Volunteers A - Z

Volunteering A - Z
We at Moorsbus CIC and Friends of Moorsbus are all volunteers, and there is so much to do if we are to expand our services. It doesn’t matter where you live, or what previous experience you have… and any small bit of help is appreciated.
Assistance is needed for Friends of Moorsbus and for Moorsbus Community Interest Company.
Taking photos, keeping press cuttings, recording stories; it’s all useful in our devel-opment, and helpful when we talk to funders.
Arranging walks that use a bus for part of the journey, and/or helping to put such walks onto our website, or into leaflets.
are needed for Friends of Moorsbus.
Send suggestions, messages and pictures to Eden for our Facebook account.
Writing some content, gathering content fromMembers and supporters, editing.
Letter writing, fundraising, contacting members, contacting Parish Councils, organising events. There is also a more advanced role for helping with Grant Applications, we can train you up!
Other routes, other connections, other days, other ideas; anything else we have forgotten!
Advise on links, content, who else to link with, keeping up to date.
Looking after and stocking up the leaflet boxes on buses.
Looking for opportunities for articles and free advertising, far and wide!
Looking after the member / supporter database, arranging Membership card and news-letter distribution, chasing renewals.
Helping to organise members events. There could be more than one Secretary, because we cover such a wide area.
Inviting more cafes, shops, pubs, visitor attractions to join the scheme; visiting existing ones to find out how it is working for them. Helping with general Liaison with tourism businesses, tourist attractions and Town or Dale websites to improve their bus information and to work on joint promotions.
Access to the National Park and reducing carbon footprint, congestion and pollution, by working with rangers, officers, projects, website and publications; taking into account environment, heritage, events, local communities, other staff, health walks, and policy development.
Ride the buses or wait at the busy stops, to chat to other passengers about their journeys, give help if needed, and seek feedback. Get to know drivers and pass messages on if needs be.
finding outlets, ordering, developing sales. Calendars? Badges? Baseball caps? T-shirts? Pens? Bags and rucksacks?
Retirement roadshows / Health roadshows health funding networks, other networks were public transport helps
Alerting us to bus route diversions or hold-ups.
Help with giving out and sending out the passenger surveys. Help for Bill to enter survey data.
Retirement roadshows / health roadshows, health funding networks, other networks where public transport helps. Mental health groups, Women's Institutes, elder groups, church groups, agricultural annual shows:- Talking to people about Moorsbus and giving them the confidence to try it.
Anywhere convenient for you along any useful routes.
we think we need an account, for younger travellers
Campaign For Better Transport, lobby Authorities, work on bus operator issues, keep links with Friends of Dalesbus, Dales & Bowland CIC and other local bus groups national or in other regions, or perhaps international!
Working on any ideas for encouraging more young people to use Moorsbus, such as contact with colleges, Universities, youth associations, and using Social Media.
You might think of other things - suggestions always welcome.
If you can help, even in a very small way, with any of the above, please contact us.
O1751 477216 (Eden) or 07827 315131 (Helen)
friendsofmoorsbus@outlook.com
4 Foundry Cottages,
Wrelton
YO18 8PF
P.S. We’d be happy to give you a reference if youvolunteer for us.
Would you like to get involved?
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