MEMBER DETAILS

Rural Lift for SW Fermanagh

Email: info@rurallift.com

Tel: (+44) 028 6632 4260

Contact: Anita Flanagan, Manager

Website: www.rurallift.com

Mission
To promote social inclusion by providing affordable, accessible transport in rural areas.

Rural Lift provides affordable, accessible transport to alleviate the social exclusion faced by people due to lack of public transport or being unable to access a car. Rural Lift has 5 minibuses.

Services offered:
* Minibus service - door-to-door & group
hire
* Rural Rover
* Social Car Scheme
* MIDAS Training
* Sunday Lunch Club

Penninsula Area Community Transport (PACT)

Email: pacttransport@btconnect.com

Tel: 028 4273 9153

Contact: Joanne Savage

Penninsuala Area Community Transport
Conlon Building
27 Main Street
Kircubbin
Co. Down
BT22 2SR

Out and About Community Transport

Email: outandabout@rtfni.org

Tel: +44 2879300123

Contact: Paddy McAlister

Website: www.communitytransport-ni.com

Background to the establishment of your organisation:

• Out and About was established in 1999, to provide affordable and accessible transport to individuals and groups with the Magherafelt District Council area.

• Limited company with charitable status.

• Community Transport Activities

• We have a vision of Out and About supporting it’s community activities in the future with a majority of self-generated income, alongside a certain level of government income.

• ‘Out and About promotes social inclusion through the development of a Community Transport Scheme for disadvantaged individuals, community groups and voluntary groups within the Mid-Ulster area.’

• Aim is to provide affordable and accessible transport to disadvantaged individuals and groups within the Magherafelt District Council area.

1. Minibus for hire scheme
   
2. Voluntary Car Scheme
   
3. Subsidised Taxi-scheme
   
4. Training agent: Midas and Pats training

• 400 registered individual members
  
• 110 registered group members
  
• 4000 minibus trips Nov 2006
  
• 130 social car trips Nov 2006
  
• 300 subsidised taxi trips Nov 2006
  
• 200 registered MIDAS drivers
  
  For further information contact:
  
  Paddy Mc Allister (Manager)
  
  Tel. No. 02879300123
  Email: outandabout@rtfni.org
  
  
  
  
  
  
  

Mohill Community Development Association Ltd

Email: mohillent@eircom.net

Tel: (+353) 071 9632024

Contact: Liam O'Brien, Manager

Website: www.mct.ie

Mohill Community Development Association was formed as a Community Group in 1985 and was incorporated as a company limited by guarantee in 1996.

Aims:
* To establish a Community
Development Programme
* To promote the social economic and
cultural welfare of the community
* To promote industry and other such
enterprises.
* To empower specific disadvantaged
groups to effectively participate in a
programme of personal and social
development.

Easilift Community Transport Ltd

Email: paddy@easilift.com

Tel: 028 7188 3282

Contact: Paddy McEldowney

Easilift was established in 2001 to provide affordable accessible transport throughout the Strabane District Council area.

Vision
To reduce isolation and social exclusion experienced by those living in rural areas of Strabane District by providing affordable, accessible transport.

Aims & Objectives

* To improve transport provision in rural parts of the District with the highest levels of deprivation
* To improve transport provision for young people, unemployed, women in the home, the elderly and those with disabilities.
* To provide off peak services to places of work, education & training
* To provide for cross border travel

Drumshanbo Enterprise Centre Ltd, Co. Leitrim

Email: enterprisecentre@eircom.net

Tel: +353 074 9641577

Contact: Michael Bruen

Website: www.dbo.ie

Established in 1990.

Mission - 'To provide quality incubator space and services at a low cost and provide quality, targeted, certified training to as many people as possible.'

Vision - To provide more start-up business units, provide more training and ensure long-term sustainability of teh centre.

Company Limited by Guarantee with Charitable Status.

Activities
DEC rent out 20,000 sqft of incubator space. There are a range of training programmes available to meet the needs of the community. DEC provide business support to start-up businesses.

Aims
To increase economic activity
To increase business start-up support
To increase skills of the workforce
To increase employability of the unemployed.

Dennett Interchange

Email: d_interchange@yahoo.co.uk

Tel: 028 7139 7990

Contact: Graham Elliot

Mission
To work within the Voluntary & Community sector, in partnership with the statutory & privater sectors, to improve quality of life of our people, regardless of difference, by making available the services and opportunities that are appropriate to their needs and which are currently not available in the area.

Development Activities - Strategic Themes

Volunteering
Service Level Agreements
Funding
Marketing
Services
Area Wide Plan


Dennett Interchange bring a variety of benefits to the local community. Their core activities include adult education, services for older people, placements and training for the unemployed, youth activities and community newsletter.

Association for the Development of Pettigo & Tully

Email: adopt@eircom.net

Tel: (+353) 071 9861546

Contact: Natasha McGrath, Community Development Worker

ADoPT was founded in 1991 to address the the economic and social development of teh Pettigo and Tullyhommon area. This community focus has allowed ADoPT to act as a catalyst in further developing all aspects of life within the village and wider rural area.

Programme Areas:
* Arts Project
* Summer Scheme
* History Project
* Cross Border 55+ Club
* Youth Drop -In Centre
* Borderline Players Drama Group
* Rural Mens Group
* Redevelopment of the Old Mill