Recent News

Help Tell The Story of Community Transport

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We are currently applying for funding to help keep our Community Transport service running and growing. One of the most powerful ways we can show how important the service is by sharing the experiences of the people who use it. We can explain what Community Transport does, but your stories show the real difference it…

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Hospital Shuttle Bus (pilot scheme) – ENDED –

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GCT Hospital Shuttle Bus 2026: We are very pleased to announce we have been successful in our grant application for a pilot of a Hospital Shuttle Bus!  Our hospital bus will be running 1 day a week thanks to a grant from The National Lottery. This will go to and from Southmead Hospital, door to…

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Annual Passenger Survey Results

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We are delighted to share with you our 2025 survey results. Passengers complete our survey anonymously and it has been a pleasure collating the results. It presents perfectly why Community Transport is so important to so many people and what an essential service it is. The biggest thank you goes to our wonderful passengers, volunteers…

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Weekend Transport Survey

Would you be interested in a weekend Ring & Ride service? We’re asking passengers to complete a survey about weekend transport. Please click the button below and complete our short survey to let us know your views. Thank you so much! Take The Survey

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August Trips 2026

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Friends of GCT Day Trips: August 2026Mon 3rd Aug – Lunch, The Royal George Thornbury £10.00 Tues 11th Aug – Cadbury Garden Centre Congresbury £14.00 Mon 17th Aug – Lunch, The Rose and Crown Rangeworthy £9.00 Fri 21st Aug – Westonbirt Arboretum National Trust Park, Members (Free) Non-Members entry fee £10.00. Fare £12.00*Please note:  Due to a high number of cancellations on the day of our outings, we…

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July Trips 2026

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Friends of GCT Day Trips: July 2026Mon 6th July – Lunch, The Lamb Inn Iron Acton £9.00 Mon 13th July – Shopping, The Mall Cribbs Causeway £12.00 Fri 17th July – Dyrham Park (National Trust), Non-Members entry fee £25.30  – Fare £10.00 Tues 21st July – Lunch, The Royal Oak Gloucester £14.00 Fri 31st July – Whitehall Garden Centre, Lacock £15.00 *Please note:  Due to a high…

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2026 Further Afield Trips

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We are pleased to share this year’s programme of our further afield trips! We now fund these ourselves, so the fares are set at £14 with a bus pass (£16 for non-bus pass holders). We will endeavour to get every passenger onto at least one trip, we want to make it as fair as possible.…

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