Community Transport Group Supports the Transport Community

Together with the Department of Transport, Volunteering Matters is working with local partners, community organisations and volunteers to co-ordinate a nationwide volunteer support programme to assist travellers at transport hubs as the government eases COVID-19 restrictions.

Lincoln Area DialaRide provides affordable Community Transport to those who have difficulty accessing public transport either through age or health and who live within a six-mile radius of Lincoln. Only last week the organisation was contacted to see if they could offer support at Lincoln Railway Station.

Deputy Manager Penny Hardman said “As our new office for DialaRide and ShopMobility is located at the entrance to the City Car park, which is part of the new Transport Hub that was opened by Cllr Rik Metcalfe in 2018, it only seemed right we support our neighbours.”

Volunteers and registered users of our services have offered their time to provide cover for two shifts a day for 6 weeks. They will be outside the railway station from 7am to 11am and 3pm to 7pm, Monday to Friday.

The Volunteers are there to welcome passengers to the Station and support the flow in and out, guiding passengers through social distancing pathways and encouraging passengers to wear masks in the Station.

The office is open and registration fees are now due, these can be paid over the phone and you can request trips and you can hire mobility equipment. Give us a call or check our website for more information. Full cleaning processes are in place for our buses and our equipment and staff are provided with PPE.

For supporting this Government Scheme all volunteers may claim travel expenses in accordance with the HMRC guidelines, and any remining funds earned will go to support the mobility services, Lincoln Area DialaRide provides.

We are sending out regular updates emails and also post onto Facebook and Twitter; register for our updates from our website www.lincolndialaride.co.uk.

If you are wanting to volunteer as a driver or non-driver (or if you contacted us just before the lockdown) email admin@lincolndialaride.co.uk.

Picture shows Standing left to right, Nathan Green, Volunteer. Brian Haughton, Chair of Trustees, in front Michael Bolton, Registered Shopmobility user.