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COMMUNITY TRANSPORT SCHEMES FOR STALBRIDGE

With local buses about as frequent as a solar eclipse how can the elderly, disabled, disadvantaged and carless get out of Stalbridge...and back?
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​Well for a start, there's always NORDCAT. So what is NORDCAT?
It stands for North Dorset Community Accessible Transport.
Nordcat is a charitable organisation which provides a door-to-door minibus service across the Dorset area.

Who can use NORDCAT?
The service is primarily for the elderly, disabled and socially excluded. The buses are wheelchair friendly and easily accessible for those with mobility problems.
The vehicles are available for groups to hire such as scouts, clubs and societies for the day (with or without a driver).  Two wheelchair accessible Berlingo cars are also available for people to hire for as little as an hour or as long as a week.

Cost
If you would like to use this service, you will need to register and there is a small annual membership fee. 

Types of journeys
The service enables access to shopping, visiting friends, medical appointments and much more and operates in different parts of the area each day. There are volunteer drivers available to provide transport for health appointments.
Once a week there is an opportunity to visit the larger towns e.g. Poole, Bournemouth, Street (Shopping Village), Exeter, Salisbury and Dorchester.

Register and more information
For more information on any of the NORDCAT services please contact NORDCAT on ​01258 473154


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​You can also find more of these services covering Dorset by clicking on the button below
Community Transport Information Line
This is a service that enables people to find out if there is a community transport scheme in their area. Telephone 01305 221053
Dorset Community Transport

​Sturminster Newton and District Community Cars

A voluntary car scheme providing transport to hospital appointments and visiting doctors,
dentists, opticians, chiropodists, prescription collection, visits to banks or post office and for
education and social activities.
Eligibility:
Mobility impaired and/or elderly folk with no access to or who are unable to use public transport.
We are able to accommodate wheelchairs.
Cost:
60p per mile donation
Days of operation:
As required but subject to driver availability
Vehicles:
Volunteers’ own vehicles and the use of 4 wheelchair accessible cars.
Areas served:
Sturminster Newton and the following villages (and those in between): Broad Oak, Child Okeford,
Durweston, Fiddleford, Fifehead Magdalen, Fifehead Neville, Fontmell Magna, Hammoon,
Hinton St. Mary, Iwerne Minster, Kings Stag, Lydlinch, Manston, Margaret Marsh, Okeford Fitzpaine,
Shillingstone, Stalbridge, Stalbridge Weston, Stourton Caundle, Todber, West Orchard.
General Enquiries:
01258 473154
Contact Name:
Helen Reed or Jennifer Nottley
E-mail: [email protected]
No need to register for this service. As much notice as possible please. This service is run in
conjunction with Community Connections (formerly known as Friends of Stour Connect)
Sturminster Newton and District Community Cars

Car Share Scheme for Stalbridge Residents

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CarShare Dorset links drivers and passengers together to share their journey. It can also help to reduce traffic congestion and save you money on fuel. Because of the organisation involved, car-sharing is most appropriate for pre-planned or regular journeys, but can also be used for one-off journeys.
Bookings: You will need to sign up online at www.dorset.liftshare.com. It only takes a few minutes and signing up is free.
Eligibility: Anyone can use CarShare Dorset. You don’t need to have a car—many people are happy to offer lifts in
exchange for sharing the fuel costs. Just click on the button below to join.
Dorset Car Share

​HillSide Car Scheme

​Booking Number: 07501 344084
Door-to-door service. Provided for all medically related appointments, hospital visiting, shopping and social activities. Journeys to airports are not undertaken.
Eligibility: Anyone within our catchment area who for any reason, including impaired mobility, is unable to use or gain access to public transport.
Cost: A donation of 50 pence per mile is requested from driver’s door to driver’s door. No charge is made for waiting time. All distances considered.
Days of operation: Any time subject to driver availability.
Vehicles: Volunteers’ own vehicles.
Areas served: Hazelbury Bryan, Sturminster Newton, Stalbridge, King’s Stag, the hillside parishes of Belchalwell,
Fifehead Neville, Ibberton, Mappowder, Woolland and other villages south of Sturminster Newton.
General Enquiries: 07501 344084. Contact Name: Samantha McArthur
Email: [email protected]
All clients must be registered with the Scheme in order to use this service. To book a car, a minimum of 48 hours
prior notice is requested. All volunteer drivers are insured and checked by the Disclosure & Barring Service.

​​Scat Bus

Booking Number: 01258 473154
Sherborne Community Accessible Transport. Door-to-door demand responsive service in North Dorset, enabling access to shopping, visiting friends, medical appointments and much more.
Eligibility: Anyone who has difficulty using public transport and all persons over 60.
Cost: Annual registration fee £5. Concessionary fares apply, contact us for more information on costs.
Days of operation: Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday.
Vehicles: Wheelchair accessible vehicles.
Areas served: Sherborne and North West Dorset villages.
General Enquiries: 01258 472164. Contact name: Helen Reed
Address: NORDCAT, Unit 17a Butts Pond Industrial Estate, Sturminster Newton, DT10 1AZ
Register to use this service & book 24 hours in advance between 9 am and 4 pm. Buses available for community
groups to use at a competitive rate.

Plus Bus

​Booking Number: 01258 287980 (9.30am to 2.30pm Mon-Fri)
PlusBus offers a weekday trip across Dorset from neighbouring villages to local destination towns, arriving approximately 10am and departing approximately 1pm. Where possible, a “door-to-door” service is offered and passengers travelling in wheelchairs can also be
accommodated.
Eligibility: Anyone unable to easily access public transport: young or old and including those with mobility difficulties.
Cost: Most PlusBus services offer a fixed return fare of £8. The National Bus Pass is  accepted.
Days of operation: Weekly services. Day of week depends on the area served—please phone for details.
Vehicles: Wheelchair accessible vehicles.
Areas served: Many areas throughout Dorset. Please phone to find out what is available in your area.
General Enquiries: 01258 287980 (9.30am to 2.30pm Mon-Fri)
Contact Name: The Operations Team based at our Blandford offices
Address: Unit 25e Sunrise Business Park, Higher Shaftesbury Road, Blandford Forum, Dorset, DT11 8ST
Email: [email protected]
PlusBus (Dorset Community Transport)
Once registered, trips can be booked up to 2 weeks in advance but no later than 2.30pm the previous
working day.

Dorset Community Transport

Booking Number: 01258 287980
Dorset Community Transport (part of ECT charity) is proud to offer safe, reliable, affordable, friendly transport to a wide range of community organisations. As a charity and social enterprise, we aim to combine business thinking with social values to deliver the highest quality transport services that provide the greatest social benefit for the communities we serve.
Eligibility: Any not-for-profit community or voluntary group.
Cost: No registration fee. Trips priced according to time and distance (starting from £75 per minibus for a local same-day return trip).
Days of operation: We are able to consider requests for trips anytime 7 days a week all year round. Limited availability on schooldays approx. 7-9am & 2-4pm. Advance booking required.
Vehicles: Fleet of DCT minibuses (maximum 16-seat) including several wheelchair accessible vehicles.
Areas served: All areas throughout Dorset. We are also able to consider requests for day trips to destinations outside the county.
General Enquiries: 01258 287 980 (9.30am to 2.30pm Mon-Fri)
Contact Name: The Operations Team based at our Blandford offices
Address: Unit 25e Sunrise Business Park, Higher Shaftesbury Road, Blandford Forum, Dorset, DT11 8ST
Email: [email protected]
Groups need to be registered initially. All vehicles provided with a uniformed DCT driver (MiDAS & first-aid
trained, CRB/DBS-cleared, licensed/insured).
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