Wheels for Freedom
Providing Shopmobility services in Dorset and mobility at public events
If travelling by bus - From the bus station walk along the pathway between the public
convenience and the Fish and Chip shop. Opposite you is the multi storey car park.
If you walk to the right hand side of the car park you will see a ramp which leads
you to our office.
If travelling by car - Follow the signs on the town centre roundabouts which show
a wheelchair with a shopping basket. When you enter the car park take the left hand
lane and follow it around and go up one level. If you do not have a disabled blue
badge we can issue a parking permit for the day (Please note that car park charges
are payable).
Level B Multi Storey Car Park, Kingland Crescent, Poole, Dorset BH15 1TA
Telephone 01202 661770 Email ross@pooleshopmobility.org.uk
Mobility equipment is available 9.45 until 3.45 Monday - Saturday excluding Thursday
(subject to staffing levels) and must be booked in advance.
Poole is a tourist resort, attracting visitors with its large natural harbour, history,
the Poole Arts Centre and Blue Flag beaches. The town has a busy commercial port
with cross-Channel freight and passenger ferry services. The headquarters of the
Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI) are located in Poole, and the Royal Marines
have a base in the town's harbour. Despite their names, Poole is the home of The
Arts University College at Bournemouth, the Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra and a
significant part of Bournemouth University. During the Second World War the town
was one of the main departing points for the D-Day landings of the Normandy Invasion.
The mainly flat levels in Poole centre make it an ideal base for a Shopmobility service.
Equipment may be used in the area covering Poole Park, Baiter Park, the Hospital,
Civic Centre, the High Street and Poole Quay.
WE ARE CLOSED EVERY FRIDAY DUE TO LACK OF FUNDING .
Full membership - £20 per year. Members can use all of our town centre services
for just £1 per trip. Full members are also entitled to a£5 discount per day at
Out n’ about events if using our service - Not applicable to events where the loan
charge is less than £5 per day.
Trial membership - £10 for 3 months. Members can use all of our town centre services
for just £1 per trip.
Day visitors (pay on the day) - £5 deposit and £3 for a wheelchair or £6 for a scooter.
