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The Driving Force We are a charity providing free hospital transport for cancer patients in Bonnybridge Denny Banknock

Could ๐—ฌ๐—ข๐—จ be the Driving Force in your Community?โ€ผ๏ธ๐ƒ๐ฎ๐ž ๐ญ๐จ ๐ข๐ง๐œ๐ซ๐ž๐š๐ฌ๐ž๐ ๐๐ž๐ฆ๐š๐ง๐ ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐ฌ๐ž๐ซ๐ฏ๐ข๐œ๐ž๐ฌ ๐ฐ๐ž ๐ง๐ž๐ž๐ ๐ฏ๐จ๐ฅ๐ฎ๐ง๐ญ๐ž๐ž๐ซ ๐๐ซ๐ข๐ฏ๐ž๐ซ๐ฌ.โ€ผ๏ธ...
24/07/2026

Could ๐—ฌ๐—ข๐—จ be the Driving Force in your Community?

โ€ผ๏ธ๐ƒ๐ฎ๐ž ๐ญ๐จ ๐ข๐ง๐œ๐ซ๐ž๐š๐ฌ๐ž๐ ๐๐ž๐ฆ๐š๐ง๐ ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐ฌ๐ž๐ซ๐ฏ๐ข๐œ๐ž๐ฌ ๐ฐ๐ž ๐ง๐ž๐ž๐ ๐ฏ๐จ๐ฅ๐ฎ๐ง๐ญ๐ž๐ž๐ซ ๐๐ซ๐ข๐ฏ๐ž๐ซ๐ฌ.โ€ผ๏ธ

Jude from Bonnybridge became a volunteer and said: " ๐—œ ๐˜„๐—ฎ๐—ป๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฑ ๐˜๐—ผ ๐—ด๐—ถ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ ๐—ฏ๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐—ธ ๐˜๐—ผ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐—บ๐—บ๐˜‚๐—ป๐—ถ๐˜๐˜† ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐˜ƒ๐—ผ๐—น๐˜‚๐—ป๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ฎ๐˜€ ๐—ฎ ๐—ฑ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐—ถ๐˜€ ๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ฒ ๐—ผ๐—ณ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—บ๐—ผ๐˜€๐˜ ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐˜„๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฑ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐˜๐—ต๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด๐˜€ ๐—œ ๐—ฑ๐—ผ."

Are you โ“
โœ… Retired or semi-retired or working with flexible time
โœ… Own transport
โœ… Understand the importance of giving back
โœ… Want to make a real difference in someone's cancer journey
โœ… Have as little as a few hours a week spare?

๐™”๐™ค๐™ช ๐™˜๐™ค๐™ช๐™ก๐™™ ๐™—๐™š ๐—ง๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐——๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐˜ƒ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—™๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ฐ๐—ฒ ๐—ถ๐—ป ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ ๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐—บ๐—บ๐˜‚๐—ป๐—ถ๐˜๐˜†

Every journey matters. Every volunteer saves lives. Driving expenses are fully reimbursed.

๐Ÿ‘‰ Contact us today to start your volunteering journey through our page or by emailing [email protected] or leave your details ๐Ÿ‘‰ https://www.bdthedrivingforce.org.uk/volunteer/

๐—ฌ๐—ผ๐˜‚ ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐—ป ๐—ฒ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—ป ๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—น๐—ฝ ๐—ท๐˜‚๐˜€๐˜ ๐—ฏ๐˜† ๐˜€๐—ฝ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ฑ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐˜„๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ฑ ๐—ฏ๐˜† ๐˜€๐—ต๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐˜๐—ต๐—ถ๐˜€ ๐—ฝ๐—ผ๐˜€๐˜!

