New mission statement

It’s getting really difficult for us to find funding and volunteers so our resources are sadly limited. We are here for journeys if no suitable alternative is available. We won’t compete with service bus routes and NHS patient transport may be available for hospital appointments. Face to face GP appointments in Burtonwood can be obtained by signing up with Patterdale Lodge.

Alterations to our Service

You may have seen that we have been looking for volunteers for a while, and, although we have a dedicated team, we have felt it necessary to make some changes to our current availability.
PLEASE NOTE- From 1st May, our operational hours will be reduced. The new hours are as follows;
*NEW SERVICE HOURS
Mondays- from 12 noon
Tuesday- up until 1.30pm
Wednesdays- until 1.30pm
Thursday- from 12 noon
Fridays- all day
These hours will be revisited once we have more volunteers.
*Also, from 1st May, we will no longer be delivering prescriptions.
*Shopping trips such as M&S and Asda, will be moved to Friday mornings when we can take everyone at the same time.
The changes to the service are decisions that are not taken lightly. We fully recognise how valuable the bus is for our customers. We would like to thank everybody for your continued support.

We need volunteer drivers!

We are in desperate need for volunteer drivers.  When volunteering for us, you only do the days you want to, no permanent commitment. To drive, you need a regular driving license and be age 21-75. Please email admin@bwbus.org, call Cathy 07815 550157 or call our admin team 01925 357720 if you’d like to help. People need our service and we are trying not to reduce the number of days we operate ❤️

Shopping

Following the loosening of COVID restrictions and increased availability of store delivery services we will be reducing our shopping service to a maximum of 5 items from 1st February ❤️

Mobility Aids

From 31st December 2021 we will no longer be providing a wheelchair for passengers, in the interests of safety and cost to the charity. You can find out more about NHS wheelchair services from this link. We are happy to accommodate member’s own mobility aids.

https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/social-care-and-support-guide/care-services-equipment-and-care-homes/walking-aids-wheelchairs-and-mobility-scooters/

We have two accessible minibuses, which can accommodate one wheelchair at a time, but unfortunately we cannot transport scooters.

Legendary Ticket to Ride fundraiser is back!!

After a long break, our much loved fundraiser is back on Friday 12th November at 7.30pm at Burtonwood Community Centre. Starring the wonderful Abigail Jarvis, there will be a disco, bingo, hotpot and maybe even a quiz. Tickets will be £5 each and will be available soon.

New lockdown

Sending our love to anyone who is distressed by news of the new lockdown. We are still here for you. We can go shopping for you (up to £20) and deliver it to your door. Just pay upon receipt by cash, cheque or online. We can deliver your medication. We can take you to hospital or to the doctor. Just call 01925 357720 to book or if you just want a chat! ❤️

Shopping trips

We will be running shopping trips on:

  • Mondays – Aldi
  • Wednesdays – Morrisons
  • Fridays – Asda/Gemini

Our bus is marked out for social distancing and regularly cleaned. Passengers must wear a face covering when travelling with us 

Prescriptions

Our brilliant team have been working flat out during the crisis. In order to help with scheduling could you please call through prescriptions the day before they are due to be collected. Thank you ❤️

Foodbank Donations

We will be collecting food and taking it to Warrington Foodbank every Monday. If you want to donate, please call our team on 01925 357720 to arrange collection. Please share ❤️

Bertie is back on duty!

After our appeal for funding to repair Bertie, we are delighted to report that he is back on the road. Bertie is an accessible minibus, with passenger lift and space for one wheelchair.

On the photo, Bertie is on the right and Winston is on the left. Thank you so much to everyone who donated and thank you to Burtonwood & Westbrook Parish Council and Winwick Parish Council for responding to our appeal. Special thank you to our wonderful volunteer, Paul Diamond, who sorted this out for us!

 

Bring Back Bertie

We are trying to get our accessible minibus, Bertie, back on the road. The repairs will cost about £1500.

Bertie has a lift and carries a wheelchair enabling us to help residents who may otherwise struggle.

We are working hard delivering shopping and medicines during the COVID-19 crisis and a second bus would be invaluable to help share the workload which is increasing.

If you would like to make a donation to help with the repairs and the overall running of this valuable community service, here are the ways you can do it. Thanks for your support

Please click here to donate

Community Transport Association

Our work during the COVID-19 outbreak is mentioned in the Community Transport Association Blog…

“We now support our community pharmacy by delivering medication for them as well as shopping for groceries up to £20. We’ve also signed up to help the council deliver food parcels to people and have offered to support Warrington foodbank with similar work.”

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