WHEELCHAIRS

The club provides a wheelchair loan service to anyone in the community that has a short term need for one. There is no charge for the loan although a £10 refundable deposit is required. Wheelchairs are issued for a month at a time.

This facility is used by both young and old alike and has proved to be a very much appreciated service (especially by our “caravanners” in the summer season).

Until recently, all of the wheelchairs that we owned had been donated by local people. Some of these required a considerable amount of repair and maintenance.

It was decided in 2007 to purchase 6 brand new wheelchairs to ensure that when they were loaned out, we could be happy in the knowledge that they were safe, in good condition and met all the stringent legal requirements of the Health and Safety Executive and Trading Standard regulations.  Such has been the success of the service that in 2009 we have purchased six more to help meet demand.

We did not just throw away all the old stock.  We presented them to a local organisation that sent them off to needy people in Third World Countries.

TO BORROW A WHEELCHAIR

If you wish to borrow a wheelchair, remember that they are popular!! Please, book it in advance by visiting or 'phoning the Lions Shop on 01964 536400.
Or Contact Lion Ken Thorpe 01964-536365 for further details.

Wheelchairs can only be checked over and issued by the Lion on duty in the shop, who will wish to see evidence of identity for the borrower and collect information to book the wheelchair out.

The loan period is set to a month and then the wheelchair must be returned to the Lions Shop for safety checks.

Revised KT 09/2009