SHOPMOBILITY South Gloucestershire is celebrating receiving £150 from the South Gloucestershire Challenge 2017.

The scheme, which provides mobility scooter and wheelchair hire to help people who have limited mobility, receives funding from the likes of South Gloucestershire Council, the National Lottery and parish and town councils.

The service is based in Yate Library, and attracts users from all over South Gloucestershire, and beyond.

Recently a number of South Gloucestershire Councillors have also used some of their Member Awarded Funding, (MAF), too, to help the scheme continue.

Welcoming the generous challenge donation and the councillor funding. vice-chairman David Bell said: “This is great news and we are so grateful to all those involved in the South Gloucestershire Challenge 2017, and to Councillors for their generosity,

“The scheme’s future is dependent on continued funding and this will help us to continue this vital service for our users.”

Hundreds have registered with the scheme over the years since it was introduced in 2006.

The scheme does an annual service users survey, and many users tell of how the service also helps them socially by being able to get out and about, and it helps with their health generally and also helps to reduce social isolation.

Shopmobility is open on Tuesdays and Fridays, 9.30am-4pm, and on Thursdays and Saturdays, 9.30am-2pm.

For more information, call 01454 868718 or 07999574474, ore mail shopmobilitysouthglos@yahoo.com.