The Gayton and Tiffield Community bus service has been operating and serving the two villages since 1984  - more detail can be found here: http://www.gayton-northants.co.uk/services/minibus/index.html .

We are pleased to advise you that this established service is to be extended to Pattishall Parish that all residents can take advantage of.

If residents have a bus pass this can be used on the service and if not, there is a nominal fee of £6 return to and from Towcester and just £7 to and from Northampton. The bus can pick people up from their homes and also drop them off and the driver will help with shopping bags too. 

The first bus will be coming through the Parish on Tuesday 27th June and again Friday 30th June. Along with this post is the map of the service and a timetable now extended to us all.

The service will be trialled for a one-year period and if it is adopted and used by Parish residents, will become a long-term fixture.

Please watch out for a leaflet coming through your door over the next few weeks, and more information in the Autumn edition of Around Pattishall.

We encourage you to utilise and enjoy the service – thank you.

Nigel

Nigel Banister

Pattishall Parish Council

Could you volunteer to help the elderly and vulnerable in our parish? If you have been volunteering during lockdown or are now working from home, are you able to spare some time to help out?

Towcester Area Door to Door urgently need to recruit additional volunteer drivers to help people in our community.

As we emerge from lockdown, the NHS is now offering a wider range of hospital and GP appointments, and dentists, opticians, podiatrists and other healthcare providers are back at work. We have seen a steady rise in the number of journeys requested and we expect this to continue, particularly when the Autumn flu vaccine programme begins. 

This year, more than ever, our elderly and vulnerable neighbours need the support of a friendly, affordable, door-to-door service for their medical appointments.

Drivers need to have access to a car, be available on a regular basis for a minimum of half a day a week and complete a DBS check.  Mileage is reimbursed at the HMRC rate and insurance premiums are not affected.  Journeys are agreed in accordance with weekly availability and can fit around the school run, working from home or part time employment.

To learn more about volunteering for TADD visit www.towcesterareadoor2door.com or email volunteer@towcesterareadoor2door.co.uk