Volunteers A - Z

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 development, 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 for non-internet users.

are needed for Friends of Moorsbus.

Send suggestions, messages and pictures to John for our Facebook account. He is Hull based so may not hear of issues from other areas.

Writing some content, gathering content from Members 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 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 the 5 buses.

Looking for opportunities for articles and free advertising, far and wide!

Looking after the member/supporter database, arranging Membership card and newsletter 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.

are active all year round trying to improve services, facilities and information. Help is always needed.

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. They provide very important information for us.

Retirement roadshows/health roadshows, health funding networks, other networks where public transport helps. Mental health groups, Women's Institutes, elder groups, church groups. Talking to people about Moorsbus and giving them the confidence to try it.

Anywhere convenient for you along any useful routes.

Someone to tweet and respond to Tweets for us.

Campaign For Better Transport, lobby NYCC and other 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.