High Wycombe ShopMobility: ShopMobility UK Scheme of the Month (October 2021)

High Wycombe Shopmobility opened in 1994. It is a small, friendly independent registered charity offering free daily loans of mobility scooters, manual and powered wheelchairs so locals with walking difficulties can access High Wycombe town centre.  The scheme also offers manual wheelchairs for longer loans periods at a small charge. High Wycombe Shopmobility is proud to provide independence and enhanced […]

High Wycombe Shopmobility opened in 1994. It is a small, friendly independent registered charity offering free daily loans of mobility scooters, manual and powered wheelchairs so locals with walking difficulties can access High Wycombe town centre.  The scheme also offers manual wheelchairs for longer loans periods at a small charge. High Wycombe Shopmobility is proud to provide independence and enhanced living for anyone with limited mobility, whether temporary or permanent.  The centre has a large fleet of quality, reliable products – 22 scooters, 4 powerchairs and 17 manual wheelchairs.

Its team of dedicated staff and volunteers provide a Shopmobility service seven days a week. As they do not charge for daily loans, the centre relies on fundraising, grants and donations to keep its vital service benefiting the High Wycombe community. 

Claire the Manager at High Wycombe Shopmobility said: “New customers can be nervous about coming in and using our service.  So a few years ago we secured some funding to make a short promotional film to show how easy it is to sign up and use our equipment.  This was great fun, we worked with a local production company and wrote, directed and starred in the film and we are extremely proud of the finished film. You can find it on YouTube, just search ‘Shopmobility High Wycombe or click here’.”

Chairman Alan Switalski, Claire McMackin, Manager, High Wycombe Shopmobility and 2019 Mayor Paul Turner.

One of their volunteers Katy also recently featured in a local press article about the benefits of volunteering for Shopmobility:https://tinyurl.com/ykfu9xmr

For further information on High Wycombe Shopmobility, call: 01494 472277 
or visit: 
https://www.shopmobilityhighwycombe.co.uk

The centre is located in the Eden Shopping Centre:

2 Newland Meadow, Eden, High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, HP11 2BZ

Introductory video: https://youtu.be/XdUJAQV6Fho