ABILITY Bus Service 🇬🇧 📞 01327 604123

A not for profit organisation, providing bus services to users across West Northamptonshire and to Northampton-Towcester-Brackley-Daventry-Bicester-Banbury

[ABILITY Bus Service 🇬🇧 📞 01327 604123 @abilitycic]

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[ABILITY Bus Service 🇬🇧 📞 01327 604123 @abilitycic]

Great to be taking part in the Integrating Transport event in Leicester.

[ABILITY Bus Service 🇬🇧 📞 01327 604123 @abilitycic]

@LivingWageUK As a not for profit Community Interest Company (cic) we are proud to be a Living Wage Employer @LivingWageUK

The board has resolved to implement this as a minimum rate of pay from 1st January 2025. In fact everyone will be on more than this amount

We value our team

[ABILITY Bus Service 🇬🇧 📞 01327 604123 @abilitycic]

Thanks to @richie_anderson (yes him off the radio and tele) for choosing Lynn Hinch and ABILITY when he judged the BBC #MakeADifference awards.

Your presentation comments are much appreciated by not just Lynn but the wider ABILITY family and friends

[ABILITY Bus Service 🇬🇧 📞 01327 604123 @abilitycic]

@richie_anderson we are so pleased to have won the @BBCNorthampton #MakeADifference award judge and selected by Ritchie. We are so pleased and loved your kind words. @BBCLookEast

[ABILITY Bus Service 🇬🇧 📞 01327 604123 @abilitycic]

@JeevesLiz @BBCNorthampton @castle_WEL @AmosAnnabel @BernieKeith100 We are here

[ABILITY Bus Service 🇬🇧 📞 01327 604123 @abilitycic]

We are at @castle_WEL tonight for the @BBCNorthampton #MakeADifference awards

We have been nominated for the Good Neighbour award

Congratulations to all the finalists you deserve it.

[ABILITY Bus Service 🇬🇧 📞 01327 604123 @abilitycic]

Opinion: A Better Future for Transport: National Challenges, Community Solutions https://t.co/TciedbCRVW

[ABILITY Bus Service 🇬🇧 📞 01327 604123 @abilitycic]

@Michell27802876 Thanks Michelle

[ABILITY Bus Service 🇬🇧 📞 01327 604123 @abilitycic]

Northants community bus service triples number of journeys. Thanks to @BBCLookEast for highlighting our work in @WestNorthants. We are so pleased to serve the community we live in ⁦@theresecoffey⁩ ⁦@ALewerMBE⁩ ⁦@CTAUK1⁩ #ruralbus https://t.co/glHubYyPTf

[ABILITY Bus Service 🇬🇧 📞 01327 604123 @abilitycic]

@theresecoffey Thank you for all your work on this with our local MP @ALewerMBE

This change is needed for the benefit of all.
Local New MP @Gvkitchen has let us down in her first week

[ABILITY Bus Service 🇬🇧 📞 01327 604123 @abilitycic]

So disappointed that @UKLabour voted against this.
This change was required to permit organisations like ours to recruit volunteers and employed drivers. @CTAUK1 has modernised its MiDAS training to provide Safe, Legal and Comfortable journeys
@ALewerMBE @andrealeadsom

[Thérèse Coffey @theresecoffey]

Shadow Rural Secretary Steve Reed, shadow Disabilities Minister Vicky Foxcroft & Shadow Chancellor Rachel Reeves vote down any further debate on potential law change to help Community Transport groups, who do fab work supporting rural communities and people with disabilities. Wow

[ABILITY Bus Service 🇬🇧 📞 01327 604123 @abilitycic]

@CTAUK1 Thanks

[ABILITY Bus Service 🇬🇧 📞 01327 604123 @abilitycic]

@NorthantsStree @ALewerMBE As part of the consultation our trade body @CTAUK1 is proposing to mandate the Minibus Driver Awareness Scheme (MiDAS). This will ensure a safe, legal and comfortable journey for our passengers. All of our drivers have this nationally recognised qualification.

[ABILITY Bus Service 🇬🇧 📞 01327 604123 @abilitycic]

@NorthantsStree @ALewerMBE Hi it’s not just volunteers who are impacted but majority of our drivers are paid (above the Minimum Wage). Unless you passed your test before 1997 you can’t drive a minibus over 3.5t MAM

[ABILITY Bus Service 🇬🇧 📞 01327 604123 @abilitycic]

Thanks to @ALewerMBE for raising this important topic

[Andrew Lewer @ALewerMBE]

The UK driving licence regime puts off community transport volunteer drivers. C.30% of Northampton South constituents are between 20 & 40, but this age group currently cannot drive CT minibuses. @abilitycic

[ABILITY Bus Service 🇬🇧 📞 01327 604123 @abilitycic]

@CTAUK1 Our local MP @ALewerMBE spoke at the debate and highlighted the issues we face as an CTO

[Community Transport Association @CTAUK1]

At 16:00 tomorrow, MPs will discuss the potential impact of the UK leaving the EU on driving licences in a Westminster Hall debate.

This debate may also include a discussion on D1 licensing. If this interests you, be sure to give it a watch: https://t.co/b3LEW3xjZR

[ABILITY Bus Service 🇬🇧 📞 01327 604123 @abilitycic]

Contact us at ABILITY about getting your MiDAS qualification

[Community Transport Association @CTAUK1]

You may be aware that we have recently launched our new Modernised MiDAS portal for learners. Find out more about the benefits of MiDAS and how you can access courses for your organisation: https://t.co/54xCMN781Y

[ABILITY Bus Service 🇬🇧 📞 01327 604123 @abilitycic]

To everyone we know

[ABILITY Bus Service 🇬🇧 📞 01327 604123 @abilitycic]

Lest we forget