Many thanks to everyone who has contributed to the Trust over the last year. It has been a great year with many achievements along the way. Even though we’ve not hit last year’s high on visitor numbers, we have carried a record number of passengers on our buses. Just over 20,000! Both the Open Weekend and West End Bus Fest had their best ever passenger figures.
The achievements of the Trust have been different this year but no less satisfying. These would include the following:
- The parade celebrating 100 years of Glasgow Corporation motorbuses
- Marking 25 years of the Back on the Road social inclusion programme
- Ken Bruce becoming our Patron
- Stephen Templeman being our building manager and the improvements he’s made about the garage
- Nicola McHendry being our team leader in the Museum & Archive and organising an improved and expanded display of artefacts from the collection
- The drone flythrough of the garage
- Paying off early our loan for buying the garage
- Back on the Road achieving full funding from external sources
- With the help of Sir Brian Souter, introducing an interactive zone at the garage including a bus simulator
- The ‘Wee Happy Bus’ kids driving experience introduced
- The introduction of a family membership
- Our latest book published, ‘Glasgow’s Buses’, using the photographs of Iain MacGregor whose archive now belongs to GVVT.
- ‘Your Wee Happy Shop’ going from strength to strength with an expanded range
Of course, while these are singularly special things, they would not be achieved without all the supporting activity that GVVT members collectively do whether volunteering at our events, assisting in the shop, working in the museum and archive, ensuring vehicles are ready, our activities are promoted and publicised, the garage is looked after, we’re visible in the community through our outreach, our membership is catered for or ensuring the Trust is governed and administered. So thank you once again for the help everyone has provided in 2024.
We can look forward with confidence to 2025 and the opportunities it will bring. If you would like to be involved in our activities, please join online at gvvt.org/membership and get in touch with us at volunteering@gvvt.org to find out more.
