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Bus Users UK @bususersuk.bsky.social · Oct 1

It's a wrap! Thank you for the incredible support for #CatchTheBusMonth #MisDalYBws 2025 - we couldn't have done it without you 👏 See you in 2026 ❤️ 🚍

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Bus Users UK @bususersuk.bsky.social · 6d

The passing of the Bus Services Act marks an important moment for passengers and communities. Read our response in full tinyurl.com/pjwdybuk

Photo of Lydia Horbury with the quote: “For too long, too many people have faced uncertainty and isolation due to sudden route cuts, unreliable timetables and a lack of accountability in how services are delivered. We welcome the Government’s recognition that bus services are a lifeline, not a luxury, essential to connecting people with jobs, education, healthcare and each other. This Act opens the door to a fairer, more dependable bus network – now we must ensure that the people who rely on it most are the ones who truly benefit.”

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Bus Users UK @bususersuk.bsky.social · 20d

As we officially welcome @lydiahorbury.bsky.social as our new Chief Executive, we paid fitting tribute to our retiring CEO Claire Walters after 13 as the powerhouse behind our vision for inclusive, accessible transport - thanks to Transport for West Midlands and National Express tinyurl.com/ut6vuma7

Fitting tribute as Claire Walters retires as Chief Executive of...

It was an emotional and unforgettable moment. Bus Users UK, the charity that champions the rights of passengers and campaigns for accessible transport, has paid tribute to long-serving Chief Executive...

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PACTS @pactsuk.bsky.social · 20d

Delighted to announce speakers for our PACTS Behaviour Change Conference on 20 Nov 2025. Hear experts on influencing safer driving for young, novice & work drivers. Join the discussion & submit your questions.

Register now: www.pacts.org.uk/events/pacts...

#RoadSafety #BehaviourChange #Transport

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Bus Users UK @bususersuk.bsky.social · Sep 25

As if bus travel couldn't get any better. Then along comes Bus Bingo! #LoveTheBus #Get#OnBoard #CatchTheBusMonth

Somerset Bus Partnership @somersetbuspart.bsky.social · Sep 19

🌧️ Another rainy Somerset weekend?

🚌 Keep the kids dry and entertained with our brand-new #BusBingo game!

👀 Spot traffic lights, dogs on board + more during your journey first to shout BINGO! wins.

👉 Download your free card: www.somersetbuspartnership.co.uk/busbingo

#CatchTheBusMonth #CTBM25

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Bus Users UK @bususersuk.bsky.social · Sep 18

Buses make travel #Accessible and connect us to life's opportunities #LoveTheBus #GetOnBoard #CatchTheBusMonth

A father crouches down behind his daughter and son who is a wheelchair user in the doorway of a bus with the ramp extended with all three of them smiling and waving giant red CTBM hands

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Bus Users UK @bususersuk.bsky.social · Sep 9

The All-Party Parliamentary Group for Bus and Coach and Dawsongroup turned out in style to support this year's #CatchTheBusMonth with a #CTBM25 branded bus in Old Palace Yard, Westminster #GetOnBoard #LoveTheBus

A white bus wrapped in the logos of Catch the Bus Month, Bus Users UK, Dawsongroup and the All-Party Parliamentary Group stands in the middle of Old Palace Yard, Westminster, with the Houses of Parliament behind it, and in front of it stands Claire Walters, Chief Executive of Bus Users UK, Warinder Juss MP, Fleur Anderson MP, Ruth Cadbury MP, John Milne MP, Brian Matthew MP, Alex Mayer MP, Mike Wood MP, Jennie Martin MBE, Chair of Bus Users UK, Lydia Horbury, Director for England, Bus Users UK, Paul Sainthouse, Managing Director of Dawsongroup and International President of CILT, Sir Roger Gale

Mike Wood MP, Chair of the APPG for Bus and Coach holds a 'We're on Board' CTBM placard in front of the branded bus

Jennie Martin, Chair of bus Users UK and Paul Sainthouse of Dawsongroup wave red CTBM hands in front of the bus

Lydia Horbury and Claire Walters of Bus Users UK stand side by side with giant red CTBM hands in front of the bus in front of the Houses of Parliament

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Bus Users UK @bususersuk.bsky.social · Sep 6

We #LoveTheBus and we love the people of #Coventry who helped us celebrate #CatchTheBusMonth in style with games, giveaways and info on just how amazing bus services are for our health and our communities - thanks for a great event @TransportForWM (pics Mark Radford Photography)

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Jennie Martin @jmpublictransport.bsky.social · Sep 5

