The Henbury and Southmead Neighbourhood Partnership has launched The Older People’s Transport Fund. It has been set up so more Older People can get to the groups and activities which help combat isolation and support their health and wellbeing. This Fund is being administered by Southmead Development Trust.
How the Older People’s Transport Fund works
Anyone running an activity for Older People in Southmead or Henbury and Brentry can use the fund to hire transport to enable more older people to take part.
* Decide who needs the transport and when: your group identifies people over 65 who need transport to come to your activities or events or a trip which they want to go on
* Decide who can provide the transport: Contact a transport provider to get an estimate from them of the cost and make a provisional booking – Southmead Development Trust can advise you about transport providers.
* Contact Southmead Development Trust: ask for Steve Haddow or Tracey Burnell and tell them what your event/activity is, how many people over 65 want transport to it and how much you’ve been quoted for it
* Southmead Development Trust confirms if the Transport Fund can support your activity. The Transport Fund will fund up to £50 per event/activity.
* Confirm your transport booking: get back to your transport provider and confirm the booking you’ve made and ask them to invoice Southmead Development Trust for payment, putting ‘Older People’s Transport Fund’ on their invoice.
If you organise activities for Older People in Henbury and Brentry and want transport to enable more people to benefit from your group contact Steve Haddow or Tracey Burnell on 0117 9503335
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