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Funding News - December 2019
Ashbourne Late Night Shopping
This years our stall at the late night shopping event raised c£200
Thank you to the ex servicemans club for hosting the event and to everyone who came along and donated
Charity Raffle
Thank you to all who have donated to our charity raffle so far this year, we have some fantastic prizes on offer. We are still collecting prizes, if you wish to donate a prize or would like to buy raffle tickets contact the office on 01335 300670
Our raffle will be drawn on December 31st.
Update 10/01/2020 - Happy New Year from everyone at ACT. A big thank you to all our sponsors and to everyone who entered our charity raffle, we raised a fantastic £500!
Congratulations to all our winners....
Top prizes went to;
Destiny – Avanti necklace
Chris – optimum voucher £20
Other prize winners were;
J Heathcote, Jim Turnbull, Chris Stokes, Dorris Allen , Ann Knight
Sonia Leigh, Janet Hambleton, Jane Harris, Ann Ings
Amy from flowershop, Lynne Clewes, Peter Lynch, Mark Tyack
Donna Davies, Claire burgess, Mandy Sowter
Funding News - November 2019
Enterprise Foundation Fund
This month we have been awarded £1k from the Enterprise Foundation Fund – our contract hire vehicle suppliers.
Brailsford Methodist Church Coffee Shop ‘charity’ fund
A donation of £500 has been received from the Brailsford Methodist Church Coffee Shop ‘charity’ fund.
Woodroffe Benton Foundation have donated £400 to assist with our work in the Ashbourne area.
These donations will help us continue with all the Charity’s work.
Mr Alan Steele Rigley
We are very grateful for the generous legacy of £5k from the estate of Mr Alan Steele Rigley. Donations of this type enable us to continue to provide accessible and affordable transport for those unable to use regular public transport or people living in rural areas where no public transport services exist.
Regenerating Ashbourne Town Centre
ACT is supporting the new Ashbourne Stakeholders Group which aims to produce a plan to regenerate the Town Centre. We already bring shoppers into the Town Centre on a regular basis and hope to work with the new group to increase these numbers especially by increasing our services to visitors.
Funding News - May 2019
Thank you to Cllr Jean Monks who presented Ashbourne Community Transport with a cheque this week from Chairman of Derbyshire Dales District Council's charity fund for 2018-19. This welcome additional funding will be used to support services in rural areas.
Ashbourne Little Bus Co
We are excited to announce the launch of our brand new website for our Sister Company - The Ashbourne Little Bus Company.
Ashbourne Little Bus Company provides a quality, private hire mini bus service covering a wide area including; Derbyshire Dales, Staffordshire Moorlands, South Derbyshire, Burton and Uttoxeter.
Perfect for groups travelling to any event, our door to door service is available for both public and business use. Our modern fleet of accessible mini-buses are available for;
- Local events
- Parties and Weddings
- Days / Evenings out
- Work events
- Airport runs
- Sporting events
plus many other types of private hire.
Ashbourne Little Bus Company is a sister company of Ashbourne Community Transport. Any surplus from our operations is reinvested into ACT to support the charity and its services.
Visit our new website www.ashbournelittlebusco.co.uk
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Moorlands Connect
We are looking for funding to allow us to increase our Moorlands Connect services to weekends and evenings throughout the week. This great service helps people in more remote area's connect with Ashbourne, Buxton and Leek. We are also promoting the service as a great way for visitors to get out and enjoy the area.
If you think you can help please get in touch.