โญ๏ธWe're looking for a new Co-ordinatorโญ๏ธ Read Alistair's motivation for joining the Driving Force, if you think you can ...
13/07/2026

โญ๏ธWe're looking for a new Co-ordinatorโญ๏ธ Read Alistair's motivation for joining the Driving Force, if you think you can help please get in touch๐Ÿ™

๐Ÿ’™ Meet Alistair, one of our amazing Driving Force volunteers from Bonnybridge:

"๐—”๐—ณ๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐—œ ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฑ, ๐—œ ๐˜„๐—ฎ๐—ป๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฑ ๐˜๐—ผ ๐—ฑ๐—ผ ๐˜€๐—ผ๐—บ๐—ฒ๐˜๐—ต๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—ฟ ๐—บ๐˜† ๐—น๐—ผ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐—น ๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐—บ๐—บ๐˜‚๐—ป๐—ถ๐˜๐˜†. ๐—” ๐—ณ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐˜๐—ผ๐—น๐—ฑ ๐—บ๐—ฒ ๐—ฎ๐—ฏ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐˜ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐——๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐˜ƒ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—™๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ฐ๐—ฒ. ๐—œ ๐˜ƒ๐—ผ๐—น๐˜‚๐—ป๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฑ ๐˜๐˜„๐—ผ ๐—ฑ๐—ฎ๐˜†๐˜€ ๐—ฎ ๐˜„๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐—ธ ๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—น๐—ฝ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ฝ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜๐˜€ ๐˜„๐—ถ๐˜๐—ต ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฐ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐˜๐—ผ ๐—ด๐—ฒ๐˜ ๐˜๐—ผ ๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ฑ๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐—น ๐—ฎ๐—ฝ๐—ฝ๐—ผ๐—ถ๐—ป๐˜๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜๐˜€."

Alistair's story shows why we need more volunteers like him.

โœ… Retired or semi-retired or working with flexible time
โœ… Own transport
โœ… Understand the importance of giving back
โœ… Want to make a real difference in someone's cancer journey

๐—–๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—น๐—ฑ ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚ ๐—ฏ๐—ฒ ๐—ง๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐——๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐˜ƒ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—™๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ฐ๐—ฒ ๐—ถ๐—ป ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ ๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐—บ๐—บ๐˜‚๐—ป๐—ถ๐˜๐˜†?

Every journey matters. Every volunteer saves lives.

๐Ÿ‘‰ Contact us today to start your volunteering journey through our page or by emailing [email protected]

๐—ฌ๐—ผ๐˜‚ ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐—ป ๐—ฒ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—ป ๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—น๐—ฝ ๐—ท๐˜‚๐˜€๐˜ ๐—ฏ๐˜† ๐˜€๐—ฝ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ฑ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐˜„๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ฑ ๐—ฏ๐˜† ๐˜€๐—ต๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐˜๐—ต๐—ถ๐˜€ ๐—ฝ๐—ผ๐˜€๐˜! ๐Ÿซถ

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๐™’๐™š ๐™ฃ๐™š๐™š๐™™ ๐™ฉ๐™ค ๐™ฉ๐™–๐™ก๐™  ๐™–๐™—๐™ค๐™ช๐™ฉ ๐™ค๐™ช๐™ง ๐™˜๐™ก๐™ค๐™ฉ๐™๐™ž๐™ฃ๐™œ ๐™ง๐™š๐™˜๐™ฎ๐™˜๐™ก๐™ž๐™ฃ๐™œ ๐™ฅ๐™ค๐™ž๐™ฃ๐™ฉ.It's with real disappointment that we're sharing this. Our clothing r...
08/07/2026

๐™’๐™š ๐™ฃ๐™š๐™š๐™™ ๐™ฉ๐™ค ๐™ฉ๐™–๐™ก๐™  ๐™–๐™—๐™ค๐™ช๐™ฉ ๐™ค๐™ช๐™ง ๐™˜๐™ก๐™ค๐™ฉ๐™๐™ž๐™ฃ๐™œ ๐™ง๐™š๐™˜๐™ฎ๐™˜๐™ก๐™ž๐™ฃ๐™œ ๐™ฅ๐™ค๐™ž๐™ฃ๐™ฉ.

It's with real disappointment that we're sharing this.

Our clothing recycling point has been persistently misused - people dumping household junk, rubbish, and items that have nothing to do with clothing recycling. These pictures were taken Monday and this morning ๐Ÿ˜ก

Not only does this go against the whole point of the scheme, it's actually costing the charity money to clear.

Because of this, we've had no choice but to move the recycling point to a new location.

