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Our BAT Bus

Our BAT Bus

Freedom to travel - freedom to explore

Community cars

Community cars

For essential journeys where there is no public transport

Shopmobility

Shopmobility

Gain your freedom and remove the barriers to independent shopping

Safe, accessible, and affordable transport.

You can call on 01202 534027

COVID IMPORTANT INFORMATION – Do you require help to get to your COVID Vaccination appointment
Follow this link>>
Bookings now being taken for Bournemouth and Poole for people requiring transport support to getting their COVID vaccine –
Follow this link for  details>>

BAT bus shopping bus service to Castlepoint Shopping Park and Sovereign centre, Boscombe is now available;
please follow this link for details>>

Shopmobility IS NOW OPEN between the hours of 10am -3pm

Contact us for the Hospital Hop and community cars for essential medical appointments including transport to receive the COVID vaccination.

We are now running mini trips again follow this link for details>>

Our accessible services

Removing the barriers to accessing local transport

Our Services

Our wheelchair-accessible community transport services If you are unable to access regular passenger transport because of your age, sickness or disability then one of our wheelchair-accessible community transport services may meet your needs. We believe that it is vitally important...

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Community cars We can pick you up from your home

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 make essential journeys.  We understand how difficult life can become once people are unable to drive...

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The BAT Bus

The Bournemouth Accessible Transport (BAT) bus service is available for people who find it difficult to use public transport to get out and about. “Helping local people get out and about, make friends, and feel part of the world again.”...

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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, Christchurch or Poole Hospitals without incurring the membership fee. The services available will be dependent on where you live. Unable to access transport...

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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 for hire from Castlepoint Shopmobility for longer term use includes manual wheelchairs, electric scooters and small...

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Day trips

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 the local area. Our popular trips are ideal for people with mobility problems who want to...

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Making a difference

Every year we continue to support the community

12,552

Journeys in 2019

600

Passengers carried

24

Volunteer supporters

Helping people every day

Our customers stories and Case studies

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Buddies on the Bus

Read their story here>"Buddies on the Bus"
Shopmobility hire a scooter

You can access our services

Read their story here>"You can access our services"
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Ron helped me with my hospital visit

Read their story here>"Ron helped me with my hospital visit"
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Shop using a power chair, it’s fun and easy

Read their story here>"Shop using a power chair, it’s fun and easy"
Shopmobility Hire a scooter Picture of a man opening door for passenger

I now feel that I can keep my independence

Read their story here>"I now feel that I can keep my independence"
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The BAT Bus reaches out into the community

Read their story here>"The BAT Bus reaches out into the community"

Our latest news

Catch up with our latest news and information

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New Mini Trips for Summer 2022

Getting you out and about during Summer Mini trips for small groups socially distanced passengers. Book the day before on 01202...

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Minibus Drivers Required

Come join our team and make a difference into people’s lives who are socially isolated and lonely. Sedcat are looking for...

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Getting you out and about during those chilly Winter Months   

New dates 2nd Feb through till 28th April 2022 Mini trips for small groups socially distanced passengers Book the day before...

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Our latest newsletter to download

Our Christmas Newsletter

Our festive newsletter is now out Download a copy by following this link>> Boy what a year it has been! Who...

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Thank you

The work that we do at sedcat would not be possible without the generosity of our benefactors who have helped us to provide these services to our members. We are incredibly grateful for the help received to keep people connected with others while living independently in their own homes. 

Our supporters

Help and Support Us

There are many ways in which you can help and support the valuable work we do, giving people thier independence which so many take for granted.

See our passenger feedback and how we are making a difference

Our reason for being

We are here to provide accessible transport for local people

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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What our passengers are saying

How we are making a real difference

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...

I just could not do without it

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Phone: 01202 534027
Address: Castlepoint Shopmobility, Castle Lane West, Bournemouth, BH8 9XA.
Email: info@sedcat.org.uk
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