#Bus really is for everybody!! #LoveTheBus #CTBM25

Bus Users UK @bususersuk.bsky.social · Sep 5

Some glorious highlights from Lincolnshire County Council to round off week one of #CatchTheBusMonth - can't wait to see what's next! #LoveTheBus #GetOnBoard #CTBM25

A life size model of a triceratops with two giant red CTBM hands on its horns

An animal keeper waving a giant red CTBM hand sits in front of a seal in a pool

A lemur sits on a perch in front of a pop up bus stop

A young bearded man waves a giant red CTBM hand with a parrot sitting on his shoulder in front of a pop up bus stop sign

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Bus Users UK @bususersuk.bsky.social · Sep 5

Stagecoach and @anguscouncil.bsky.social have joined forces to celebrate #CatchTheBusMonth and the huge benefits of bus travel and free travel for the Under 22s in Scotland #LoveTheBus #GetOnBoard

4 representatives from Angus Council, Bus Users UK and Stagecoach line the pavement in front of a bus stop waving giant red CTBM hands with a bus alongside them

4 representatives from Angus Council, Bus Users UK and Stagecoach stand at the back of a Stagecoach bus waving giant red CTBM hands

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London TravelWatch @ldntravelwatch.bsky.social · Sep 2

To celebrate Catch the Bus Month this September, we were delighted to be joined by Claire Walters of @bususersuk.bsky.social to talk all things buses for the latest episode of our podcast Talking Transport!

www.londontravelwatch.org.uk/news/latest-...

#CTBM25 #LoveTheBus #London #LondonTransport

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Edinburgh Bus Users Group @edinburghbug.bsky.social · Sep 1

Happy #CTBM25 for all those who celebrate it.

More from us throughout September, hopefully.

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London TravelWatch @ldntravelwatch.bsky.social · Aug 28

September is Catch the Bus month, an annual event by @bususersuk.bsky.social to show some love for the bus!

We’ll be kicking off the celebrations on Monday 1 September with the launch of the latest episode of our podcast, featuring a very special guest, so watch this space...

#CTBM25 #LoveTheBus

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Jennie Martin @jmpublictransport.bsky.social · Sep 4

More red hands than people ... this is the level of dedication we like to see ❤️ #Bus #LoveTheBus #CTBM25 @bususersuk.bsky.social

Campaign for Better Transport @bettertransport.bsky.social · Sep 4

Our Stephen, Rowan and Silviya are on board for Catch the Bus Month!

It's great to have a chance to show appreciation and ❤️ for the most-used mode of public transport.

Find out more about #CTBM25 thanks to @bususersuk.bsky.social: bususers.org/catchthebusm...

A man and two women holding giant red foam hands displaying the words 'Catch the Bus Month'

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Bus Users UK @bususersuk.bsky.social · Sep 4

#AccessibleTransport changes lives! We got to meet the incredible guide dogs Olaf and Tarka who will be making this a reality thanks to some on-board training with the wonderful @guidedogsuk.bsky.social Cymru and Cardiff Bus #CatchTheBusMonth #MisDalYBws #GetOnBoard #LoveTheBus

A young guide dog looks at the camera from a bus doorway with two giant red hands for CTBM and MDYW

A trainer from Guide Dogs with a young guide dog lying calmly next to her on the floor of a bus

A trainer from Guide Dogs stands next to a young guide dog at the door to a Cardiff bus with giant red hands for CTBM MDYW

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Jennie Martin @jmpublictransport.bsky.social · Sep 4

It was so good to mark the importance of #coach early on in #CTBM25 and the Red Hands are enjoying their month out of the loft ... #LoveTheBus #AmBussador

Bus Users UK @bususersuk.bsky.social · Sep 4

Just some bus fans with some giant red hands on a rainy day in London... @bususersceo.bsky.social and @jmpublictransport.bsky.social aided by a passing fellow bus supporter! #CatchTheBusMonth #GetOnBoard #LoveTheBus

Close up of Claire Walters and Jennie Martin inside the coach station smiling broadly with the top of a red hand showing

Claire Walters, CEO of Bus Users UK proudly holding a giant CTBM red hand at the entrance to the coach stands at Victoria Station

Claire Walters CEO of Bus Users UK and Jennie Martin, Chair of Bus Users UK selfie in front of the Victoria Coach Station sign with a giant red CTBM hand

Jennie Martin, chair of bus Users UK and a hugely supportive passer by with giant red hands outside the coach station at victoria

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Jennie Martin @jmpublictransport.bsky.social · Sep 3

A very happy day celebrating #Bus , everything it means for our communities, and the contribution it makes to quality of life in every aspect.

