gatesheadlink.org.uk » Personalisation and Independent Living http://gatesheadlink.pctvok.com/Blog A blog facility for Gateshead LINk Wed, 20 Jul 2011 13:32:45 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 en hourly 1 Bridge Card and Nexus Companion Card http://gatesheadlink.pctvok.com/Blog/2010/11/22/bridge-card-and-nexus-companion-card/ http://gatesheadlink.pctvok.com/Blog/2010/11/22/bridge-card-and-nexus-companion-card/#comments Mon, 22 Nov 2010 15:16:33 +0000 Administrator http://gatesheadlink.pctvok.com/Blog/?p=59 Find out about the Nexus Companion Card which lets you take someone with you free of charge when you travel on buses in Tyne and Wear, County Durham and Northumberland. It’s available to residents of Tyne and Wear who receive certain allowances and are not able to travel without a companion.  Follow the link and find out more

http://www.nexus.org.uk/tickets/combined/companion-card

Likewise find out about the Bridge Card system which lets bus drivers know that you need extra help during a journey whether because of age, disability, illness or simply lack of confidence.  Find out more at

http://www.simplygo.com/travel-safely/

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