Community Transport Association

We’re pleased to invite you to CT24: The Voice of the Passenger, taking place on Wednesday 27th November in Newcastle. Event Highlights: 🚗 Launch of ECT Charity's Social Value Toolkit: A vital tool for improving community transport services. 🚐 Meet our Insurance Partners: Learn how Business Choice Direct Insurance Services & WRS Insurance Brokers can support your multi-vehicle and charity insurance needs. 🚲 Interactive Workshops: Explore topics such as health and social care access, vehicle solutions, and cyber security. 🚙 Lightning Talks and Networking: Hear directly from fellow community transport operators like Climate Action Strathaven and AWEL AMAN TAWE on key challenges and solutions. Register today to join for THE community transport conference: https://lnkd.in/ebDMkG6J #CT24 #CommunityTransport #PassengerVoice #Networking

On Friday, PACTO held a successful community transport operator workshop event at Letterston Memorial Hall, which was attended by the First Minister for Wales, Eluned Morgan ✅ The event, titled 'Building Tomorrow: Our Pembrokeshire Community Transport Model', allowed us to get together to celebrate the milestone achievement of reaching 50,855 community transport passenger trips in the first year of our transformation project, which has been funded by the Motability Foundation and UK Government 🚐🚗 A key part of the day saw the various Pembrokeshire community transport operators come together for further engagement, discussion and collaboration on key issues, providing us with the opportunity for working together towards an agreed Pembrokeshire CT delivery model that focuses on passengers' needs and works together as one sector which is united, robust and future-proof 🔗 We would like to thank all of our guests, speakers and the CT operators for making the day a real success, and we look forward to continuing our work as we head into Year 2 of the project! 🤝 📸 Gareth Davies Photography Tenby Community Transport Association The VC Gallery Royal Voluntary Service Pembrokeshire County Council Cranfield Trust Hywel Dda University Health Board AWEL AMAN TAWE #WithYouOnYourJourney

🚍 How do you recruit and retain volunteers in Community Transport? Join us for our Working Well with Volunteers session, where we’ll explore the current climate of volunteer recruitment and retention and discuss what good volunteer management looks like. We’ll share insights from our volunteer session at Wales 24, hear from operators and a CVC, and open the floor for you to share your own experiences and challenges. This is an opportunity to connect and learn from others in the sector. 💡 🗓 14th November | 10:30 AM - 12:00 PM 🔗 https://lnkd.in/gwBQ7jDy #CommunityTransport #Volunteers #WorkingWell #Collaboration

Lara Henderson and Nicola Mitchell from our Scotland team had a fantastic visit to Glenfarg Community Transport Group for #CTWeek24. Every Thursday, different groups in the community come together to host an open coffee morning event, and it was GCTG’s turn just in time for CTWeek! 🍰🚐 Since launching in April 2023, the GCTG bus has made a huge difference, connecting the rural village with Perth, Kinross, Tillicoultry, and beyond. The team loved hearing about the positive impact it's having! ❤️ #CommunitySolutions #CommunityTransport

How do we work well together in #CommunityTransport? 🤔 Our recent Working Well session highlighted the importance of trust, courage, and mutual support. In her latest post, Michelle Clarke shares key takeaways from the session and how these themes play a crucial role in working effectively together. With insights from our members Yr Orsaf, Pembrokeshire Association of Community Transport Organisations, AWEL AMAN TAWE and the Friendly Bus. Read it here: https://lnkd.in/gqiWxz-8 📅 Want to join us next time? We'll be discussing how to work well with volunteers on 14th November at 10:30am in a virtual, members-only event. Sign up here: https://lnkd.in/gwBQ7jDy

During #CTWeek24, Frances from our Northern Ireland team spent the afternoon at Disability Action Northern Ireland with Judith Andrews and Scott McClenaghan from the Department for Infrastructure. They had a valuable conversation about the DATS transport service and its crucial role in supporting disabled and older people across Northern Ireland. It’s always inspiring to see how community-driven solutions like DATS make a real difference! #CommunityTransport #CommunitySolutions

Our Wales team wrapped up #CTWeek24 with a visit to Welsh Border Community Transport in Buckley, Flintshire! 🚐💚 Michelle Clarke and Michelle Kelsall, along with David Hall, Llywodraeth Cymru / Welsh Government's Traws Cymru Network Manager, joined Ian, Brian, Jill, Cherry, and the WBCT team to celebrate their incredible work. David Hall shared, “It’s lovely to be here on behalf of the Welsh Government to celebrate CTWeek. Welsh Border CT in Buckley continues to provide a vital service for local communities, and the Welsh Government recognises the sterling work the staff and volunteers do.” Michelle Kelsall even managed to capture Michelle Clarke in action, meeting the amazing team! 📸 #CommunityTransport #Wales #Teamwork #WelshBorderCT #VitalServices #Buckley #Flintshire

For #CTWeek24, Emma Bingham from our Wales team had the pleasure of meeting Henry Tufnell MP to discuss the vital work that community transport operators are doing in his constituency. Henry emphasised that accessible, reliable transport is a top priority for him 🚍 #CommunityTransport #CommunitySolutions #Pembrokeshire

Last week during #CTWeek24, Chanelle Dwyer and Yasmin from our England Team attended the Lincolnshire Car Scheme and Community Transport Networking event, hosted by Lincolnshire County Council with support from Lincolnshire Community and Voluntary Service. Chanelle presented on how CTA supports local groups, and we were excited to meet both current and future members 🌟🚗 #CommunityTransport #CTWeek2024 #SupportingCommunities

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