Established as a registered charity for over 20 years operating fully accessible minibuses to provide affordable transport for the elderly, the disadvantaged and those with impaired mobility. A wide range of organisations, Local Authority groups and sheltered housing schemes augment their transport needs with BCT vehicles. Currently 110 groups are registered with a variety of transport needs ensuring that poor health, poverty, disability or frailty does not prevent a person from leaving their home and being part of a community.
Bath Community Transport
St Martins Hospital,
Midford Road,
Bath , BA2 5RP.
Telephone: 01225 832 317
(also operate in Norton Radstock, Paulton, Timsbury, Camerton, Peasedown St John, South Stoke, Hinton
Charterhouse)
The scheme seeks to continue services to enable older, frail and disabled people to access luncheon clubs and day centres across Bath & North East Somerset. It also provides assisted transport for day trips and enables access to other venues such as shopping centres. The scheme operates Monday to Friday and other times on request. The aim of the scheme is to promote independence and well-being.
Bath Dial-a-Ride
Bath & North East Somerset Council,
Transport Centre,
Windsor House,
Windsor Bridge Road,
Bath, BA2 3DT.
Telephone: 01225 335019
A fully accessible door-to-door pilot service for those who cannot use conventional public transport for shopping, visiting friends and play an active part in the community. Please contact the scheme for further information.
St Phillips Community Minibus Scheme
35 Frome Road,
Bath, BA2 2QF
Provides transport for limited mobility and disabled groups (15%) and ethnic minorities (11%) in top ten wards of deprivation in Bath & North Somerset. It is open to any charitable group regardless of funding and used by 3000 young people, children and older people living in small isolated rural areas using 27 volunteer trained drivers.
Keynsham and District Dial-a-Ride operates a fully accessible minibus providing a door to door service around Keynsham for anyone who cannot use conventional public transport. Journeys are booked in advance. The scheme also operates a village service covering Whitchurch, Publow, Compton Dando, Corston & Newton St Loe. Please contact the scheme for further information.
Midsomer Norton, Radstock & Chew Valley Area
Midsomer Norton and Radstock Community Service Vehicle
A minibus service with passenger lift to convey elderly and handicapped people to and from their homes to therapy centres, clubs, churches etc and additionally to provide transport for community and youth organisations.
The Hollies,
High Street,
Midsomer Norton,
BA3 3PR.
Telephone: 01761 418 097
A door-to-door, fully accessible bus service specialising in providing excellent customer care services for older and disabled people and others who cannot access conventional public transport services. The scheme has recently expanded into new areas west and east of the A37. Please telephone the scheme for further details.
Fare Car
Fare Car is a safe and friendly shared taxi service at special rates. Fare Car is operated by Bath Taxis with financial support from Bath & North East Somerset Council.
The scheme provides transport for elderly and disabled people in Batheaston, transporting patients to the Medical Centre, the RUH, St Martin's Hospital, chiropodists, opticians and dentists in Bath. Shopping trips is also available for the housebound.
Operates throughout Bath & North East Somerset, except Bath. The scheme provides transport for elderly and disabled people on low income who are unable to use public transport services or Ring & Ride services. Clients benefit by having an individual volunteer to support them to be able to participate in their local community, enabling equality of opportunity and independence. The discontinuation of the council's Travel Token scheme has resulted in more people turing to more affordable accessible transport and due to this greater demand more money is being applied for to expand into Bath.
Target 80 CT Network
Denise Perrin on 01275 33343
This is a new pilot scheme to help people who cannot use or do not have access to public transport to get about and help increase the numbers of passenger journeys on Community Transport services in the area.
It will also help get communities better connected for shopping, visiting banks and post offices, as well as recreational activities during the day and evening for those who do not have access to their own vehicle. Other benefits will be to create greater access to public transport routes serving nearby towns so that people can make journeys further a field.