This matters to us because every penny wasted on clearing dumped junk is a penny not going towards our work supporting local people living with cancer get to vital appointments.
๐—ฆ๐—ผ ๐˜„๐—ฒ'๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐—ฎ๐˜€๐—ธ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—ฟ ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ ๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—น๐—ฝ.

If you're local to Bonnybridge, Denny or Banknock and know of a suitable spot for a new clothing recycling point - somewhere safe, accessible, and hopefully less likely to attract fly-tipping - please let us know in the comments or message us directly.

We shouldn't have to police a recycling bin. But if that's what it takes to keep it running for the people who use it properly, we will.

Thank you to everyone who's used the point correctly over the years โ€” this isn't aimed at you. It's aimed at the minority making it unworkable for everyone else.

๐Ÿ’ก DO YOU KNOW? How our clothing bin actually works ๐Ÿ’กYou might think: "It's a charity bin โ€“ they'll take anything!"The re...
28/04/2026

๐Ÿ’ก DO YOU KNOW? How our clothing bin actually works ๐Ÿ’ก

You might think: "It's a charity bin โ€“ they'll take anything!"

The reality: Our Rag Bag bin is a carefully managed fundraising system.

Here's how it works:
1๏ธโƒฃ You donate acceptable items to our bin
2๏ธโƒฃ Nathan Waste Savers collects and weighs the contents
3๏ธโƒฃ We receive payment based on the WEIGHT of acceptable items
4๏ธโƒฃ That money helps provide FREE transport to cancer patients

But here's the catch:
We can ONLY be paid for:
โœ… Wearable clothing
โœ… Paired shoes
โœ… Handbags
โœ… Belts

Everything else?
โŒ Costs us money to remove and dispose of
โŒ Reduces our fundraising income
โŒ Takes funds away from cancer patients

Items we CANNOT accept:
๐Ÿšซ Any workwear or uniforms (including school uniforms)
๐Ÿšซ Wet or soiled clothes
๐Ÿšซ Soft furnishings (curtains, towels, bedding, cushions, blankets)
๐Ÿšซ Household items (carpets, suitcases, books, bric-a-brac)
๐Ÿšซ Clothes hangers
๐Ÿšซ Electricals

Bottom line:
Wrong donations = Less money for cancer patients
Right donations = More journeys to life-saving treatment

Now you know! Please donate wisely. ๐Ÿซถ

13/03/2026

๐Ÿš— ๐—ง๐—ฅ๐—จ๐—ฆ๐—ง๐—˜๐—˜๐—ฆ ๐—ก๐—˜๐—˜๐——๐—˜๐——: ๐—–๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—น๐—ฑ ๐—ฌ๐—ข๐—จ ๐—ฏ๐—ฒ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐——๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐˜ƒ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—™๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ฐ๐—ฒ ๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—ฟ ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ ๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐—บ๐—บ๐˜‚๐—ป๐—ถ๐˜๐˜†? ๐Ÿš—

For 20 years, The Driving Force has provided FREE transport to cancer patients in Denny, Bonnybridge, and Banknock.

Thousands of journeys. Hundreds of lives touched. 100% volunteer-driven.

Now we need strategic leaders to help shape our next chapter.
We're recruiting new trustees to join our board and help govern this vital community charity.

What's involved?
๐Ÿ“‹ 5-6 board meetings per year (1.5 hours each)
๐Ÿ“‹ Strategic decision-making that saves lives
๐Ÿ“‹ 15-20 hours total commitment annually
๐Ÿ“‹ Meetings in Denny/Bonnybridge area

What you'll gain:
โœ… Governance and leadership experience
โœ… Networking with passionate community leaders
โœ… Personal satisfaction of strategic impact
โœ… Skills development and training
โœ… Being part of something truly meaningful

Never been a trustee before? Perfect! Many of our best board members were first-timers. We provide full induction, training, and support.
We particularly need skills in:
๐Ÿ”น Change management
๐Ÿ”น Fundraising and income generation
๐Ÿ”น Healthcare or social care
๐Ÿ”น Legal or governance expertise
But if you have strategic thinking, business acumen, marketing, HR, or simply a passion for helping cancer patients โ€“ we want to hear from you!

Your decisions as a trustee directly help cancer patients access life-saving treatment.

