Christmas and New Year
Find out how your bin collection days and our opening hours are different over Christmas and New Year.
Community Minibus Sharing Scheme
How to access affordable minibus services in the community or volunteer as a driver.
Community Minibus sharing schemes help groups and organisations within the community to have accessible and affordable vehicles, which can be either on a self-drive basis or with a driver supplied.
The sharing scheme is only open to non-profit making groups or organisations and they must be involved in one or more of the following activities:
- social welfare
- education
- religion
- recreation
- other activities to benefit the community
The scheme is not open to groups or organisations of a commercial or profit-making nature, nor is it open to members of the general public acting outside of the criteria above.
If you’re part of a local community group that has a transport need, please contact Cumbria Community Transport:
Penrith Office: Colin Bannister, Transport Coordinator, 01768 721 207
Kendal Office: Lyn Howarth, Transport Coordinator, 01539 727 001
Volunteering for community minibus schemes
If you have a full UK driving licence with D1 entitlement and enjoy driving and meeting people, then driving community minibuses is a great way to get out and about in your spare time.
Basic training is provided, and Minibus Driver Awareness Scheme (MiDAS) is also available.
All volunteer expenses are reimbursed.
Other community minibus services
If you have an enquiry about other community minibuses please email integrated.transport@westmorlandandfurness.gov.uk.
Other community minibus sharing organisations are in place:
Fellrunner
Fellrunner provides a network of scheduled bus services in the Eden and Lyvennet Valleys.
Telephone: 07734 529 432
Western Dales bus
Western Dales Bus provides community transport for the Western Dales and Lune Valley. Buses currently run between Dent, Sedbergh and Kendal on Wednesdays and Saturdays all year round.
Telephone: 015396 20504
Accessing community minibus services
You can find timetables for the Fellrunner and Western Dales bus services above on our website at find a bus.