About us
About CTS
How We Got Here
In 2007, our CEO Matt Roberts started working for Bluebird community partnership. Back then we had two minibuses & one wheelchair-accessible car. Some years later, our late chair John Griffiths, was the driving force behind forming Crawley Community Transport, which took on the running of the old Crawley Dial – A – Ride Service.
Together, in 2013, we formed the Horsham District community transport. In the interim years, we took on the community buses in East Grinstead, Henfield, Hurst & Hassocks.
In 2016, the 3 founding charities merged to create CT Sussex. Soon afterwards, our friends at Worthing Dial A Ride became members of CT Sussex and fully merged with us in 2020. We now operate a fleet of around 50 vehicles with over 100 colleagues and volunteers, providing and supporting community transport across West Sussex.
To further that aim, we opened our newest depot in Chichester in January 2023.
During the COVID 19 pandemic we had to switch our operations to adjust to everyone’s changing circumstances. We quickly became aware of an increasing number of people who might be described as newly isolated. We started to collect people’s shopping for their prescriptions and taking people to vital medical appointments. Since emerging from the pandemic, many people have lost the confidence to venture out or still feel uncomfortable using public transport.
Although our charitable delivery is the provision and facilitation of accessible transport, our main objective is the reduction of social isolation and loneliness. In fact, our stated aim is to create an integrated community transport network across our country so that no one is disadvantaged by not having access to safe, affordable, accessible transport.
Volunteering with CTS
Our volunteers are a valuable part of our Team.
If you have a passion for caring and making a difference to the lives of others, then we want to hear from you.
The main role for our volunteers is to be a Driver as part of our volunteer scheme. This is for demand-responsive journeys which enables people to access everyday services such as essential medical appointments at hospitals or other medical centres, shops or general appointments.
Our services are people centred and targeted towards those most likely to be under-serviced by mainstream transport, especially people who are less mobile and live in sparsely populated areas. We are able to call upon our volunteer drivers and see if they are available to take a passenger to where they need to go.
Our volunteers have their expenses covered.
As a volunteer you will be expected to undergo a DBS check which CTS will fund and organise with you.
If you would like to help your local community and do something very rewarding then please contact us for more information.