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CTA Responds – CT in Northern Ireland to Receive 4.2% Funding Uplift
On Monday 16th September it was announced by Northern Ireland Minister for Infrastructure, John O’Dowd that Community Transport in Northern Ireland will receive a 4.2% funding uplift.Minister O’Dowd confirmed the funding rise for Dial-a-Lift, Disability…
Noeleen Lynch
Scotland Conference 2024: Takeaways
Our sector faces a funding crisis. The future of Community Transport is on the line. But CTA’s Scotland Conference 2024 was the start of our fightback.We gathered in Stirling for a Funding Summit on Monday 9 September, because we know we’re stronger when…
David Kelly
Guest Blog: The State of Local Government Finance in Scotland
In this guest blog ahead of our Scotland Conference 2024, Dr Greg Stride, local government expert, takes a look at the state of council budgets north of the border and its impact on Community Transport – while offering some much-needed hope for the…
David Kelly
Third Sector Funding Principles: CTA’s Response
Short-term funding arrangements and chronic underfunding damage many Community Transport operators and their staff, volunteers and passengers. What can we do to change this?The Scottish Parliament’s Social Justice and Social Security Committee is…
David Kelly
A Small and Mighty Operator
On a very rare hot day I drove across the Welsh mountains to visit one of our smallest operators in the town of Pwllheli, on the Llyn Peninsula in North Wales. I was going to see Marel Roberts who is one of the founders of Cymrod Clwb Teithio…
Michelle Kelsall
Driving Connections: The Vital Link between Community Transport and Voluntary Organisations
VAST, the VCSE and Community Transport The bond between community transport and the broader voluntary sector represents a remarkable example of how partnership working can improve lives in communities nationwide, irrespective of whether the people…
Nick Mills