Ring & Go – getting kids out and about over the holidays.

Young people with disabilities in the Birmingham area can get around more easily and have more fun this summer using a brand new service called Ring & Go.

The Ring & Go service has been introduced to help disabled children get to their favourite places over the summer holidays (23rd July until 5th September). It means they will be able to travel independently in a safe environment and provides them with a better opportunity to get involved in activities in the community.

The service is completely free for children with a Concessionary Pass, nNetwork Card, Busmaster Card, or a Blind or Disabled pass. Young people without a pass will only be charged half the equivalent of a local bus fare.

Des Rogers, Operations Manager of wmsnt has said: “We are really proud of this new service which is aimed at young people between 5 – 19 yrs old and enables them to get about during the summer break.“We hope it will stop people thinking of Ring and Ride as a service just for older people and will raise awareness of the benefits of the service so that they can use Ring and Ride when they are back at school. “

This service has been made possible through the funding transport that the authority Centro is contributing to Ring and Ride over the next three years.

Centro Chairman Angus Adams said: "Ring & Go is a fantastic initiative - getting young people out and about during the long school break. The Ring and Ride service is already the largest privately operated service in the world and it is great that they are maximising their funding by reaching out to new younger users across the region."

The fully accessible minibuses will pick young people up from their front doors and take them where they want to go. They are available anytime including evenings and weekends and friends and family can come a long too.

To book a Ring & Go bus call 0121 446 6172 or visit www.ringandride.org