๐Ÿ“ง Interested? Email: [email protected]
๐Ÿ“„ Send us a message for the full recruitment pack

๐—–๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—น๐—ฑ ๐—ฌ๐—ข๐—จ ๐—ฏ๐—ฒ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐——๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐˜ƒ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—™๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ฐ๐—ฒ ๐—ถ๐—ป ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ ๐—–๐—ผ๐—บ๐—บ๐˜‚๐—ป๐—ถ๐˜๐˜†?

โฐ๐Ÿฎ ๐— ๐—œ๐—ก๐—จ๐—ง๐—˜๐—ฆ ๐—ง๐—ข ๐—›๐—˜๐—Ÿ๐—ฃ ๐—จ๐—ฆ ๐—›๐—˜๐—Ÿ๐—ฃ ๐— ๐—ข๐—ฅ๐—˜ ๐—ฃ๐—˜๐—ข๐—ฃ๐—Ÿ๐—˜โฐQUICK QUESTION: Did you know The Driving Force offers FREE therapies for cancer p...
06/03/2026

โฐ๐Ÿฎ ๐— ๐—œ๐—ก๐—จ๐—ง๐—˜๐—ฆ ๐—ง๐—ข ๐—›๐—˜๐—Ÿ๐—ฃ ๐—จ๐—ฆ ๐—›๐—˜๐—Ÿ๐—ฃ ๐— ๐—ข๐—ฅ๐—˜ ๐—ฃ๐—˜๐—ข๐—ฃ๐—Ÿ๐—˜โฐ

QUICK QUESTION: Did you know The Driving Force offers FREE therapies for cancer patients AND their families?

๐Ÿ  Hairdressing at home
๐Ÿ  Nail care at home
๐Ÿ  Relaxation therapy at home
๐Ÿ’… Salon treatments

We're on a mission to make sure EVERYONE who could benefit from these services knows they exist.But we need data.

We need ๐—ฌ๐—ข๐—จ๐—ฅ voice ๐Ÿ‘‰ https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/CXTTPFP

Our quick feedback survey takes 2 minutes:
1๏ธโƒฃ What do you know about our therapies?
2๏ธโƒฃ Have you used them?
3๏ธโƒฃ If not, why not?
4๏ธโƒฃ How can we improve?Every single response helps us:
โœ… Reach more families
โœ… Remove barriers
โœ… Improve our services
โœ… Support more people through cancer

No response is too small.
Every opinion counts.
๐Ÿ‘‰ ๐™”๐™ค๐™ช๐™ง ๐™ซ๐™ค๐™ž๐™˜๐™š ๐™ข๐™–๐™ฉ๐™ฉ๐™š๐™ง๐™จ: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/CXTTPFP

Please share! The more responses we get, the better we can serve our community.

Take this survey powered by surveymonkey.com. Create your own surveys for free.

๐Ÿ’™ WHAT A NIGHT. WHAT A 20 YEARS. ๐Ÿ’™We are still overwhelmed from last Saturdayโ€™s Burns Supper celebrating The Driving For...
09/02/2026

๐Ÿ’™ WHAT A NIGHT. WHAT A 20 YEARS. ๐Ÿ’™
We are still overwhelmed from last Saturdayโ€™s Burns Supper celebrating The Driving Force's 20th anniversary at Bonnybridge Golf Club.

Falkirk Herald captured the magic, and we want to say the biggest THANK YOU to everyone who made it so special.

๐ŸŽญ TO OUR INCREDIBLE PERFORMERS:
๐ŸŽคAnne Bateman for her epic, "Address to a Haggis"
๐ŸŽต Dennis Canavan, our patron, for your moving recital
๐Ÿ’ƒ Fiona Armstrong for the stunning Highland dancing
๐Ÿ“– Robert Heeps for your powerful poetry
๐ŸŽบ Peter the Piper for the traditional piping in of the haggis
๐ŸŽ“ Pupils from Denny and St Modan's High Schools - you were absolutely brilliant!

You brought Burns to life and made our celebration unforgettable.

