Friendly Bus

11/11/2025

We'll be taking part in the 2 minute silence at 11am. If you're talking to us on a call, we'll let you know and call you back. Thank you for your understanding.

08/11/2025

𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗮 𝘄𝗼𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿𝗳𝘂𝗹 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘄𝗲 𝗵𝗮𝗱 𝗹𝗮𝘀𝘁 𝗻𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝗰𝗲𝗹𝗲𝗯𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝗼𝗳 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗮𝗺𝗮𝘇𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘃𝗼𝗹𝘂𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗲𝗿𝘀!

This is our opportunity to thank our volunteers for everything they do. Ian wrote a great quiz and we enjoyed delicious food from The Little Deli A little same a little different.

Thank you to everyone that came - here’s a picture of some of our volunteers. Those of you who couldn’t make it were missed.

Thank you for all that you do ###

31/10/2025

Your November Newsletter is on its way, thank to our fabulous Newsletter Crew on Wednesday....or as Ian calls them in his commentary “our magic elves”! Thank you to our wonderful ladies. I will try to post another video in the comments. (Best watched with the sound on)!

20/10/2025

Monday morning blues? Here's a picture that's bound to make you smile!

We recently took our members to The British Ironwork Centre where they had a great time - look at those smiles! If you donated, fundraised or spread the word about our fundraising campaign to replace our minibuses - you helped create those smiles.

Thank you, you're awesome!
xx

18/10/2025

These were the first things our Members said to us during their first trip out again after isolating for covid.....

"𝙄𝙩'𝙨 𝙨𝙤 𝙬𝙤𝙣𝙙𝙚𝙧𝙛𝙪𝙡 𝙩𝙤 𝙝𝙚𝙖𝙧 𝙫𝙤𝙞𝙘𝙚𝙨 𝙞𝙣 𝙧𝙚𝙖𝙡 𝙡𝙞𝙛𝙚 𝙖𝙜𝙖𝙞𝙣. 𝙏𝙝𝙞𝙨 𝙞𝙨 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙛𝙞𝙧𝙨𝙩 𝙩𝙞𝙢𝙚 𝙄'𝙫𝙚 𝙨𝙚𝙚𝙣 𝙖𝙣𝙤𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙧 𝙝𝙪𝙢𝙖𝙣 𝙗𝙚𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙞𝙣 18 𝙢𝙤𝙣𝙩𝙝𝙨!" Friendly Bus Member

"𝙄 𝙡𝙤𝙫𝙚𝙙 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙙𝙧𝙞𝙫𝙚 𝙩𝙤 𝙈𝙪𝙘𝙝 𝙒𝙚𝙣𝙡𝙤𝙘𝙠. 𝙊𝙝 𝙝𝙤𝙬 𝙄 𝙢𝙞𝙨𝙨𝙚𝙙 𝙨𝙚𝙚𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙘𝙤𝙪𝙣𝙩𝙧𝙮𝙨𝙞𝙙𝙚, 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙜𝙧𝙚𝙚𝙣 𝙘𝙤𝙡𝙤𝙪𝙧𝙨 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙗𝙚𝙖𝙪𝙩𝙞𝙛𝙪𝙡 𝙨𝙘𝙚𝙣𝙚𝙧𝙮." Friendly Bus Member

Community Transport is fun, enrichment, enjoyment, social, friendship, love. It can be the the difference between that person seeing someone that week or not.

It's not just about moving from one place to the next. Community transport is "more than a minibus". Community transport is life. Every day life. And we're here to try to make life better for our members.

If you're interested in being a part of it by volunteering with us, you can call us on 01952 881145 between 9:30am and 1pm, Monday to Friday. Alternatively you can email info@friendlybus.co.uk.

If you'd like to support us financially, you can donate online at https://www.justgiving.com/campaign/thefriendlybus

17/10/2025

The Shropshire Community Transport Consortium welcomed a visit recently from Shropshire Councillor Portfolio Holder for Transport and Economic Growth. You can read about the story here.

https://www.shropshirestar.com/your-world/2025/10/16/community-transport-groups-more-than-just-a-minibus/


Community Transport Association

Bridgnorth Community Transport Group Mayfair Community Centre - Church StrettonMayfair Community CentreOswestry Community ActionNorth Salop Wheelers Shrewsbury Dial-a-Ride

Local councillor visits Shropshire Community Transport Consortium to learn about their vital role in the community and the challenges they face.

16/10/2025

14/10/2025

𝗗𝗼 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗳𝗮𝗻𝗰𝘆 𝗳𝗲𝗲𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝘄𝗲𝘀𝗼𝗺𝗲?
Volunteering is fun, rewarding, interesting and keeps you active.

Some of our volunteers felt lonely and "without purpose" once they retired, and some fit it in around other commitments to give back to their community. Some were new to the area and wanted to meet new people and have continued doing it as they enjoy it so much!

𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗺𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗰𝗮𝗿 𝗱𝗿𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘀 take Members to their appointment (usually medical) in their own vehicle.
𝗠𝗶𝗻𝗶𝗯𝘂𝘀 𝗱𝗿𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘀 take Members shopping each week and on social trips.

𝙄𝙣𝙩𝙚𝙧𝙚𝙨𝙩𝙚𝙙?
Call us to arrange to come in for a chat and see if it's for you. We'll explain how it all works and you'll meet your amazing supportive team!

13/10/2025

Snapshots from some of our recent trips!

06/10/2025

It's Community Transport Week ( ) and we have over 60 community car journeys in our diary this week that are going to medical appointments. Our amazing volunteers give up their time and use their own vehicle to take Members to their appointments.

The service enables members to access preventative healthcare, avoid appointments being missed or needing a more costly home visit.

Just one community car journey can have big financial and welfare implications. Multiply that by 60 for a typical week and the impact of community transport groups can easily be seen.

01/10/2025

𝙄𝙩'𝙨 𝙣𝙤𝙩 𝙟𝙪𝙨𝙩 𝙢𝙚𝙢𝙗𝙚𝙧𝙨 𝙩𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙜𝙚𝙩 𝙡𝙤𝙣𝙚𝙡𝙮...
Have you recently retired and twiddling your thumbs already? Could you volunteer one day a week?

We have vacancies for car drivers to take members to their appointments (usually medical), or minibus drivers to take our membership shopping, to clubs or on our social trips!