Almost 9 months after taking over Dundee’s former Shopmobility and relaunching it as The Circle Mobility, we opened our doors and invited anyone who wanted to know more about the project to come along.
The Circle Mobility offers a range of mobility devices and bikes with the aim of making Dundee more accessible. Devices such as manual wheelchairs and mobility scooters, as well as bikes can be hired for free one-day hires, or for longer for a fee. The service was relaunched by The Circle in December 2023 and is now open 7 days a week. The Circle Mobility now has over 100 members using the service from one-off hires up to regular weekly hires. The project has allowed people to attend medical appointments, enjoy local retail, explore the city and even take trips with loved ones.
We were delighted by the response to our open day!
From 11am to 2pm we saw visitors coming in to The Circle Mobility to hear more about the project, chat to our team and find out about the vehicles we have available for hire. Our Project Coordinator was also on hand to give guests demonstrations of how to use our vehicles and to let people try them out for themselves.
At the event we shared some of the feedback we have gathered from members and users so far, including:
“I could weep with happiness that you even exist…a lifesaver”
“Just so grateful to have this open again”
“It’s really good that this place is open again…makes such a difference because before I couldn’t walk around Home Bargains or B&M”
“This is great! We’ll be coming here every time we go to the Overgate!”
We also shared some key information about the service including how people can become members, local travel routes and nearby hotels where guests can use charging points for their mobility devices.
Our Project Coordinator for The Circle Mobility, Alex Joseph says: “I’m very grateful to everyone who attended our open day and made it such a success! Getting to show everyone what we’re doing here makes me so proud of the service. Introducing and presenting our new fleet of accessible bikes was definitely the highlight of the day for me, and they were met with so much enthusiasm that I have no doubt they’ll quickly become firm favourites within The Circle Mobility.”
Want to know more about The Circle Mobility or pay us a visit? Get in touch at 01382 919304 or at [email protected] for more information.