๐Ÿ’™ TO OUR VOLUNTEERS:
Currently 50 dedicated people serve as drivers, coordinators, fundraisers and committee members who all have one aim: to make each patient's journey as comfortable as possible.
Saturday night was FOR YOU. Because of your dedication over 20 years:
๐Ÿš— 731,159 miles driven
๐Ÿค 15,749 journeys completed
๐Ÿ’™ 1,771 people helped
๐Ÿ’† 1,397 therapy sessions provided
You are the heartbeat of this charity.

โœจ TO DR BRIDGET McCALISTER MBE:
The idea for the service came from Bonnybridge GP, Dr Bridget McCalister, who is still involved with the charity 20 years after it was first launched.
Her efforts saw her awarded an MBE by the late Queen in 2018 and, despite being retired, Bridget is still fully committed to The Driving Force and is the current secretary.
Your vision 20 years ago has changed thousands of lives. Thank you for never giving up on this community.

๐ŸŒŸ TO OUR CHAIR JUDE FRASER:
Thank you for your leadership and for keeping Bridget's vision alive and thriving.
"As we celebrate 20 years, we're actively recruiting new volunteers to help us meet growing demand. Whether you can spare a few hours a week driving or help with coordination, every contribution makes a difference in someone's cancer journey."

๐Ÿ’š BUT HERE'S THE THING:
The Driving Force has been a lifeline for cancer patients living in Bonnybridge, Banknock and Denny by providing them with a free transport service to take them to hospital appointments and treatment sessions without the worry of driving or having to find a parking space.
And we've inspired others! Not only does it provide this vital support for its own community, but it has also been the catalyst and inspiration for similar groups to be set up across the district, including in Bo'ness, Polmont, Larbert and Stenhousemuir.

โค๏ธ WE STILL NEED YOUR HELP:
Despite 20 years of service, there are still people in our community who don't know we exist.
DO YOU LIVE IN BONNYBRIDGE, DENNY OR BANKNOCK? DO KNOW SOMONE WHO KNOW YOU OR A LOVED ONE HAD A CANCER DIAGNOSIS?
"If you live in Bonnybridge, Denny or Banknock and you or a loved one has had a cancer diagnosis, please get in touch to find out how we can help you get to your appointments on time."

๐Ÿ’™ WE PROVIDE:
๐Ÿš— FREE transport to ALL cancer appointments
๐Ÿ’† FREE complementary therapies
๐Ÿ’‡ FREE hairdressing and beauty care
๐Ÿ†“ NO COST. NO PARKING STRESS.
"For 20 years, we've been removing the stress of travel during one of life's most challenging journeys."

๐Ÿ™ HOW TO GET IN TOUCH:
๐Ÿ“ง Email: [email protected] ๐ŸŒ Visit: www.bdthedrivingforce.org.uk ๐Ÿ“ž Leave a message at your local GP practice

๐Ÿ’ช WANT TO VOLUNTEER?
We're actively recruiting! Whether you can drive, coordinate, fundraise, or help in other ways - every contribution makes a difference in someone's cancer journey.

๐Ÿฅ‚ THE FITTING TOAST:
The fitting toast was to "many more years of service".
And we mean it. Here's to 20 MORE years of: โœจ Community spirit โœจ Volunteer excellence โœจ Lives changed โœจ Hope restored

๐Ÿ’™ THANK YOU, BONNYBRIDGE. THANK YOU, DENNY. THANK YOU, BANKNOCK.

Thank you to everyone who has supported, volunteered, donated, fundraised, or simply spread the word about The Driving Force over the last 20 years.
This is YOUR charity. These are YOUR volunteers. This is YOUR community at its absolute best.

๐Ÿ“ธ Swipe to see photos from our magical Burns Supper celebration!โฌ‡๏ธ
Photos courtesy of Michael Gillen and the Falkirk Herald
Read the full Falkirk Herald article:
https://www.falkirkherald.co.uk/news/people/celebrating-20-years-of-bonnybridge-cancer-charity-the-driving-force-in-pictures-5506942?page=2



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The Driving Force - "We're here for the journey"

Charity celebrates two decades of helping cancer patients - see our pictures from their event and from the last 20 years.

