Caithness CWS - Initiative At The Edge

N E W S F E E D S >>>

Initiative At The Edge Main

Initiative At The Edge - South East Caithness

13 May 06
New Transport Initiatives for South East Caithness

South East Caithness Development Group are happy to introduce the 2 transport initiatives.

A New Bus Service & Community Transport For Dunbeath Area

The new Rapsons evening services operating between Wick and Dunbeath which started on 18^th April is being run for a 1 year trial period. Please see attached timetable for details.

Wick > Lybster > Dunbeath			Dunbeath > Lybster > Wick			75B

Monday to Saturday
	*HCB*	*HCB*		*HCB*	*HCB*
	*75B*	*75B*		*75B*	*75B*

Wick Safeway Bus Terminal	1738	2013	Dunbeath Post Office	1815	2050
Wick Francis Street Bus Shelter	1740	2015	Latheronwheel Bus Shelter	1820	2055
Lybster Harbour Road End	1758	2033	Latheron Post Office	1822	2057
Latheron Post Office	1805	2040	Lybster Harbour Road End	1829	2104
Latheronwheel Bus Shelter	1807	2042	Wick Francis St. Queens Hotel	1847	2122
Dunbeath Post Office	1812	2047	Wick Safeway Bus Terminal	1849	2124

Service 958/AG/18 April 2006

In brief a bus leaves Wick at 5.38pm and 8.13pm and travels to Dunbeath

In brief a bus leaves Dunbeath at 6.15pm and 8.50pm and travels to Wick

These services will cover issues identified in recent consultations. Transport arriving in Wick before 7.00pm allowing people to do hospital visits, late shopping, college classes, swimming and visit relations and friends. The bus leaving Wick will allow people to return from hospital visits, late shopping, college classes, swimming, youths attending football and music projects, visiting relations and friends and anyone working late at the new retail developments in Wick.

Please make full use of the services as it is a case of �USE IT OR LOSE IT�.

Print Version Of New Bus Timetable

Community Transport For Dunbeath Area
The handover of the keys taking place at Dunbeath Daycare Centre on 10^th May 06. In the picture are some of the voluntary drivers with their MIDAS Certificates; Coreen Campbell (far left), manager of Caithness Rural Transport; and Clive (our old milkman) Duchart (far right), of CRT. In the forefront a happy Gladys Lyon of Dunbeath Daycare Centre who has worked long and hard to get a community vehicle in Dunbeath.

The five seater people-carrier which has wheelchair access will be stationed at Dunbeath Daycare Centre. The scheme is being run by Caithness Rural Transport. If you want to book, or find out more information please contact Coreen on 01955605588.

The vehicle will have regular runs ferrying the elderly people to and from the Dunbeath Daycare Centre. Outwith the regular runs, the vehicle is available for use within the local community and it is expected the Pre-school, school, youth, sports and any other community groups will make full use of vehicle. Membership to the scheme costs �1 per person. There is a charge of 15 pence per mile to any user to help cover the running costs. Please make full use of the vehicle as it is a case of �USE IT OR LOSE IT�.

The service is being subsidised through support from Caithness and Sutherland Enterprise, the Highland Council, the Development Group and Initiative at the Edge.