Friendly Bus

29/01/2026

Our fabulous newsletter team have been in this week! Your newsletter should be with you any day now. Social trip bookings open at 1:30pm on Tuesday 3 February. Full details can be found in your newsletter.

Could you receive your newsletter by email? Not only would this save us on printing and postage costs but you'd also be one of the first to hear about our upcoming social trips! Let us know next time you call and we'll check your email address.

If you're not yet a member, you can call us on 01952 881145 between 9:30am and 1pm, Monday to Friday (or leave a voicemail at any other time). We can send you a membership form and answer any questions you may have.

24/01/2026

If you want to take part in the Big Garden Birdwatch this weekend but don't have any bird food, you can put out....

- Uncooked oats
- Cooked rice; and of course in these cold winter months...
- Some lard or beef dripping goes down a treat!

You can submit your results online here https://www.rspb.org.uk/whats-happening/big-garden-birdwatch

23/01/2026

It's the RSPB's Garden Birdwatch Weekend! Choose one hour this weekend to count the birds that visit your garden. You can find out more and submit your results at https://www.rspb.org.uk/whats-happening/big-garden-birdwatch

Have fun!

21/01/2026

Thank you to everyone who has attended Broseley Befrienders and helped to raise £1,000 for Friendly Bus! We're so pleased to see so many people benefiting from the coffee mornings and/or having a befriender. Well done to all the volunteers.

Ian is pictured receiving the cheque donation from Julia. Thank you everyone!

19/01/2026

𝗧𝗼𝗱𝗮𝘆 𝗶𝘀 𝗕𝗹𝘂𝗲 𝗠𝗼𝗻𝗱𝗮𝘆 – 𝘄𝗵𝗲𝗻 𝗮 𝗹𝗼𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝗽𝗲𝗼𝗽𝗹𝗲 𝘀𝘁𝗿𝘂𝗴𝗴𝗹𝗲 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗶𝗿 𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗹 𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵.
If you’re feeling sad or lonely, have a look at our latest newsletter and call us to book to go to a club, shopping or social trip! You’ll get to chat with others during the journey, get some exercise and enjoy a change of scenery.

If you’re not yet a member, you can call us on 01952 881145 between 9:30am and 1pm, Monday to Friday, or leave a voicemail at any other time. We can send you a membership form and answer any questions you may have about joining.

If you feel you need extra support with your mental health at the moment, we'll include a link in the comments section to our recent post that lists organisations that can help you.

16/01/2026

𝗧𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗸 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝘁𝗼 𝗕𝗿𝗼𝘀𝗲𝗹𝗲𝘆 𝗪𝗜 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗿𝗮𝗶𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗴 £𝟮𝟵𝟬.𝟮𝟱 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗙𝗿𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗱𝗹𝘆 𝗕𝘂𝘀!
Marie, CEO of Friendly Bus (pictured left) attended their meeting on Tuesday to receive the cheque from President, Veronica Mitchell (pictured right). Marie also gave a presentation about Friendly Bus. Thank you so much ladies!

08/01/2026

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𝗔𝗻𝗼𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝘄𝗮𝘆 𝘁𝗼 𝘀𝘂𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁 𝘂𝘀 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗶𝘁 𝗰𝗼𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗮𝗻𝘆 𝗲𝘅𝘁𝗿𝗮 - 𝘄𝗲'𝘃𝗲 𝗿𝗲𝗴𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗱 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗲𝗮𝘀𝘆𝗳𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗿𝗮𝗶𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗴!

You can raise FREE donations for The Friendly Bus EVERY time you shop online with over 8,00 retailers - even when booking a holiday!

Simply download the app to your mobile device or extension to your web browser on your computer. It won't cost you any more and the funds will automatically be added to our account! Click on the link below to get started.

Thank you, we appreciate every penny we receive. It will all help us to keep our minibuses on the road.

Help us when you shop with 7,000+ brands. Join now.

05/01/2026

Thank you for being patient with us last week - we had over 100 enquiries on Monday alone along with the snow disruption to sort out!

Please be patient with us today and tomorrow - we're likely to be very busy! If you can't get through to us, we're probably on another call. Please leave us a voicemail and wait for us to call you back.

We can't wait to speak to you but leaving multiple voicemails makes it harder for us to catch up.

29/12/2025

Are you starting to contemplate what your new year's resolution might be? Here's an idea.... ;-)

You could drive our minibus on trips, your own car to medical appointments or support our passengers and drivers as a Passenger Assistant on our minibuses! We'll complete your DBS, provide training and a supportive team.

Email us at info@friendlybus.co.uk to arrange a chat, or call us on 01952 88145 between 9:30am and 1pm, Monday to Friday. Our phone lines are open from 9:30am on Mon 5 Jan but you can leave us a voicemail and we'll call you back the week we return.

We'd love to hear from you!

25/12/2025

We truly hope you're spending Christmas just the way you wished for! But if you're alone or struggling, now or at any time in the future, here is a list of support available to you.
Take care xx

23/12/2025

Our phone lines and office are now closed. Our phone lines will reopen at 9:30am on Monday 5 January 2026 and the office will be open on Tuesday 6 January. You can still leave us a voicemail or email us at info@friendlybus.co.uk but we won't pick up your message until we return.

We hope you have a lovely Christmas and we look forward to taking you all on some more adventures in the new year!

If you're feeling lonely this Christmas and need some support, you can text ‘STW’ to 85258, free of charge and at any time, to start a conversation with a trained mental health professional.

The Friendly Bus Team
xx

19/12/2025

Ian went to the Broseley Befrienders coffee morning yesterday and was presented with a cheque for £1,000 raised for The Friendly Bus! Thank you everyone who donated, you're amazing!

This money will help pay for a recent MOT completed on our wheelchair accessible minibus - making sure our vehicle is safe and we can continue taking everyone to the coffee morning and to other groups or trips.

Ian is pictured holding the massive cheque with Julia!