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Swindon Travel Choices Swindon

Swindon Travel Choices aims to make it easier for those living or working Travel
in Swindon to get around without clogging up the road network. We believe Choices
that by giving people proper travel choices, many everyday journeys can be
made by bus, bike and foot rather than by car.

Buy your train and bus tickets
together – with

Get Walking Day PLUSBUS is a travelcard that you buy with your train ticket at
any station ticket office or www.plusbus.info/where-buy
Lydiard Park Saturday 4 May 2013
It gives you unlimited bus travel (on participating operators services)
to and from the rail station and around the whole urban area of the rail
served town. Buy one for the start of your journey and/or for the end
of it.
PLUSBUS is available for 290 rail-served towns and cities and is
accepted for travel on services of over 200 bus companies across
Step out with this sociable three-mile guided walk Britain. Advantages of PLUSBUS:
around the spring flowers at Lydiard Park to kick off • convenient and saves time with one quick purchase for your
‘Get Walking Week’ and complete door to door journey;
‘Swindon’s Walking Festival Month’ in May. • less hassle - no need to keep change for exact fare buses;
• great value - save money: PLUSBUS is cheaper than the cost of
Visit our stalls to pick up tips and advice on getting more active and driving and parking at the station, or paying for a taxi. Find out more
ways to be healthier, as well as information about local walking groups at www.cheapercommuting.com;
and routes. Collect a free pedometer to count your steps and the
calories you’ve burned when you walk with the group* • big discounts - Railcard holders get 33% off;
• easy to buy at the station - ask for PLUSBUS when buying your
Walk starts at 11.00am. To find out more, call 01793 465413 train tickets at any National Rail ticket office;
Visit www.swindontravelchoices.org.uk to find out what’s on during the • buy online - buy your train and PLUSBUS tickets online.
Walking Festival and for more on active travel. Or go to
www.leisureinswindon.co.uk for more on walking groups To start your journey by bus, buy your train and PLUSBUS tickets
and healthy lifestyles. in advance and have them posted to you (a charge applies). Season
D15601/13 *(one pedometer per walker, subject to availability). tickets for commuters are available for 7 consecutive days, a month,
3 months and a whole year, to match the validity of your rail season
ticket.
Swindon For full details see www.plusbus.info

Do you work in the town centre?

Beat the queues, the stress and the cost of driving…..borrow a bike for 8 weeks and try cycling to work instead
How does it work? We will then take your details and
We would like to see as many people arrange an appointment for you to visit
cycling to work as possible. If you are the shop and choose your bike. We will
employed in the town centre you may need to see proof of identity and ad-
be eligible to receive a free bike for two dress and will take a deposit for the safe
months. return of the bike.
You will get a bike (choice of styles)
complete with lock, lights and pump and Who are we?
Recycles is a Salvation Army Social
basic puncture repair kit. All we ask in Enterprise based at Booth House in the
return is that you cycle to work for at
least part of the week and provide us town centre. We offer quality refurbished
with information about your journeys. bikes for sale and a professional repair
service to the public. Recycles was set up
How do I start? to provide opportunities for development
The first step is to call recycles on 01793 401834 and talk to one of and training for those who have experienced homelessness.
the team and we will be able to answer your questions. To be eligible
you will need to live within 25 minutes cycling distance of your www.recycles-swindon.co.uk Tel: 01793 401834
workplace in the town centre. Twitter: @recyclesSwindon Facebook: Recycles Booth House
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