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Great news for people living in some of the County’s more isolated areas was announced at the meeting of Herefordshire Rural Transport Partnership on November 19 2003.
30 local organisations with an interest in solving the County’s transport problems attended the meeting where three new transport projects designed to boost access to local services were showcased.
“These schemes will make a real difference to many people who face increasing isolation and social exclusion due to lack of adequate transport. This represents a significant achievement for the Partnership,” said Graham Dunhill, Herefordshire Council’s Director of the Environment and meeting chairperson.
The three projects showcased were:
· A new community car scheme run by the Plynlimon Trust that will provide transport for people living in a number of parishes around Hereford, enabling them to get to medical services, shops and leisure facilities.
· Herefordshire Mind will operate a scheme designed to provide people with mental health problems a means of accessing a variety of services offered by Mind throughout the County.
· A project to be run by Voluntary Action to encourage more volunteering and increase the number of volunteer drivers in the County. This will support the two projects outlined above, as well as providing a boost to existing Community Transport schemes.
“The Partnership has been successful in attracting nearly £400,000 of funding into the County to develop these transport services,” said Richard Ball, Herefordshire Council’s Lead Planner (Transportation) and Chair of the Rural Transport Partnership Steering Group.
“The money will come from the Countryside Agency and the European Union, as well as local sources such as the Primary Care Trust,” he added.
Anyone wanting to find out more about the new schemes, or to offer their services as a volunteer driver, should contact the Rural Transport Partnership Officer, Paul Paice, on 01432 262970.
Triple Success For Rural Transport Partnership
Great news for people living in some of the County’s more isolated areas was announced at the meeting of Herefordshire Rural Transport Partnership on November 19 2003.
30 local organisations with an interest in solving the County’s transport problems attended the meeting where three new transport projects designed to boost access to local services were showcased.
“These schemes will make a real difference to many people who face increasing isolation and social exclusion due to lack of adequate transport. This represents a significant achievement for the Partnership,” said Graham Dunhill, Herefordshire Council’s Director of the Environment and meeting chairperson.
The three projects showcased were:
· A new community car scheme run by the Plynlimon Trust that will provide transport for people living in a number of parishes around Hereford, enabling them to get to medical services, shops and leisure facilities.
· Herefordshire Mind will operate a scheme designed to provide people with mental health problems a means of accessing a variety of services offered by Mind throughout the County.
· A project to be run by Voluntary Action to encourage more volunteering and increase the number of volunteer drivers in the County. This will support the two projects outlined above, as well as providing a boost to existing Community Transport schemes.
“The Partnership has been successful in attracting nearly £400,000 of funding into the County to develop these transport services,” said Richard Ball, Herefordshire Council’s Lead Planner (Transportation) and Chair of the Rural Transport Partnership Steering Group.
“The money will come from the Countryside Agency and the European Union, as well as local sources such as the Primary Care Trust,” he added.
Anyone wanting to find out more about the new schemes, or to offer their services as a volunteer driver, should contact the Rural Transport Partnership Officer, Paul Paice, on 01432 262970.