Rideability - door to door community transport
Rideability is a wheelchair accessible minibus service for vulnerable people living in Blackpool who are unable to use public transport for a variety of reasons.
The service operates on Mondays to Saturdays: 8.00am to 4.00pm and can be used for journeys in the Blackpool area.
Trips into neighbouring areas may be able to be accommodated depending upon service capacity.
Membership
It is free to become a member of Rideability. Call us on 01253 476668. You'll need to have your contact details and your NoWcard to hand when registering.
If you are a wheelchair user, a member of our team will need to come out to visit you and conduct an assessment. This is to make sure that you can use your wheelchair safely as a seat on our transport.
Please note that we are unable to transport mobility scooters.
Using the service
To book a journey, call the office team on 01253 476668 with details of the journey that you'd like to make.
You can request one off- journeys, for example for medical appointments or can ask for regular bookings.
Whilst we will try our best to fit in trip requests, we cannot guarantee that we can meet every request.
Booking with as much notice as possible will help us to arrange your transport needs.
Fares
There is a cost per journey for using the Rideability service payable in cash as you travel.
Concessions apply and the price depends on the type of NoWcard you have.
- Disabled pass £1 per journey
- Over 60s pass £2.40 per journey
Travelling with a carer
Carers can travel with you. Please tell us when requesting a booking that you have a carer.
Please note that unless carers hold their own NoWcard, they will need to pay a fee for this journey. Please phone the office for more details.
Organised trips
We have regular weekly shopping trips to
- Morrison's South Shore
- Morrison's, Thornton
- Booths Poulton
- Asda South Shore
- Tesco
We operate weekly pub lunch trips in the extended Blackpool and Lancashire area and shopping trips further afield such as Skipton Market, Barton Grange and in the autumn we operate trips through the Illuminations.
Details of Wednesday shopping trips
Date |
Location |
Price |
Wednesday 20 March |
Boundry Mill |
£15 |
Wednesday 27 March |
Lancaster |
£15 |
Wednesday 3 April |
Southport |
£15 |
Wednesday 10 April |
Barton Grange |
£10 |
Wednesday 17 April |
Heskin Hall Shopping Village |
£15 |
Wednesday 24 April |
Boundary Mill |
£15 |
Wednesday 1 May |
Oswaldtwistle Mills |
£13 |
Wednesday 8 May |
Affinity Outlet Fleetwood |
£7 |
Wednesday 15 May |
Preston Market |
£10 |
Wednesday 22 May |
Southport |
£15 |
Wednesday 29 May |
Bury Market |
£15 |
Details of Thursday pub lunch trips
Date |
Venue |
Location |
Cost |
Thursday 14 March |
The Venue |
Cleveleys |
TBA |
Thursday 21 March |
The Blossoms |
St Annes |
£7 |
Thursday 28 March |
Thornton Lodge |
Thornton |
£7 |
Thursday 4 April |
Barton Grange |
Preston |
£10 |
Thursday 11 April |
Marsh Mill |
Thornton |
£7 |
Thursday 18 April |
The Ship |
Elswick |
£10 |
Thursday 25 April |
Salters Wharf |
St Annes |
£7 |
Thursday 2 May |
The Waters Edge |
St Annes |
£7 |
Thursday 9 May |
Three Lights |
Fleetwood |
£7 |
Thursday 16 May |
The Shovels |
Hambleton |
£7 |
Thursday 23 May |
Plumtree Farm |
Westby |
£7 |
Thursday 30 May |
Old Tythe Barn |
Garstang |
£10 |
For bookings please call 01253 476668. Door to door transport to and from each venue.
Organised trips are not eligible for concessionary fares.
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