AFTER having raised more than £6,000 to last year’s charity, Reading Buses has announced its charity of the year for 2023.
Reading Buses will be raising funds for The Royal Berks Charity during the year and has also unveiled a bus with brand new livery to celebrate the occasion.
A silver bus will carry the Royal berks Charity designs on both sides and on the back and will serve a broad range of routes around Reading.
Robert Williams, Reading Buses’ chief executive officer, said: “It is amazing to be able to finally announce that our new charity partnership for 2023 is with Royal Berks Charity.
“This is a very local charity which helps out a great institution that many of our customers and employees use.
“The Royal Berks Charity was voted for by our workforce and came out comfortably on top though initially the vote looked like being close. It beat two other charities on the short list.”
He continued: “We are looking forward to this new year and we are setting ourselves the challenge to raise over £10,000 again.
“The main fundraiser, our family Open Day, has just been confirmed as being on Sunday June 25.
“We hope that all our employees and customers get behind the charity and make this a hugely successful year.”
Jo Warrior, Royal Berks Charity’s director, said: “We are absolutely thrilled to have been chosen as Reading Buses Charity of the Year 2023, and are really excited to work with such an iconic part of Reading life, especially during the 75th year of the NHS.
“The partnership is a fantastic opportunity for us to raise awareness of the Royal Berks Charity and the work we do to support the Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust and the services it provides across Berkshire and South Oxfordshire.
“We pride ourselves on being able to enhance the care and experience of patients and staff.”
