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Wivey Link is a community transport charity created to combat rural isolation. Charity No 1132983

We deliver essential services that keep older, disabled, and isolated people connected to healthcare, education, employment, and their communities.

16/10/2026

Last year we took part in a project to measure the social impact of our service in our local community.

The Social Value Toolkit showed us that our volunteers, both in the office and driving the cars, are not just central to us as a charity but also create a huge benefit to the wider community.

For details about the Social Value Toolkit report take a look at the Impact page on our website: https://www.wiveylink.co.uk/our-impact/

16/10/2026

Between April 2025 and March 2026, our volunteer drivers delivered 3,328 return trips to 212 destinations.

These destinations include hospitals, community centres, shops, restaurants and cafes, dentists, summer shows, Christmas carol services, GPs, trips to the seaside, pharmacies, vets... You name it, we will go there if it is in our catchment area.

15/10/2026

Interested in membership for yourself or a loved one?

Our new website has full details of how to apply, and you can download the application forms, apply online or give us a call.

Registration lasts one year and costs £25 for the 10 Parishes Inner Zone and £35 for the Outer Zone.

Our Catchment Area:
10 Parishes Zone
Our inner membership zone includes all of the 10 Parishes: Wiveliscombe, Ashbrittle, Bathealton, Brompton Ralph, Waterrow and Chipstable, Clatworthy, Fitzhead, Huish Champflower, Milverton, Stawley, and all the areas in between.

Outer Zone
Our outer membership zone extends to Wellington up to the A38, Skilgate to the west, Monksilver and Stogumber to the north, West Bagborough, Cotford St Luke and Bishops Lydeard to the east. We do not take passengers from Norton Fitzwarren or Taunton areas.

Travel Zone:
The travel area for members covers all of Taunton including Blackbrook, Tiverton, north to Dunster, Blue Anchor and Watchet, over the Quantocks to Nether Stowey, into the Blackdown Hills to Hemyhock, Uffculme and Willand, west to Exmoor including Dulverton, Winsford and Wheddon Cross. We do not travel to Minehead or Bridgwater.

https://www.wiveylink.co.uk/membership/

15/10/2026

Meet the team!

We have three part-time staff who work alongside our office volunteers to take bookings, organise the vehicles, book in the drivers and ensure that everyone is fully trained and ready for a day on the road.

Mel, Alison and Neil are the glue behind Wivey Link, keeping it all going, and our office volunteers are the friendly voices on the phones when you ring us to book a journey.

We simply would not be able to operate without their tireless work and this Community Transport Week, we recognise their hard work behind the scenes - well done team!

Find out more about our staff and trustees:
https://www.wiveylink.co.uk/team/

15/10/2026

We have an ever increasing number of dedicated, trained local people offering their time, for free, to keep our cars on the road and our members going to where they need to go.

Our volunteers receive 4 days of training, and annual support and refresher training. They give us two days per month of their time driving our passengers - often getting to know them well.

Get in touch with us in the office to find out more about the benefits of driving with us, from social connection, giving back to the community, getting to know the local area and giving something back.

In fact 100% of our drivers told us they were either satisfied or very satisfied driving for us, 82% stated they have learned new skills, 96% said that they feel more useful and 100% said they feel they are making a difference in their community.

Could you help?

14/10/2026

While many of our members are Older People, we are open to everyone over 18 travelling for any reason.

If you are struggling to get to work, events, social gatherings, medical care apporintments and community events, we are here to help.

Our aim is to keep our community connected and resilient.

14/10/2026

We spoke to Claire H about her father Mike, who has been a member since 2025.

Claire told us:

As a non-driver, I rely 100% on carers and Wivey Link to take Dad to and from Reminiscence Learning 3 days a week.

Without them, Dad would only be able to go to RL once or twice a week, and some weeks he couldn't go at all. He would not be able to go to hospital appointments, as the use of hospital transport and taxis would make it very expensive.

Read the full story:
https://www.wiveylink.co.uk/wivey-link-is-quite-simply-a-life-saver-for-me/

13/10/2026

We need your support.

At Wivey Link, we enable people who cannot access conventional public transport to attend hospital appointments, visit friends, go shopping, participate in community activities and maintain their independence.

For someone living in a rural village without a car, a journey to the hospital is not simply a journey. It can be the difference between receiving medical treatment or delaying it, or even missing it; between seeing a friend and spending another day alone; between remaining independent and becoming dependent on others.

With your help, Wivey Link can make those journeys possible.

Supporting Wivey Link means investment in the independence, wellbeing and the resilience of rural communities, meaning we can:

provide more affordable journeys for people who cannot use conventional public transport;
maintain access to medical appointments and essential services;
support people to remain independent in their own homes;
reduce isolation by enabling people to maintain social connections;
recruit, support and retain volunteer drivers;
sustain a reliable transport service across our rural parishes.

Read more about our impact on our website: https://www.wiveylink.co.uk/our-impact/

13/10/2026

Our amazing volunteer drivers give up their time to keep our customers on the move: between April 2026 and March 2027 they clocked up an impressive number of miles between them, 56,588!

Many of these miles are down rural, isolated lanes to people living far from reliable public transport, and are a lifeline to the people that we support, getting them to groups, events, social situations and health care that they might not otherwise be able to reach.

12/10/2026

Who are we?

Wivey Link Community Transport is a community charity delivering essential services that keep older, disabled, and rurally isolated people connected to healthcare, education, employment and their communities.

We are open to everyone regardless of age or background, and we offer journeys to anywhere within our catchment area of the 10 Parishes and surrounding villages.

Address

Suite 1
Wiveliscombe
TA42RL

Opening Hours

Monday	10am - 1pm
Tuesday	10am - 1pm
Wednesday	10am - 1pm
Thursday	10am - 1pm
Friday	10am - 1pm

Telephone

01984 624666

Website

http://www.wiveylink.co.uk/

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