"Using your services keeps me out of the doctor’s surgery” says Jessie. “I was married for 60 years and, having lost my husband, I feel loneliness and isolation even more if I have nothing to do. Without Westway we’d be trapped indoors.”   This week is...

When did you last go to a museum? How did it make you feel? GPs in a Swiss town are prescribing museum visits as part of a social prescribing plan to help find pathways to healing for those struggling with mental health. The idea came about from the World Health...

One of the longest studies carried out by Harvard University reveals that the #1 predictor of long-term happiness isn’t wealth, diet, or genetics. It’s community. Close relationships and social connections become increasingly important for our well being as we age. ...

As the weather brightens we’re sharing some photos of a recent passenger trip to a lovely pub. Our Shopper Bus passengers travelled to the Toby Carvery in Denham recently for a great meal with good company. This is just one of the many trips we organise weekly to nice...

We are making some changes to our shopper bus service to ensure the health and well-being of our staff and members. Our new baggage policy now limits the amount of shopping that can be carried on our vehicles. Going forwards our shoppers will carry either a maximum of...

With the New Year we have new community transport trips underway for our shopper bus members. Every week, on top of our supermarket sweeps our members have the choice of a weekly free excursion. We take the bus out of London's busy streets and into more leafy enclaves...

WCT works with hundreds of local community groups and individuals across the borough. Together with members we help tackle many issues that impact people in our borough, from loneliness and isolation, to developing better mental health. It’s important to us to...

With 2025 just around the corner we thought it appropriate to take a beat and share with you what we achieved in the year. Drum roll please! 40,300 trips for Local Groups 31,848 total trips for individual passengers 22,248 Dial- A Ride journeys 4,976 - shopper bus...

Whether you're in the office making it through to Christmas Eve or scrolling at home now on annual leave - Happy Christmas officially From us to You! Another year is nearly done, completed, in.the.bag. Thank you for your support throughout the year, it means the world...

During the holiday season Westway CT will be open up until December 24th and we will reopen again on January 2nd. Wishing you a wonderful time and we look forward to seeing you in the New Year.

This week is Trustees Week! And we’re celebrating the incredible work of our Management Committee at Westway CT. Westway CT is a Registered Society which means that we are mutually ‘owned’ by local community organisations and are accountable to them through our...

Westway CT (WCT) and The Community Transport Association welcomed Local Transport Minister Simon Lightwood to our depot in West London on October 17th - the penultimate day of Community Transport Week. This was a chance for the minister to meet our passengers,...