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Age Concern Heathfield and District

Tel: 01435 862734
Contact: Mr G Smith
Address: 'Salters'
Pook Reed Lane
HEATHFIELD TN21 0AU
Eligibility: Elderly people with mobility problems
Vehicles: Private cars
(Minibus - regular routes)
Regions: Heathfield and District - 5 mile radius
Charges: 30p per mile - cars
(Minibus - minimum 50p return)
Notes: Volunteer drivers welcome

Age Concern Uckfield and District

Tel: 01825 733487
Contact: Mrs C Harrison
Address: Cortina
High Street
BUXTED TN22 4JZ
Eligibility: People over sixty years old
Vehicles: Private cars
Regions: Uckfield and 20 mile radius - Eastbourne, Brighton, Tunbridge Wells, Haywards Heath
Charges: Donations welcome
Notes: Service is for shopping, hospitals, nursing homes, visiting relatives, etc.
Volunteer drivers welcome

Alfriston & District Amenities Society

Tel: 01323 871004
Contact: Mrs H Gutkind
Address: Croft Cottage
Rope Walk
ALFRISTON BN26 5SU
Eligibility: For villagers use to access doctor, hospital or dentist
Vehicles: Volunteer drivers' own cars
Regions: Berwick, Alfriston, Litlington, West Dene, Arlington
Notes: Volunteer drivers welcome

Compaid Trust

Tel: 01892 823488
Contact: Mrs L Batchelor
Address: Pembury Hospital
TUNBRIDGE WELLS TN2 4QJ
Eligibility: Special needs
Vehicles: 2 x 14-seat Renault Master
3 x 14-seat Transit
1 x 16-seat Transit
1 x 14-seat Iveco
(All vehicles have tail lift for wheelchairs)
Regions: South East - Tonbridge/Sevenoaks
Charges: Group - 82p per mile
Single client - 43p per mile
Notes: Volunteer drivers welcome

Cuckmere Community Bus

Tel: 01323 870032
Contact: Mr P Ayers
Address: The Old Rectory
Litlington
POLEGATE BN26 5RB
Eligibility: All welcome
Vehicles: 3 x 16-seat minibuses with lap/diagonal seatbelts
Regions: Based in the Cuckmere Valley but travelling throughout
Sussex and Kent
Charges: Variable, dependent upon time and distance travelled
Notes: Scheduled services also provided all year
Volunteery drivers welcome

To hire buses:
Tel: 01323 762462
Contact: Geoffrey Maynard

Fairwarp Community Bus

Tel: 01825 713021
Contact: Mr A Horne
Address: Essendon Cottage
Back Lane
FAIRWARP TN22 3BL
Eligibility: All ages - need to be mobile
Vehicles: 1 x 11-seat minibus - access by steps
Regions: Maresfield, Fairwarp, Nutley, Crowborough, East Grinstead, Uckfield
Charges: Dependent per head/per mile with a minimum of 8 passengers
For example: Fairwarp/Eastbourne all day return £4.00 per head
Doorstep-to-doorstep, all inclusive
Notes: Volunteer drivers welcome

French & Son

Tel: 01435 863587
Contact: Mr S French
Address: Oakdene Garage
Street End Lane
Broad Oak
HEATHFIELD TN21 8TU
Eligibility: All, including wheelchair accessible vehicles
Vehicles: 5 x 8-seat minibuses
3 x 4-seat cars
Regions: 50 mile radius of Heathfield
Charges: Dependent on vehicle and distance
Notes: Drivers needed

Hailsham East Community Trust

Tel: 01323 444888
Contact: Mrs C Ayres
Address: Hailsham East Community Centre
Vega Close
HAILSHAM BN27 2JZ
Eligibility: Any - priority given to people living in the Hailsham East ward
Vehicles: 1 x 15-seat minibus including driver (not wheelchair accessible)
Regions: Hailsham area
Charges: £12.00 standard charge includes first 20 miles then 60p per mile
Notes: Can be hired without a driver
Any driver over 21 with a clean licence can drive
A trial drive is suggested
Volunteer drivers welcome

HATCH (Hartfield Action Together with Coleman's Hatch)

Tel: 01892 771331
Contact: Miss Fiona Storrs
Address: 2 Hartwell Cottages
HARTFIELD TN7 4JS
Eligibility: Must be resident of Hartfield, Colman's Hatch and Withyham
Vehicles: Private cars
Regions: Local towns or hospitals plus any reasonable request considered
Charges: No charge but donations suggested of 30p per mile
Notes: Volunteer drivers welcome

Heathfield & District HandyRider (ECCT)
(Due to commence early summer 2002)

Tel: 01323 412448
Contact: Mr D Woolgar
Address: Eastbourne & County Community Transport (ECCT)
8 Saffrons Road
EASTBOURNE BN21 1DG
Eligibility: Anyone who has difficulty using public transport
Group hire for not-for-profit community organisations
Vehicles: 1 x 16-seat fully accessible minibus
Regions: Heathfield area
Charges: To be advised - group hire on request
Notes: Mon to Fri
Door-to-door service
Volunteer drivers welcome

Langney Link (ECCT)

Tel: 01323 412448
Contact: Mr D Woolgar
Address: Eastbourne & County Community Transport
8 Saffrons Road
EASTBOURNE BN21 1DG
Eligibility: Anyone who has difficulty using public transport
Group hire for not-for-profit community organisations
Vehicles: 1 x 16-seat fully accessible minibus
Regions: Wannock, Polegate, Stonecross, Westham, Langney
Charges: £2.00 return. Group charges on request
Notes: Monday to Friday. Door to door service
Volunteer drivers welcome

Mayfield & Five Ashes Community Cars

Tel: 01435 874788
Contact: Mrs Margaret Walsh-Atkins
Address: Berkeley Cottage
MAYFIELD TN20 6AU
Eligibility: Any resident of Mayfield & Five Ashes for any kind of medical appointment
Vehicles: Volunteer drivers' private cars
Regions: Patients taken to appointments in Crowborough, Pembury, Maidstone, Eastbourne, Brighton & East Grinstead
Charges: 25p per mile plus £1.00 for administration
Notes: All drivers are volunteers and services depend on their availability
Volunteer drivers welcome

Pevensey & Westham Handyrider (ECCT)

Tel: 01323 412448
Contact: Mr D Woolgar
Address: Eastbourne & County Community Transport (ECCT)
8 Saffrons Road
EASTBOURNE BN21 1DG
Eligibility: Anybody who has difficulty using public Transport
Group hire for not-for-profit community organisations
Vehicles: 1 x 12-seat fully accessible minibys
Regions: Normans Bay, Pevensey Bay, Pevensey, Westham, Langney
Charges: £5.00 return (£3.00 return Tues/Thurs/Sat am). Group charges on request
Notes: Mon to Sat
Door-to-door service
Volunteer drivers welcome

Social Action Project (SAP)

Tel: 01892 784191
Contact: Mr J Collins
Address: The Methodist Church
High Street
WADHURST TN5 6AT
Eligibility: Residents from the Wadhurst area: doctor's and hospital appointments, help with shopping, etc.
Vehicles: Private cars
Regions: Wadhurst
Charges: No charge but donations welcome
Notes: Volunteer drivers welcome

Thornbury Residential Home

Tel: 01825 765502
Contact: Mrs D Johnson
Address: Thornbury
Hempstead Road
UCKFIELD TN22 1DT
Eligibility: Elderly
Vehicles: 1 x 4-seat Kangol
Regions: Within local town
Charges: None

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