Have Your Say: Community champions to be applauded on local buses

Brighton & Hove Buses is asking people to nominate champions who have gone the extra mile for their communities and celebrate them by putting their faces on the side of a fleet of new buses.

The bus company’s Above & Beyond campaign gives people the chance to say a big ‘thank you’ to a friend, colleague or family member who has consistently lit up other people’s lives and made the city an even better place to be this year.

Martin Harris, Brighton & Hove Buses’ Managing Director, said: “It has been a tough year for everyone and we would like to recognise those people who go ‘Above & Beyond’ and embody the spirit of Brighton & Hove. Imagine how exciting it will be for them to see themselves honoured on the side of a bus, with a little bit about them inside the bus. Give somebody you are proud of a great surprise and get their face on one of our new buses.  

“We want to celebrate the amazing people who live and work in this city, people who go out of their way for others and their communities and have a hugely positive impact. It may be the person who lives next door, works in a local shop or works with you; somebody you think simply makes life better for everyone. Local community groups have already sent their nominations in, now it’s the public’s turn.” 

To nominate somebody who has gone Above & Beyond, email communitychampions@buses.co.uk and include:

• Your name and contact details
• The name of the person you are nominating and how we can contact them
• Why they should be nominated in no more than 500 words

The competition deadline is Monday, November 30.

Those selected for this project will be asked to attend a photoshoot, have their photo placed on the side of one of the new buses and their unique story told inside the bus and on Brighton & Hove Buses’ website, so people can read about them as they go about their daily lives.

Find out more about Above & Beyond here.