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Transport is
vital to rural communities, but no matter how efficient public transport
services are, there will The Formartine Partnership has come together with a range of community transport organisations in the area, to address some of the transport issues within our communities, and has produced a set of leaflets highlighting some of the Community Transport initiatives currently available in the Formartine area. The leaflets are free from local outlets including Aberdeenshire Libraries within Formartine, or, you can contact the Formartine Office, and we will send a pack to you.
WRVS Community Transport Scheme
Ellon and District Transport Club is a charity run solely by volunteers with
no official funding. The aim of our charity is simple, to provide an independent and individual
transport service for the disabled. Our members' needs vary depending on their individual disability, from wheelchair to zimmer users, from those with learning difficulties to those requiring just a patient helping hand Before the introduction of the club it was virtually impossible for
wheelchair users in our community to get suitable transport. Our idea was to allow affordable freedom of movement for individuals unable
to use public transport and to provide them with an alternative to being totally
reliant on family or friends The Ellon and District Transport Club is fully utilised by our community. We
now have 37 individual members plus group memberships of 3 nursing homes and the
visually impaired, stroke and arthritis care clubs. Aberdeenshire Social Work
Department increasingly utilises our service to transport people to day care
centres and respite homes under the care in the community policy. Our members'
needs vary depending on their individual disability, from wheelchair to zimmer
users, from those with learning difficulties to those requiring just a patient
helping hand. In July 1995 we were fortunate enough to be awarded a grant from the National
Lottery Charities Board Scotland under the criterion "poverty" and
with 40,000 miles on the clock of the taxi we upgraded to a VW Caravelle. In April 2001, with 60,000 miles on the clock we again changed to a Mercedes Vito which we are very pleased with as the wheelchair user sits alongside the driver! Further details of Ellon and District Transport Club can be found at http://www.transportability.org.uk/history.htm
The Good Neighbours and community transport scheme can provide transport for
"Our volunteers can also provide help with - "
Who can use the good Neighbour and Community Transport Scheme?
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often be those - individuals or groups - for whom
community transport (transport provided by groups within the community) is the
only means by which they can play a full and active role in community life. 