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Phox Elements
FRITH VALLEY COMMUNITY TRANSPORT · 2017 TO 2026

Ten years, one minibus to nine.

We started with a borrowed bus and two retired drivers taking neighbours to the surgery. This is what a decade of Tuesdays turned into, year by year.
62,210
journeys since the first run on 7 March 2017, every one booked by phone and driven by a volunteer.
2017
One minibus, two drivers
A borrowed 12-seater and a phone in the church office. Tuesdays and Fridays only.
1,120
journeys
2018
Dial-a-ride starts
Door-to-door bookings for anyone who cannot use the bus. Forty members by Christmas.
2,460
journeys
2019
A tail lift at last
A second-hand van with a wheelchair lift, paid for by a year of jumble sales.
3,900
journeys
2020
Parcels, not passengers
With trips paused, drivers took prescriptions and food boxes to the door instead.
2,980
journeys
2021
A hospital run
A Thursday service to the outpatient clinic at Carrow, booked a week ahead.
5,210
journeys
2022
Two more villages
Stonecross and Low Frith join the routes, with a market-day shuttle.
6,640
journeys
2023
Our hundredth driver
Most volunteers give one morning a fortnight. Some have not missed a week.
8,050
journeys
2024
Two electric minibuses
Charged overnight at the depot from panels on the workshop roof.
9,370
journeys
2025
Seven days a week
Weekend runs for visiting and church, booked by the Friday before.
10,880
journeys
2026
NOW
Nine minibuses
140 volunteer drivers, eleven villages and a waiting list we are working to clear.
11,600
on course
Bars show journeys each year against 2026. Book a seat on 0113 496 0318, weekdays 9 till 1.
Volunteer as a driver
Read the annual report