">Chew Stoke<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"Normal P-2\"><span class=\"C-3\">Clutton<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"Normal P-2\"><span class=\"C-3\">Compton Martin<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"Normal P-2\"><span class=\"C-3\">East Harptree<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"Normal P-2\"><span class=\"C-3\">Farmborough<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"Normal P-2\"><span class=\"C-3\">Hinton Blewett<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"Normal P-2\"><span class=\"C-3\">Marksbury<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"Normal P-2\"><span class=\"C-3\">Nempnett Thrubwell<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"Normal P-2\"><span class=\"C-3\">Norton Malreward<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"Normal P-2\"><span class=\"C-3\">Stanton Drew<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"Normal P-2\"><span class=\"C-3\">Stowey Sutton<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"Normal P-2\"><span class=\"C-3\">Ubley<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"Normal P-2\"><span class=\"C-3\">West Harptree<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h1 class=\"Normal\">Ring &amp; Ride Chew Valley<\/h1>\n<\/div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.chewmagna.org.uk\/wpimages\/wp524b4dc1_05_06.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"Normal\">Enquiries<\/p>\n<p class=\"Normal\"><span class=\"C-3\">To book a journey<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p class=\"Body\"><span class=\"C-3\">01761 418097<br \/>\n01761 417504<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<h1 class=\"Body\"><strong>Target 80 CT Network<\/strong><\/h1>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p class=\"Normal P-1\"><span class=\"C-3\">Denise Perrin on 01275 333700<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"Normal P-1\"><span class=\"C-3\">This is a new pilot scheme to help people who cannot use or do not have access to public transport to get about and help increase the numbers of passenger journeys on Community Transport services in the area.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"Normal P-1\"><span class=\"C-3\">It will also help get communities better connected for shopping, visiting banks and post offices, as well as recreational activities during the day and evening for those who do not have access to their own vehicle. Other benefits will be to create greater access to public transport routes serving nearby towns so that people can make journeys further afield.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<h1 class=\"Body\">Volunteer Car Scheme<\/h1>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p class=\"Normal P-1\"><span class=\"C-3\">This volunteer run social car scheme became operational on 10th May 2010 covering Chew Magna, Stanton Drew and Norton Malreward.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"Normal P-1\"><span class=\"C-3\">Its primary purpose is to provide transport for people to access medical appointments.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"Normal P-1\"><span class=\"C-3\">The scheme has acquired a wheelchair accessible MPV.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"Normal P-1\"><span class=\"C-3\">The main criterion for use is that passengers do not have access to other suitable means of transport. Cost to users is approximately 50p per mile.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"Normal P-1\"><span class=\"C-3\"><br \/>\nFurther details are available from Dick Whittington at Community Action: phone no. 01275 333701; email dick@swan-<wbr \/>network.org.uk<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Midsomer Norton &amp; Radstock Dial-a-Ride The Hollies, High Street, Midsomer Norton, BA3 3PR Telephone: 01761 417 504 Monday to Friday (Answer phone if busy) Operating Monday to Friday 8 am [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-53","page","type-page","status-publish","entry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.chewmagna.org.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/53","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.chewmagna.org.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.chewmagna.org.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.chewmagna.org.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.chewmagna.org.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=53"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.chewmagna.org.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/53\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.chewmagna.org.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=53"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}