Posted: Thu 1st Aug 2019

AVOW relaunching Shopmobility scheme

Wrexham.com for people living in or visiting the Wrexham area
This article is old - Published: Thursday, Aug 1st, 2019

To celebrate the new fleet of mobility scooters at Shopmobility, the Association of Voluntary Organisations in Wrexham (AVOW) will be relaunching the service on Friday 9th August 2019 from 11am until 12:30pm at Wrexham Bus Station.

After over 20 years serving Wrexham County Borough, Shopmobility are relaunching the service following the purchase of several new mobility scooters and other equipment.

The new fleet was funded by Wrexham County Borough Council and consists of various mobility scooters, powered wheelchairs and accessories.

The relaunch will be attended by the Mayor of Wrexham, Councillor Rob Walsh and is open to anyone with an interest in the services.

There will be opportunity for new and existing customers to learn more about the service available and for Shopmobility to reintroduce itself to the wider community.

Shopmobility now operate a fleet of 30 mobility scooters, catering to a wide variety of abilities. The service is open to everyone and, provides an affordable and accessible lifeline for many people throughout the county with mobility issues who otherwise would not be able to access Wrexham town centre.

The fleet of affordable mobility scooters and wheelchairs are available for daily hire and Booty Scooters, that fit in the boot of a car, are available for longer periods.

You can get in touch with AVOW or find out more on their website here.



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