๐ŸŽ‰ 20 ๐™”๐™€๐˜ผ๐™๐™Ž. ๐™Š๐™‰๐™€ ๐™„๐™‰๐˜พ๐™๐™€๐˜ฟ๐™„๐˜ฝ๐™‡๐™€ ๐˜พ๐™Š๐™ˆ๐™ˆ๐™๐™‰๐™„๐™๐™”. ๐ŸŽ‰This week you've seen the numbers:๐Ÿš— 731,159 miles driven ๐Ÿค 15,749 journeys comple...
30/01/2026

๐ŸŽ‰ 20 ๐™”๐™€๐˜ผ๐™๐™Ž. ๐™Š๐™‰๐™€ ๐™„๐™‰๐˜พ๐™๐™€๐˜ฟ๐™„๐˜ฝ๐™‡๐™€ ๐˜พ๐™Š๐™ˆ๐™ˆ๐™๐™‰๐™„๐™๐™”. ๐ŸŽ‰

This week you've seen the numbers:

๐Ÿš— 731,159 miles driven
๐Ÿค 15,749 journeys completed
๐Ÿ’™ 1,771 people helped
๐Ÿ’† 1,397 therapy sessions provided

But numbers can't capture the whole story.

๐Ÿ’™ The REAL impact:

โœจ The 86-year-old who didn't feel like a burden
โœจ The treatment that almost didn't happen - but did
โœจ The family who could breathe again
โœจ The volunteers called "angels"
โœจ The stress that was eased
โœจ The hope that was restored

"๐™”๐™ค๐™ช ๐™˜๐™–๐™ฃ๐™ฃ๐™ค๐™ฉ ๐™ž๐™ข๐™ฅ๐™ง๐™ค๐™ซ๐™š ๐™ค๐™ฃ ๐™ฌ๐™๐™–๐™ฉ ๐™ž๐™จ ๐™– ๐™ข๐™–๐™ง๐™ซ๐™š๐™ก๐™ก๐™ค๐™ช๐™จ ๐™จ๐™š๐™ง๐™ซ๐™ž๐™˜๐™š."

๐Ÿ’™ ๐™๐™ง๐™ค๐™ข 2006 ๐™ฉ๐™ค 2026: 20 ๐™ฎ๐™š๐™–๐™ง๐™จ ๐™ค๐™› ๐™จ๐™๐™ค๐™ฌ๐™ž๐™ฃ๐™œ ๐™ช๐™ฅ 20 ๐™ฎ๐™š๐™–๐™ง๐™จ ๐™ค๐™› ๐™จ๐™–๐™ฎ๐™ž๐™ฃ๐™œ "๐™ฌ๐™š'๐™ง๐™š ๐™ฌ๐™ž๐™ฉ๐™ ๐™ฎ๐™ค๐™ช" 20 ๐™ฎ๐™š๐™–๐™ง๐™จ ๐™ค๐™› ๐™ฅ๐™ง๐™ค๐™ซ๐™ž๐™ฃ๐™œ ๐™ฉ๐™๐™–๐™ฉ ๐™˜๐™ค๐™ข๐™ข๐™ช๐™ฃ๐™ž๐™ฉ๐™ฎ ๐™˜๐™–๐™ง๐™š ๐™ฌ๐™ค๐™ง๐™ ๐™จ

Here's to the next 20 years of getting people where they need to be. ๐Ÿš—โœจ

Get in touch if know someone who may need some support ๐Ÿซถ www.bdthedrivingforce.org.uk

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THANK YOU โค๏ธ

๐Ÿ’† 1,397 THERAPY SESSIONS ๐Ÿ’†Most people know we drive people living with cancer to appointments.๐—•๐˜‚๐˜, ๐—ฑ๐—ถ๐—ฑ ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚ ๐—ธ๐—ป๐—ผ๐˜„ ๐˜„๐—ฒ'๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ ๐—ฎ๐—น...
29/01/2026

๐Ÿ’† 1,397 THERAPY SESSIONS ๐Ÿ’†

Most people know we drive people living with cancer to appointments.

๐—•๐˜‚๐˜, ๐—ฑ๐—ถ๐—ฑ ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚ ๐—ธ๐—ป๐—ผ๐˜„ ๐˜„๐—ฒ'๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ ๐—ฎ๐—น๐˜€๐—ผ ๐—ฝ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐˜ƒ๐—ถ๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐—ฑ ๐Ÿญ,๐Ÿฏ๐Ÿต๐Ÿณ ๐—™๐—ฅ๐—˜๐—˜ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—ฝ๐˜† ๐˜€๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜€๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป๐˜€ ๐—ผ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฌ ๐˜†๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐˜€?

