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Community Links

Community Links is a scheme run in partnership with Warwickshire County Council, Stratford-on-Avon District Council, Voluntary Action for Stratford-on-Avon District (VASA) and Stratford-upon-Avon Town Trust.

The scheme aims to help all residents of any age, wherever they may live in the district, who are stuck for transport to get to local destinations on weekdays between about 9.30am and 2.30pm. The scheme is a door to door service aimed at those who:

• Have a genuine need for local transport; and
• Cannot access public transport because of mobility problems or other issues; or
• Live in an isolated location with no other form of transport available to them

Registering with the Scheme

We ask that people who would like to use this service register with Community Links by completing a simple form which can be found on the downloads section on the right of this page. There is no registration charge.

Once registered you will be sent additional information about how to book a journey. Where possible please book three working days in advance, so that the team can try to meet your transport requests. Occasionally, however, we may be able to meet your request at short notice should we receive cancellations. All the Community links vehicles have disability access. To read some comments from people who have used this service please see the Community Links Leaflet and the Communit Links Courier leaflet available from the downloads section on this page.

Travel details

Community Links now opeartes five days a week, Monday to Friday, across the whole of the District, including the town centre, from 9.15am to 2.30pm

Please note the service does not operate on Bank Holidays. If you live in a village, Community Links vehicles will try to reach any address, but some places may not be accessible. Cars will not leave the public highway.

Charges

Customers are charged a flat rate of:

£1.50 for a single journey.
£3.00 for a return journey.
(Price correct at October 2011)

If you are a carer and are travelling with the person you care for, then you can travel free of charge.

General Points

The Community Links service can be used for a wide range of individual travel needs, such as visiting friends, attending social groups, leisure activities, lifelong learning and, of course, shopping.

If you, or someone you know, need such a service, or if you would like more information, please contact the Community Links team on: 01789 264491.

Associated Services

The Community Links transport scheme works in close co-operation with two other transport schemes in the district:

• Southam Links

• The Volunteer Services Medical Journey Scheme for doctor, dentist, hospital and other medical related appointments. For more information please contact Clarissa Roberts on: 01789 262886.
  
  This service typically costs the passenger 45p per mile, but do ask about costs when making your booking.

• Back & 4th transport service operates using minibuses which can be hired by social, community and voluntary organisations. All vehicles are hired with a qualified volunteer minibus driver and are fully accessible for wheelchairs. Back & 4th also operate smaller vehicles which can be hired by individuals. For more information please contact the Transport Co-ordinator on: 01789 471595.

Downloads:
Community Links Courier (Issue 1 - September 2011) (521KB PDF) | Community Links Funding (October 2011) (204KB PDF) | Community Links Leaflet (October 2011) (136KB PDF) | Community Links Poster (May 2011) (135KB PDF) | Southam Links (October 2011) (1347KB PDF) | Help with PDFs

External links:
WCC Community Transport Homepage | Stratford Town Trust | Voluntary Action Stratford on Avon District

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