At a ceremony at the Mynydd Ednyfed hotel in Criccieth on the 31st july the Barbara Bus service in Gwynedd was officially launched. The ceremony was organised by Mr David Thomas who has volunteered to coordinate the service in Gwynedd. He is seen here on the left with Mrs Vera Sweeting the first user of the service.
Lord Dafydd Elis-Thomas of the Welsh Assembly said how pleased the Welsh Assembly was to support the venture.
Mr Richard Holland, the Chairman of the Trustees spoke about the history and objectives of the fund. The Coordinator of the Barbara Bus service at Stanmore, Julia Pryor explained how the service worked and Mr John Jones one of the volunteer drivers gave a speech in both English and Welsh describing his experiences as a driver.
Shown below are some of the images from the day.
The Barbara Bus Vehicle and its first volunteer driver, Mike Sweeting 
Some of the people at the launch ceremony reviewing the exhibition describing the history of the Barbara Bus Fund 
John Jones a volunteer driver, Richard Holland, the Chairman of the BB Fund and Lord Dafydd Elis-Thomas the speaker of the Welsh Assembly discussing the operation of the Fund in Wales 
Julia Pryor the Coordinator of the Barbara Bus operation described how the system operates.
John Jones, a volunteer driver described in both Welsh and English just what the Volunteer Driver had to do.
Lord Dafydd Elis-Thomas representing the Welsh Assembly explained how they valued the work of the Barbara Bus Fund and welcomed the initiative and the tremendous opportunities it would give to the disabled in Wales.