Bus Users UK @bususersuk.bsky.social · Sep 3

Yesterday was the official launch of #CatchTheBusMonth with our friends at Transport for West Midlands and West Midlands Mayor Richard Parker at the fabulous Coventry Transport Museum. HUGE thanks to everyone who turned out and got on board to celebrate our amazing bus services! #CTBM25 #LoveTheBus

David Hall, Welsh Government, Antony Goozee, MD, National Express West Midlands, Lydia Horbury, Director for England, Bus Users UK, Claire Walters, Chief Executive, Bus Users UK, Richard Parker, Mayor of the West Midlands, Mark Whitelocks, MD, Stagecoach Midlands, Anne Shaw, Executive Director, Transport for West Midlands, Toby J France, Head of Commercial, Midlands at Arriva Bus, Jennie Martin, Chair, Bus Users UK in front of the Coventry Transport Museum

Panellists including Mayor Richard Parker and Jennie Martin Chair of Bus Users UK in front of a CTBM banner

West Midlands Mayor Richard Parker holding a red CTBM hand in front of a bus with the words 'get on board catch the bus month' on the front

Child and her mum stand on a bus laughing and waving giant red CTBM hands

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Jennie Martin @jmpublictransport.bsky.social · Sep 3

That was an amazing day - so many #bus supporters in one room, in the wonderful #Coventry Transport Museum. #CTBM #ILoveMyBus

Bus Users UK @bususersuk.bsky.social · Sep 3

Thanks to our amazing Board who turned out in force yesterday to launch #CatchTheBusMonth and celebrate the 50th Anniversary of Bus Users UK! @tomquay.co.uk @lauracreaven.bsky.social Joan Aitken, Jeff Anderson, Charlie Barnes and @jmpublictransport.bsky.social #CTBM25 📸Mark Radford Photography

Tom Quay, Laura Creaven, Joan Aitken, Jeff Anderson, Charlie Barnes and Jennie Martin stand in front of the Coventry FC FA Cup Winners Bus at the Coventry Transport Museum

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Jennie Martin @jmpublictransport.bsky.social · Sep 2

#Rail doing its own bridgestrikes? There is something mind-bending about this piece of news. www.gov.uk/government/n...

Collision with footbridge on the Dean Forest Railway

Footbridge struck by out-of-gauge railway load at Lydney, Gloucestershire, 14 August 2025.

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Jennie Martin @jmpublictransport.bsky.social · Aug 22

Chelmsford to Maldon 🚌🌊 And Bournemouth to Swanage is a lovely route, agreed. #ILoveMyBus

Confederation of Passenger Transport @cpt-uk.bsky.social · Aug 22

Heading to the coast this Bank Holiday?
The £3 bus fare cap gets you to the sea for less:

🚌 Leeds–Whitby/Scarborough
🚌 Truro–St Ives
🚌 Taunton–Minehead
🚌 Bournemouth–Swanage (by bus… & boat!)

Join 20m others travelling by bus this weekend.

Jennie Martin @jmpublictransport.bsky.social · Aug 22

Join a highly professional and dedicated, friendly team at @bususersuk.bsky.social 👇

Bus Users UK @bususersuk.bsky.social · Aug 19

The search is on for Bus Users UK's new Director for England. We're a small team with huge ambition - join us and help make transport accessible to everyone tinyurl.com/4drdf8j2

Bus Users UK seeks new Director for England to champion passengers...

Do you have what it takes to be a bus passenger champion? We're looking for an exceptional and visionary Director for England to spearhead our mission and drive positive change for bus passengers acro...

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Jennie Martin @jmpublictransport.bsky.social · Aug 22

@bususersuk.bsky.social is recruiting a #Bus Compliance Officer for east & central Scotland bususers.org/uk/join-our-...

We’re recruiting! Join our team in Scotland and help improve bus...

Bus Users UK is recruiting a Bus Compliance Officer for East/Central Scotland The role is full-time and varied with a mix of home-working and travel on public transport across the City of Edinburgh, F...

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Jennie Martin @jmpublictransport.bsky.social · Aug 21

I was without a kitchen once for 2 weeks due to a refurb and barely got through week 2. The thought of a year or more in a 3* hotel (they're NOT in 5*) is impossible. The only reasonable response is pity.

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Jennie Martin @jmpublictransport.bsky.social · Aug 15

I arrived here in 1980. Done nothing but dig up roads ever since 👍

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Bus Users UK @bususersuk.bsky.social · Aug 13

We've welcomed a new report from the Transport Select Committee calling for 'ambitious action' to reverse the decline in bus services, including free travel for the under-22s tinyurl.com/mr43bprh

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