{"id":80540,"date":"2017-04-06T23:15:08","date_gmt":"2017-04-06T23:15:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/?guid=ff639745e397c894670a760ecdef41f6"},"modified":"2017-04-06T23:15:08","modified_gmt":"2017-04-06T23:15:08","slug":"news-story-new-minibuses-to-improve-rural-mobility","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/?p=80540","title":{"rendered":"News story: New minibuses to improve rural mobility"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Community groups across the country have today (7 April 2017) been awarded funding to buy new minibuses to help keep people on the move.<\/p>\n

Forty disability, patient, children and school groups will get a new vehicle after winning part of \u00a32 million in the second round of the \u00a325 million Community Minibus Fund<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The minibuses, which will have up to 16 seats, will improve the lives of people in rural areas by providing crucial links to shops, social events and medical services.<\/p>\n

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Transport Minister Andrew Jones said:<\/p>\n

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Community transport is vital for people in rural areas, helping them reach shops, hospital appointments, loved ones, friends, jobs and education.<\/p>\n

We have so far provided 300 minibuses in the first round of the \u00a325 million Community Minibus Fund and they are already improving lives of people up and down the country.<\/p>\n

These extra minibuses will give a further boost and make sure the public can access the places and services they want.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

The competition was run with the Community Transport Association (CTA<\/abbr>), the membership organisation for community bus operators across the UK.<\/p>\n

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\"Easy<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n

Bill Freeman, CTA<\/abbr> chief executive, said:<\/p>\n

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The Community Transport Association was thrilled to facilitate this second round. These vehicles will make a massive difference to the people and communities they will serve, opening up access to educational and social activities, employment and vital public services.<\/p>\n

We are really pleased that this government has been prepared to invest in community transport in such a visible way and we\u2019re already seeing the benefits of this from the first round of the Community Minibus Fund.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

The winning groups can be found below:<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Name of Organisation<\/th>\nLocal authority (upper tier)<\/th>\nRegion<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
Disability Direct<\/td>\nDerby<\/td>\nEast Midlands<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Hadhari Project<\/td>\nDerby<\/td>\nEast Midlands<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
ASR Community<\/td>\nBedfordshire<\/td>\nEast of England<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Bishops Stortford Mencap<\/td>\nHertfordshire<\/td>\nEast of England<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Boxing Futures Limited<\/td>\nPeterborough<\/td>\nEast of England<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
CHEXS<\/td>\nHertfordshire<\/td>\nEast of England<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Families United Network<\/td>\nBedfordshire<\/td>\nEast of England<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Southend Mencap<\/td>\nEssex<\/td>\nEast of England<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Centre 404<\/td>\nIslington<\/td>\nGreater London<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Katherine Low Settlement Limited<\/td>\nWandsworth<\/td>\nGreater London<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Edenham High School<\/td>\nCroydon<\/td>\nGreater London<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Age UK Gateshead Ltd<\/td>\nGateshead<\/td>\nNorth East<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
DERIC (Durham Education Resource In The Community) Youth Bus Project<\/td>\nDurham<\/td>\nNorth East<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
St. Michael\u2019s Youth Project<\/td>\nHull<\/td>\nNorth East<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Appleby Heritage Centre Limited<\/td>\nCumbria<\/td>\nNorth West<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Bendrigg Trust<\/td>\nCumbria<\/td>\nNorth West<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Manchester Community Transport<\/td>\nGreater Manchester<\/td>\nNorth West<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Ykids<\/td>\nSefton<\/td>\nNorth West<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
14th Canterbury Scout Group<\/td>\nKent<\/td>\nSouth East<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Action4Youth<\/td>\nBuckinghamshire<\/td>\nSouth East<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
BACT Community Transport Limited<\/td>\nEast Sussex<\/td>\nSouth East<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Cancer United<\/td>\nWest Sussex<\/td>\nSouth East<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Commonwork Trust<\/td>\nKent<\/td>\nSouth East<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Ramsgate and Broadstairs Unit 441 of The Sea Cadets<\/td>\nKent<\/td>\nSouth East<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Sheppey Matters<\/td>\nKent<\/td>\nSouth East<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Test Valley Community Services<\/td>\nHampshire<\/td>\nSouth East<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Tonbridge Baptist Church<\/td>\nKent<\/td>\nSouth East<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Woodpecker Wood CIC<\/td>\nKent<\/td>\nSouth East<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Bideford and District Unit 35 of the Sea Cadet Corps<\/td>\nDevon<\/td>\nSouth West<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Community Equality Disability Action<\/td>\nDevon<\/td>\nSouth West<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Concern Wadebridge<\/td>\nCornwall<\/td>\nSouth West<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Ivybridge & District Community Transport Association<\/td>\nDevon<\/td>\nSouth West<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
SEDCAT<\/td>\nDorset<\/td>\nSouth West<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Weymouth Sea Cadets<\/td>\nDorset<\/td>\nSouth West<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
38th Walsall (1st Walsall Wood) Scout Group<\/td>\nWalsall<\/td>\nWest Midlands<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Dore Community Transport<\/td>\nHerefordshire<\/td>\nWest Midlands<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Boys and Girls club South Yorkshire<\/td>\nSheffield<\/td>\nYorkshire and Humber<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Goole & District Community Transport Group<\/td>\nEast Riding Of Yorkshire<\/td>\nYorkshire and Humber<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Lady Lumley\u2019s School<\/td>\nNorth Yorkshire<\/td>\nYorkshire and Humber<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
St George\u2019s Lupset Ltd<\/td>\nWakefield<\/td>\nYorkshire and Humber<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n
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