Five Funding Tips
Competition for grant funding is fierce. Preparing a grant application takes a lot of time and rejections are disheartening, so how can you improve your chances of success? Here are five tips:
Community Building Session - Festive Finale!
As we wrap up this year’s CBS' with a big festive bow, join us on Wednesday 11th December, 11am - 12pm for a joyful and festive gathering to celebrate the successes of the past year!
This is a chance for members to come together, reflect on successes and share their good news and insights from the past year.
An Early Start in Bethesda for the EV Cymru Rally
In 2019 Wales was the first country in the world to declare a climate emergency and in 2023 Welsh Government set up Climate Action Wales to better communicate and engage with the population around the subject.
Transport is the third largest carbon emitter in Wales and Climate Action Wales is keen to communicate how adapting or changing our travel behaviour can contribute to not only reducing the emissions but also another host of benefits like improving air quality, saving money and enhancing our health and wellbeing overall.
When the Hidden Voices are Finally Heard
This year I have had the pleasure of working with Lynsey Hargreaves at the West Glamorgan Regional Partnership who has been working with people with lived experience of learning disabilities around their issues with transport.
‘Show volunteers they are at the forefront of everything’
Volunteer recruitment was the talking point at our latest Working Well session and Melissa Townsend from Powys Association of Voluntary Organisations, encouraged us to demonstrate to volunteers how central they are.
Budget 24: Implications for Community Transport
The first Labour budget for 14 years and the first ever by a female chancellor was published yesterday. Below are some reflections on the main items of interest for Community Transport operators. You can read the full budget statement here.
CTA Celebrates Trustees' Week 2024
Trustees' Week takes place on 4th - 9th November 2024 and is a brilliant opportunity to thank, celebrate and highlight the role of charity trustees. Tasked with offering guidance, support and governance, trustees play a vital role helping Community Transport to thrive.
From Monday 4th – Friday 8th November 2024, the CTA social media platforms will highlight Community Transport trustees across the UK and say thank you for the dedication, commitment and expertise they offer to help use thrive.
Community Building Session: CTWeek24 Impact & Highlights
The focus for this months session is: CTWeek24 Impact & Highlights
Following another successful edition of Community Transport Week, join us at our next Community Building Session to continue the celebrations of the wonderful CT sector!
Come along to hear from CTA's CT Week Lead and Director for Scotland, David Kelly, as he reflects on some of the highlights of CT Week, the impact of messaging throughout the week, and the events across the UK that made CT Week 2024 so special.
Working well with each other – some key ingredients
“It’s been a really interesting process over the past three years. The only way I can describe it is that it’s like a relationship – we started out as friends, then we dated for a while, and now we’re official!”
Listening to Elenid Roberts describe how an informal partnership of CT operators in north Gwynedd developed was both informative and entertaining. Our Working Well sessions create space for operators to share experiences and learn from each other.
