Minibus donated to Milton Keynes school

Slated Row School in Wolverton, Milton Keynes, received a specially adapted minibus last week thanks to the fundraising efforts of the charity Lord Taverners.

The minibus will be enable youngsters at the school to travel to extracurricular activities including sporting events, around the Milton Keynes area.

The Slated Row School currently has 170 pupils aged between 4-19 years of age. All of the pupils at the school are either affected by physical or learning difficulties therefore the use of the minibus will be especially helpful to these youngsters in order for them to get out and about and enjoy activities outside of the school.

The money was raised by the Lord Taverners which is the official charity of recreational cricket. Additional funds for the modern 16-seater minibus were raised by the Lady Taverners Charity as part of their “Build a Bus” campaign.

In keeping with the sporting connections, former England fast bowler Devon Malcolm turned out to present the new minibus to pupils at Slated Row School in Milton Keynes.

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Northumberland minibus service for the elderly and disabled given a lifeline

Vital minibus service for elderly and disabled in Blyth is safe for 6 months

A Northumberland minibus service which provides transport for elderly and disabled people living in the Blyth area has been given a lifeline after it came under threat from council spending cuts.

11 different organisations make use of the vital service every week. The 16-seater minibus allows the most vulnerable people living in the Blyth community to get out and about whether it is to group meetings, church, appointments, or activities.

Up until now the council had funded the scheme putting aside £50,000 a year to keep the minibus service up and running. However after it was announced earlier this year that the funding would be lost due to major cut backs at the council, many group organisers and local councillors came together to see if they could come up with a plan to save the scheme.

Blyth Valley Disabled Forum who runs the service started discussions with the council and as a result, an additional £25,000 has been found to enable the service to keep running for another 6 months. However talks are ongoing in order to uncover a long-term solution for the minibus scheme’s funding issues.

The council says it is looking into ways of integrating the minibus scheme with other community services and will endeavour to uncover other sources of funding.