The Parish Council are committed to help all parts of our community, be it youth facilities for the young, grants to the village halls for the not so young, or grants to providers of transport for the elderly and disabled.

Annually the Parish Council receive requests for grants from Keep Mobile and Readibus to help them provide transport for those who are unable to use public transport through age or disability. The sort of services these charities provide are:

Dial a Ride - Members can book a journey anywhere they require at a time to suite them.
Shopping trips to a specified town with sufficient time to shop or meet friends.
Day excursions to places of interest.
Contract work for other voluntary organisations: Stroke Clubs, Arthritis Care, Polio Fellowship and many more.

Approximately 50% of the funding for Keep Mobile and Readibus comes from grants and donations, which obviously make it difficult to know what their income will be or whether they will receive sufficient to cover their costs. What these charities need is a regular income, part of which could be provided by shops an businesses providing an annual grant. Last year the Parish Council provided a grant of £850 for Keep Mobile and £300 for Readibus.

In order to set this years grant, the Parish council would like to here from users or either the above services, or other facilities such as. Please e-mail admin@hurst-pc.org.uk, or telephone Jan Martin on 0118 934 2851.

For more information about Keep Mobile and Readibus can be found at:

Keep Mobile

Website: http://keepmobile.org.uk
E-Mail: admin@keepmobile.org.uk
Telephone: 0118 979 3778

Readibus

Website: http://www.readibus.co.uk
E-Mail: info@readibus.co.uk
Telephone: 0118 9310000