Community Transport is being provided under a new scheme from Llanwrtyd Wells Community Transport (LWCT)
LWCT has been awarded funding for a ”door to door” bus service running on Tuesdays and Thursdays around the towns of Llanwrtyd Wells, Llandrindod Wells, and Builth Wells.
This door to door service, not an end of the street or road junction service, will operate with a wheel chair accessible 16 seater minibus crewed with a driver plus a “bus buddy” enabling help with shopping etc at either end of the journey.
This Community Transport from LWCT means there will be no need to wait in the cold and rain outdoors, because the LWCT staff will escort you, to and from your door, to the vehicle – offering whatever support in needed, e.g. mobility support, shopping bags, etc. These “possible” days and routes will be entirely based on the scheme member requests that LWCT get, and what it is possible to provide.
Because of the huge geographical area that LWCT covers it is most likely that each of the days will cover a particular area. e.g. Tuesday might cover Llanwrtyd to Builth, whilst Thursday might be Builth to Crossgates, but LWCT emphasise that these arrangements are and will be flexible.
The service which will start in November is a service to help those within that geographical area to move around when and to where they need to go. But to make this work LWCT wants to hear from you to give them a better idea of use and also plan the best routes.
LWCT hopes it becomes more accessible, to people who have mobility issues and those that may have confidence issues going out on their own. Hopefully this will allow people to get out from their homes with more confidence, even if they only want to go to a local café, meet friends and neighbours, sit with a coffee and a piece of cake, and watch the world go by. Don’t forget that these services are completely flexible, and can change by request, and participants agreement. Llanwrtyd Wells Community Transport anticipate that it will take 2 to 3 weeks to work out these driving routes. They emphasise that this is your Community Bus.
Each journey day is pre-bookable, so the LWCT can work out the driving route, and notify the passengers of their approximate pick-up and drop-off times. In order for LWCT to operate under our existing Section-19 Permit, the scheme has a couple of requirements,
- the bus will operate on a dial-a-ride basis, not a set pre-published route and pre-set timetable, and
- passengers need to be registered as scheme members with LWCT
Scheme Membership of LWCT usually requires a joining fee is £1 with each completed application form. On this occasion, the directors of LWCT have waived the inclusion of the joining fee. If the service proves popular, there is the option of adding an extra day each week in the future. Promotional material is currently being drawn up to advertise this new service, including:
- posters to advertise the service locally
- leaflet drops are also proposed in the areas where the pilot will operate
- information being sent to the Community Connectors scheme
- local Town & Community Councils
As it is your service Llanwrtyd Wells Community Transport wants to hear from you the possible service users. We would like to hear from possible service users.
Contact Llanwrtyd Wells Community Transport:
Address: Llanwrtyd Wells Community Transport and Events Recycling The Lion Garage, Castle Street, Builth Wells LD2 3BN
Tel: 01982 552727
Website: lwct.org.uk
Email: office@lwct.org.uk