This is care that goes beyond the drive.

โœจ What we've provided:
๐Ÿ’† Massage & Reflexology "๐˜ผ๐™ข๐™–๐™ฏ๐™ž๐™ฃ๐™œ ๐™ง๐™š๐™›๐™ก๐™š๐™ญ๐™ค๐™ก๐™ค๐™œ๐™ž๐™จ๐™ฉ - ๐™ฌ๐™๐™ค๐™ก๐™š ๐™š๐™ญ๐™ฅ๐™š๐™ง๐™ž๐™š๐™ฃ๐™˜๐™š ๐™ง๐™š๐™ก๐™–๐™ญ๐™ž๐™ฃ๐™œ ๐™–๐™ฃ๐™™ ๐™ฌ๐™ค๐™ง๐™ฉ๐™๐™ฌ๐™๐™ž๐™ก๐™š"
๐Ÿ•ฏ๏ธ Aromatherapy ๐˜พ๐™–๐™ก๐™ข๐™ž๐™ฃ๐™œ ๐™จ๐™ช๐™ฅ๐™ฅ๐™ค๐™ง๐™ฉ ๐™™๐™ช๐™ง๐™ž๐™ฃ๐™œ ๐™ฉ๐™ง๐™š๐™–๐™ฉ๐™ข๐™š๐™ฃ๐™ฉ
๐Ÿ™ Reiki Energy healing and stress relief
๐Ÿ’‡ Hairdressing "Gillian ๐™ž๐™จ ๐™ก๐™ค๐™ซ๐™š๐™ก๐™ฎ" - helping patients feel like themselves
๐Ÿ’… Manicures & Pedicures Small luxuries that make a big difference
๐Ÿฆถ Podiatry "๐˜พ๐™๐™ž๐™ง๐™ค๐™ฅ๐™ค๐™™๐™ž๐™จ๐™ฉ ๐™ซ๐™š๐™ง๐™ฎ ๐™ฆ๐™ช๐™ž๐™˜๐™ ๐™ก๐™ฎ ๐™–๐™ง๐™ง๐™–๐™ฃ๐™œ๐™š๐™™ ๐™–๐™ฅ๐™ฅ๐™ค๐™ž๐™ฃ๐™ฉ๐™ข๐™š๐™ฃ๐™ฉ. ๐™ˆ๐™ช๐™˜๐™ ๐™–๐™ฅ๐™ฅ๐™ง๐™š๐™˜๐™ž๐™–๐™ฉ๐™š๐™™"
๐Ÿง˜ Mindfulness Courses "๐™‰๐™ค๐™ฌ ๐™„ ๐™–๐™ข ๐™—๐™–๐™˜๐™  ๐™ฉ๐™ค ๐™ข๐™ฎ ๐™›๐™ค๐™ง๐™ข๐™š๐™ง ๐™˜๐™–๐™ก๐™ข ๐™จ๐™š๐™ก๐™›"

๐Ÿ’™ 1,397 sessions of:
๐Ÿคฒ Gentle touch when everything hurts
๐Ÿ˜Œ Calm in the middle of chaos
โœจ Dignity during difficult times
๐Ÿ’š Healing that goes beyond medicine

"๐™๐™š๐™ก๐™–๐™ญ๐™–๐™ฉ๐™ž๐™ค๐™ฃ ๐™ฉ๐™๐™š๐™ง๐™–๐™ฅ๐™ž๐™š๐™จ ๐™ฌ๐™š๐™ง๐™š ๐™ซ๐™š๐™ง๐™ฎ ๐™๐™š๐™ก๐™ฅ๐™›๐™ช๐™ก ๐™–๐™ฃ๐™™ ๐™จ๐™ช๐™ฅ๐™ฅ๐™ค๐™ง๐™ฉ๐™ž๐™ซ๐™š."

This is whole-person care. ๐—ง๐—ต๐—ถ๐˜€ ๐—ถ๐˜€ ๐—ง๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐——๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐˜ƒ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—™๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ฐ๐—ฒ.

