Shuttle bus service provided for Shrewsbury Covid jabs
Residents who have their Covid-19 vaccination booked at Severn Fields Medical Practice will now be able to access a free shuttle bus service.
Last week saw the launch of the free shuttle service to the new Shrewsbury Vaccination Centre at Shrewsbury Bowls Centre on Sundorne Road.
The service will also take passengers attending the adjacent Severn Fields Medical Practice, and passengers can walk the short distance from the bus stop on the Shrewsbury Sport Village site to Severn Fields Medical Practice.
The service is operated by Arriva in partnership with Shropshire Council.
Services VS1 and VS2 will run every 20 minutes throughout the day, with Shuttle VS1 running from 07.35am until 20.15pm, and Shuttle VS2 running from 07.45am until 19.45pm.
The shuttles will serve key locations around Shrewsbury, picking up passengers travelling to the Vaccination Centre. VS1 will serve Bayston Hill, Meole Brace – Moneybrook Way, Abbey Foregate – Shirehall and Monkmoor Road. VS2 will serve the Harlescott Park and Ride site and Coton Hill.
Dean Carroll, Shropshire Council’s Cabinet member for adult social care, public health and climate change, said: “The inclusion of Severn Fields Medical Practice on these bus shuttles is a sensible thing to do, as the sites are adjacent to each other.
"It is likely that the vaccination programme will continue for many months ahead and these sites provide Shrewsbury and the surrounding areas with excellent facilities to help fight the virus and get life back to ‘normal’.
“The council will do all it can to support these centres and the free shuttle services in partnership with Arriva, to help residents get their vaccines are part of this effort.”
