Community Travel Information

Ring and Ride

Ring and Ride is a transport service for people with mobility problems. To qualify you must meet certain criteria:

• Be a resident of Birmingham
• Receive the higher rate mobility (DLA)
• Be a registered blind person
• Have very severe difficulty in walking

It runs from 08:00 until 23:00, 7 days a week. To register and get more information about the service you can phone 0121 333 3107, e-mail enquiries@ringandride.org or visit the West Midlands Special Needs Transport website www.wmsnt.org

Shopmobility

A scheme to help people with Mobility issues to access various facilities when they want to visit the Birmingham City Centre. Such as accessible toilets, wheelchairs etc. For more information of the service please get in touch with either:

Snow Hill Office -
The Shopmobility Centre
Snow Hill Railway Station
7 Colmore Row
Birmingham B3 2BJ
0121 236 8980

or
The Bullring Office
The Shopmobility Centre
Level 2
Centre Car Park
Bullring
Birmingham B5 4BU
0121 616 2942

Blue Badge

Previously known as 'orange badge', this national scheme offers parking concessions for people who have a severe walking disability, allowing them access to community facilities. To qualify, the person needs to meet one of the following criteria:

• Be a resident of Birmingham
• Receive the higher rate of mobility (DLA)
• Be a registered blind person
• Have very severe difficulty in walking

If you would like more information about Blue Badge parking, please contact:

Blue Badge 0121 303 6644
City Council Car Parks 0121 303 7617
Parking Section
1 Lancaster Circus
Queensway
Birmingham B4 7DQ
Email: parking@birmingham.gov.uk

The Walking Bus

The Walking Bus concept is the safe, healthy and environmentally friendly approach to walking large groups of children to and from school whilst alleviating school run traffic congestion. A walking bus has endless possibilities.

The walking bus is the latest safe, fun and healthy way to travel to and from school. It comprises adult volunteers to drive and conduct a group of children. Powered by good old fashioned legwork, it follows a set route to school collecting pupils at designated bus stops. Mouchel Parkman and Hertfordshire County Council have been involved with walking buses since 1998 and have set up over 50 routes. At one of our schools we have 4 routes in operation with more than 80 children. Each route can be individually identifiable with different colour fluorescent jackets.

Mouchel Parkman has set up a website at www.walkingbus.com dedicated to the setting up and running of walking buses. There is a chance to order a walking bus starter pack, post a message and read about schools which use walking buses.

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