๐Ÿ’™ The countdown continues:
โœ… 731,159 miles
โœ… 15,749 journeys
โœ… 1,771 people
โœ… 1,397 therapy sessions
๐ŸŽ‰ Tomorrow: The BIG reveal!

Get int touch๐Ÿ‘Œ๐Ÿป www.bdthedrivingforce.org.uk
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๐Ÿ’™ 1,771 PEOPLE ๐Ÿ’™๐—ข๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฌ ๐˜†๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐˜€, ๐—ง๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐——๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐˜ƒ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—™๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ฐ๐—ฒ ๐—ต๐—ฎ๐˜€ ๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—น๐—ฝ๐—ฒ๐—ฑ ๐Ÿญ,๐Ÿณ๐Ÿณ๐Ÿญ ๐—ฝ๐—ฒ๐—ผ๐—ฝ๐—น๐—ฒ ๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐—ฐ๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜€ ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฐ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐˜๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜.1,771 neighbours.1,771 ...
28/01/2026

๐Ÿ’™ 1,771 PEOPLE ๐Ÿ’™

๐—ข๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฌ ๐˜†๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐˜€, ๐—ง๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐——๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐˜ƒ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—™๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ฐ๐—ฒ ๐—ต๐—ฎ๐˜€ ๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—น๐—ฝ๐—ฒ๐—ฑ ๐Ÿญ,๐Ÿณ๐Ÿณ๐Ÿญ ๐—ฝ๐—ฒ๐—ผ๐—ฝ๐—น๐—ฒ ๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐—ฐ๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜€ ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฐ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐˜๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜.

1,771 neighbours.
1,771 community members.
1,771 fighters.
1,771 reasons we exist.

โค๏ธ But it's so much more than 1,771:
Behind each person is:
๐Ÿ‘จโ€๐Ÿ‘ฉโ€๐Ÿ‘งโ€๐Ÿ‘ฆ A family who didn't have to do it alone
๐Ÿ  Someone who had one less thing to worry about
๐Ÿ‘ต Elderly patients who maintained independence
๐Ÿ’ช People who could say YES to treatment

Multiply 1,771 by every family member impacted...
That's THOUSANDS of lives touched.

๐Ÿ’™ Real words from real people:

"๐™„ ๐™ฌ๐™ค๐™ช๐™ก๐™™ ๐™๐™–๐™ซ๐™š ๐™—๐™š๐™š๐™ฃ ๐™ฅ๐™ช๐™จ๐™๐™š๐™™ ๐™ฉ๐™ค ๐™™๐™š๐™˜๐™ก๐™ž๐™ฃ๐™š ๐™ฉ๐™ง๐™š๐™–๐™ฉ๐™ข๐™š๐™ฃ๐™ฉ ๐™ฌ๐™ž๐™ฉ๐™๐™ค๐™ช๐™ฉ ๐™ฉ๐™๐™ž๐™จ ๐™๐™š๐™ก๐™ฅ."

"๐™„ ๐™–๐™ข 86 ๐™ฎ๐™š๐™–๐™ง๐™จ ๐™ค๐™ก๐™™ ๐™–๐™ฃ๐™™ ๐™™๐™ค ๐™ฃ๐™ค๐™ฉ ๐™™๐™ง๐™ž๐™ซ๐™š. ๐™’๐™ž๐™ฉ๐™๐™ค๐™ช๐™ฉ ๐™ฉ๐™๐™ž๐™จ ๐™„ ๐™ฌ๐™ค๐™ช๐™ก๐™™ ๐™จ๐™ฉ๐™ง๐™ช๐™œ๐™œ๐™ก๐™š."

"๐™”๐™ค๐™ช ๐™–๐™ง๐™š ๐™– ๐™—๐™ช๐™ฃ๐™˜๐™ ๐™ค๐™› ๐™–๐™ฃ๐™œ๐™š๐™ก๐™จ."

20 YEARS. 1,771 PEOPLE. COUNTLESS LIVES CHANGED.

๐Ÿ’™ This week's countdown:
โœ… 731,159 miles driven
โœ… 15,749 journeys completed
โœ… 1,771 people helped
โ“ What's tomorrow's number?

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