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Nicola Findlay

Plea for new committee members to keep lifeline Lanarkshire transport service on the road

A lifeline community transport service in East Kilbride is in dire need of new committee members in order to stay on the road.

East Kilbride Community Transport helps get a number of local groups - including the elderly and disabled - to weekly meetings and events but can also be booked for outings, all at a significantly reduced cost.

They also transport local schoolchildren to various locations and do pick-ups from schools as well as making sure individuals and groups who would otherwise struggle get to the likes of church.

It began life nearly 40 years ago and now operates two minibuses.

The service was previously saved from the brink several years ago when new committees were formed after its lynchpin of more than 30 years - Ina Cumming - decided to step down.

Now, the group has put out a fresh plea for folk to get on board so the service doesn't have to close its doors - leaving many groups without much-needed transport.

June Harpum, secretary/administrator for EK Community Transport, told Lanarkshire Live : "We are in dire need of committee members to be able to continue.

"The committee members would be required to attend our meetings which are usually held four to six times a year. Their input would be very welcome and hopefully they could supply fresh ideas.

"We have two minibuses and supply a much-needed service to the whole community of East Kilbride by taking disabled, elderly and vulnerable to church and back.

"We collect children from schools and take them to their after-school care, we take groups such as stroke club, arthritis care, visually impaired to their meetings and return them home and schoolchildren to various sports centres or pitches and return.

"And walking groups, pensioners, pipe band, scouts and guides and care homes all have use of our buses. "

To help this vital organisation or find out more about the service email ekct2019@gmail.com

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