Under 18? Want to get out and about to meet friends? Fancy a swim but the nearest leisure centre is a bus fare too far away? Well, we have some good news for you: You can now do something about it.
The new mi card scheme, which starts on Saturday 25 April, sees young people able to travel free on buses between 9am and 9pm on weekdays and all day at weekends, providing their journey starts or finishes anywhere in the borough. This means you can travel from Goldthorpe to Penistone, Sheffield to Darton, Royston to Rotherham, all for absolutely no cost.
The card will also allow you to free swimming at any time at any of the following BPL facilities in the borough:
• Dearneside Leisure Centre 01709 880 040
• Hoyland Leisure Centre 01226 744 063
• Metrodome Leisure Centre 01226 730 060
• Royston Lesiure Centre 01226 722 991
• Wombwell Swimming Pool 01226 753 896
It can also be used as a library card across the borough, so you can also use it to take out books, CDs and DVDs.
This is the first scheme of its kind outside London to introduce free bus travel to younger people, and we believe it is the first of its kind anywhere in the UK to incorporate so many uses on the one card.
If you haven’t already applied for your mi card, you should:
• Still at school – request an application form from your school.
• Left school, or go to an independent school or one outside the borough – get a form from your local library.
This is an opportunity that’s way too good to miss. They say that the best things in life are free and, for once, they could be right.
You can get more information on mi card, keep up with the latest mi card news, check out some frequently asked questions and see the conditions of use by visiting www.barnsley.gov.uk/micard.
To contact us, you can email
micard@barnsley.gov.uk, or call us on
01226 775656.
