Tendring Community Transport Tendring Community Transport The Role of Community Transport Presentation by: Theresa Coyne, CEO ese tat o by e esa Coy e, C O 23/09/2011 1
Charitable Objects Charitable Objects j � To help the inhabitants of Tendring district and its environs who have need because of age its environs who have need because of age, mental or physical disability, or poverty and, � To provide and maintain non-profit community transport services and, � To assist the charitable work of organisations and bodies engaged in promoting such services and bodies engaged in promoting such services 23/09/2011 2
TCT’s Role includes: TCT’s Role includes: TCT s Role includes: TCT s Role includes: Establishing and develop quality Establishing and develop quality partnerships based on mutual trust and understanding d d Working safely and creatively to meet unmet need for transportation unmet need for transportation Working with L A s and others to bridge Working with L.A.s and others to bridge gaps in transport provision 23/09/2011 3
I ncludes operating 365 days p.a. T Transport available 24 hours per day t il bl 24 h d 23/09/2011 4
TCT’s role is providing access for people who cannot access public transport. What a difference a day out makes! What a difference a day out makes! 23/09/2011 5
Korean War Veterans enjoy a Korean War Veterans enjoy a j y j y Community Transport Day Trip Community Transport Day Trip 23/09/2011 6
TCT’s Role is TCT’s Role is Promoting I ndependent Living Promoting I ndependent Living Dial-A-Ride, wheelchair accessible, , , door-to-door transport solutions 23/09/2011 7
Collecting the New Youth Bus Collecting the New Youth Bus g (before livery) (before livery) A TCT & ECC Community I nitiative Project A TCT & ECC Community I nitiative Project 23/09/2011 8
Youth Bus (livery applied) Transport for Children & Younger Transport for Children & Younger People 23/09/2011 9
TCT TCT ’ s role includes promoting s role includes promoting Healthy Activities Healthy Activities Sport Sport Leisure Leisure 23/09/2011 10
A great day out - g y Vocational Training g Safe Transport – Protecting children f i hild 23/09/2011 11
NEEPCT, ECC & TCT Partnership enables access to hospitals, hospices and PCT drop in centres 23/09/2011 12
TCT’s Role TCT s Role TCT s Role TCT’s Role Recruiting and training volunteers g g Assisting long term unemployed volunteers to find paid work, including help with: t fi d id k i l di h l ith • Job Search • Job Search •Writing CVs Writing CVs •Completing Job Applications forms •Working with partners to fill vacancies i 23/09/2011 13
TCT’s Role is to address TCT’s Role is to address th th the challenges it faces the challenges it faces h ll h ll it f it f Responding positively to passengers’ differing Responding positively to passengers differing needs I nfluence ensuring user involvement fl l Reliability minimum standards ok for some but Reliability minimum standards ok for some but not for the disabled Safety personal security - passengers, drivers, escorts, pedestrians and other road users , p Demand exceeding supply creative partnerships 23/09/2011 14
TCT’s role is to identify and act y upon potential conflict, threats and opportunities arising from: opportunities arising from: Central Government’s - changing g g priorities Local authorities’ – changing priorities l h ’ h Competitive Tendering and other kinds of Competitive Tendering and other kinds of competition that might contravene TCT’s Constitution 23/09/2011 15
Summary of Facts Summary of Facts TCT has no statutory duty to provide transport TCT was set up 15 years ago in response to an identified unmet need response to an identified unmet need TCT developed because the L.A.s objectives overlapped with its own. A partnership was pp p p formed 23/09/2011 16
Summary of Facts Summary of Facts Summary of Facts Summary of Facts A partnership can only survive if each partner respects the others’ independence h h ’ i d d Independent legal entities like TCT and other CT Independent legal entities like TCT and other CT schemes, are like Smarties, we are similar in shape but come in a variety of colours, as do shape but come in a variety of colours, as do the areas in which we operate Services appropriate for one area, may not be S i i t f t b for another. TCT’s role is to maintain it’s i d independence, its charitable purpose and resist d it h it bl d i t any attempt to be pushed toward profit making activities. ti iti 23/09/2011 17
TCT’s Performance 2007/ 08 TCT’s Performance 2007/ 08 191,893 Passenger Journeys 73 pence per passenger 73 pence per passenger journey for ECC’s Partnership j y p Agreement grant 23/09/2011 18
Contact details Contact details � Tendring Community Transport g y p � Tel: 01255 436962 � Email: theresa.coyne@btconnect.com � Website: www.dial-a-ride.org 23/09/2011 19
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