Shopmobility
Important News on Shopmobility's location!
A temporary Shopmobility kiosk has been set up on the first floor of the Tesco Walsall College Extra store, next to the travel agents. This is in place while Shopmobility prepares to move to its new home. Work has now started at the new site. Details on how to access the temporary site are below.
The Shopmobility service supports people of all ages with mobility difficulties to visit the shopping, leisure and other facilities in Walsall town centre.
We are able to offer a choice of powered scooters, powered wheelchairs or manual wheelchairs to best suit customer needs and our staff provide individual consultation, assessment tuition and support in order to ensure customer comfort and confidence in using the equipment.
The service has been established since early 2006 and is currently growing rapidly, with further membership actively encouraged.
Shopmobility has gained local and national recognition for a high quality of service provision, having won Walsall Disability Forum's Award 2010 for Partnership Working, the Physical Disability award from Walsall Disability Forum in 2008 and also being presented with a Best Practice Award from the National Federation of Shopmobility in 2008.
Opening hours
The Shopmobility unit opening hours are as follows:
- Monday from 9.30am - 4.30pm
- Tuesday from 9.30am - 4.30pm
- Wednesday from 9.30am - 4.30pm
- Thursday from 9.30am - 4.30pm
- Friday from 9.30am - 4.30pm
- Saturday from 9.30am - 4.30pm
Charges
New members are charged a nominal annual fee of £5.00 and the following equipment charges also apply:
- £1.50 for 0-3 hours
- £3.00 for over 3 hours
Advance booking is recommended in order to avoid disappointment though not always essential.
New customers can call to see us in person to collect a registration pack or fill in our online shopmobility registration form (PDF 14KB) and our Shopmobility Medical Disclaimer (PDF 10KB) and send them to the address given below.
View our Registration terms and conditions of use (PDF 174KB)
How to find us
Shopmobility can be accessed as follows:
Bookings or enquiries can be made on 01922 650781.
- By car or taxi – The most accessible disabled parking and drop-off point is on the upper level of the Tesco store car park which can be accessed off Littleton Street or Wisemore. Taxi drivers can also drop-off and pick-up at the upper level car park store entrance.
- By Ring and Ride or bus - Ring and Ride provides a drop-off and pick-up point at the side entrance to the Tesco store on Wisemore and there is a lift to the first floor shopping level.
- Train – People are asked to telephone in advance if they require equipment delivery and collection to the train or bus stations which can be provided between 9.30am-12.00 noon and 2.00pm-4.00pm.
Business sponsorship
The service offers businesses the chance to sponsor any of equipment at very reasonable rates and sponsorship includes the opportunity for extensive publicity as well as branding of the equipment with the sponsor logo which effectively creates a mobile advertisement for the sponsor. We currently have mobility scooters sponsored by Evans Halshaw Motability, Marks and Spencer, Co-op Ultra Travel and the Walsall Centre for Independent Living and please contact us using the details below if you would like to discuss business sponsorship.
Shopmobility leaflets
For your convenience, the Shopmobility leaflet has been produced in a number of different languages.
- Shopmobility - English (PDF 315KB)
- Shopmobility - Bengali (PDF 474 KB)
- Shopmobility - Punjabi (PDF 32KB)
- Shopmobility - Urdu (PDF 106KB)
Contact us
Shopmobility Office
Tesco Walsall College Extra, 1st floor
Littleton Street West
Walsall
WS2 8EQ
Telephone 01922 650781
Fax 01922 655239
Email shopmobility@walsall.gov.uk
This page was last updated on 13 January 2012