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Community Mini Bus

Toward the end of 2002, Uckfield & District Lions Club took delivery of a brand new Volkswagen Mini-Bus to replace the aging Renault that had served the community well for a number of years.

Fund raising for a replacement Mini-Bus was well under way and with some money kindly left to us and a grant from the Countryside Agency we were able to replace the Mini-Bus with a custom built vehicle, equiped with a wheel chair lift and space for 4 wheel chairs if needed, earlier than expected.

The Uckfield Lions Community Mini-Bus is widely used by many different organisations around the Uckfield area and for many organisations this form of 'service' from the Lions is the only way they can ensure their members can be transported to meetings and for outings. It is also well used by the Lions to help in other service activities such as the Sunday Runs during the summer and transporting people to and from various events.

Please contact Lion David on 01825 763154 for further information about becoming a driver or to book the mini bus.

The Mini-Bus is a Volkswagen 14-seat LT Mini-Bus. It has 4 wheel chair positions and an electric wheelchair lift operating from the rear doors. It has a 2.5 litre turbo-diesel engine with 5 speed manual gearbox.

It is available to hire subject to acceptance on the Insurance policy, this is done by completing a named driver form and is normally a formality.

The current rates of hire are 75p per mile driven, which includes fuel & insurance, with a minimum hire charge of £15.