300 Communities win share of £25 million minibus fund

Across England more than 300 local charities and community groups will receive new minibuses from the Department for Transport’s £25 million community transport minibus fund.

The minibuses will help transport elderly residents, people with learning difficulties or who are disabled who do not have access to transport.

The minibuses will be used to transport venerable members of the community to medical services, shops and social events.

The successful applications will receive a 9 – 16 seater minibus that has been specifically adapted for their requirements, such as tail lift to allow disabled access or adapted seating.

List of successful applications (https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/community-transport-minibus-fund-successful-bidders)

Interactive map showing successful schemes (https://maps.dft.gov.uk/community-transport-minibus-fund/index.html)