It’s National Volunteer Week – a time to celebrate the incredible impact of volunteers across the country. But with 15 million people* giving their time to over 166,000 organisations, you could argue that every week is volunteer week. Volunteers are the backbone of so...
This week is National Dementia Action Awareness Week 19 -25 May 2025, led by Alzheimer's Society. By 2040 it’s expected that 1.4 million people will be living with dementia. This condition has a huge impact on individuals and families, it’s confusing and challenging...
"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...
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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...