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Our BAT Bus

Freedom to travel - freedom to explore

Community cars

For essential journeys where there is no public transport

Shopmobility

Gain your freedom and remove the barriers to independent shopping

Our accessible services

Shopmobility

Shopmobility at Castlepoint, equipment is available for use by anyone, young or old, no matter whether their mobility impairment is temporary or permanent, or...

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Community Cars

The Community Cars transport service helps anyone living in the Bournemouth area who is unable to use public transport, but who still need to...

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The BAT Bus

The shopping service to Castlepoint and Sovereign Centre, Boscombe will re-start on Thursday 16th July with some changes to keep everyone safe. Please follow...

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Hospital Hop

sedcat offers a weekday wheelchair-accessible shuttle service which can take you to a one-off hospital appointment at Bournemouth or Christchurch Hospitals without incurring the...

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Long Loan Of Mobility Equipment

Long loan mobility equipment rentals are available to help local residents and visitors to Bournemouth get around with freedom, independence and dignity. Equipment available...

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Trips and outings

sedcat offers regular social outings and trips in fully accessible vehicles to help people get out and chat with others, make friends and enjoy...

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Our reason for being

About sedcat

sedcat (South East Dorset Community Accessible Transport) is a charity dedicated to meeting the transport...

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Support us

sedcat provides a much loved and valued service for the local community. Our services are...

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Contact us

We would love to hear from you and if you would like to get in...

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Working with us

This is where you'll find details of any vacancies and how to apply. We have...

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Volunteer with us

At sedcat we have many areas of where you can volunteer with us and help...

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Our Governance

sedcat (South East Dorset Community Accessible Transport) is a charity dedicated to meeting the transport...

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Our latest news

Connecting People with Places – AVIVA FUND

People now have the chance to support us through the Aviva Community Fund: www.avivacommunityfund.co.uk/connecting-people-and-places Donations have already started to come in...

We’re in the ECHO

sedcat has been featured in an Echo article "Bournemouth charity to alleviate loneliness with day trips" ‘Lock down escape’ - our...

Mini trips start on 12th August

As we move out of lockdown cautiously, our work as a charity especially in combatting loneliness and isolation will be more...

sedcat -BH Coastal Lottery

Support sedcat by taking part in the BH Coastal Lottery. This an exciting weekly lottery that raises money for good causes...

What our passengers are saying

Janet contacted us following a recommendation as in her own words ‘I didn’t know where to turn’. At risk and needing help, she had to get to her husband’s funeral....

‘I can’t thank you enough’

Making it possible for Janet to say goodbye to her husband was one of the kindest things your driver could do. A moving reminder of the human value of #communitytransport...

A moving reminder of the human value of community transport

I rely on you, I use you to do my shopping and get to the hospital - you are a god send. I have used your trips and like going...

I rely on you, I use you to do my shopping and get to the hospital

I am a double amputee, when the busses were not running i just could not get out at all, i depend on it for my shopping, i use it once...

I just could not manage without it

I am partially sighted, the boys are brilliant, I go shopping at Castlepoint and Boscombe, they help me in with my shopping, if it were not for the bus I...

I am partially sighted, the boys are brilliant

It is so helpful, i used it last Friday, I came to the shops and it gets me out of the house, i have a good old browse around and...

It is so helpful, I used it last Friday

it is an absolute godsend, just could not manage without it, I live on my own and if it were not for the bus i could not get out at...

It is an absolute godsend

The service is absolute heaven, I am able to get out which i cannot do without the bus, i can now go to Boscombe as well as Castlepoint and enjoy...

The service is absolute heaven,

I just could not do without it - I get my shopping done sometimes at Castlepoint M&S and the other time at Lidl in Boscombe. It means i can go...

Our BAT Bus

Community cars

Shopmobility

Shopmobility

Community Cars

The BAT Bus

Hospital Hop

Long Loan Of Mobility Equipment

Trips and outings

Buddies on the Bus

You can access our services

Ron helped me with my hospital visit

Shop using a power chair, it’s fun and easy

I now feel that I can keep my independence

The BAT Bus reaches out into the community

About sedcat

Support us

Contact us

Working with us

Volunteer with us

Our Governance

Connecting People with Places – AVIVA FUND

We’re in the ECHO

Mini trips start on 12th August

sedcat -BH Coastal Lottery