After a year of effort, we get enough people together to form our own charity- an essential step to getting the SOS Bus back on the road. Now we can have our own bank account, and apply for grants.
“SOS Bus CIO” charity is set up
Turn it on- snap!
So, we tried to start the Bus, and <snap>! the starter knob breaks in half! We improvised with a spanner for a bit, but needed a permanent solution, and couldn’t find anything we could buy to replace it. Fortunately, we were able to improvise a solution with a drive connector and some bits from the man-drawer…
Our 1-minute taster video
We did a quick video to showcase what the SOS Bus has to offer- hope you like it!
Surveying the Damage
There was a lot to do to get started. The Bus had been broken into while at the tip, and left in a mess, as well as items stolen, amongst them the PS3 and fridge. Vandals had cut cables when removing these, leaving a mess that needed to be tidied and made safe before we could even think of powering up the Bus.
The Journey Begins…
This is where I started to go public with the project. After hearing that the SOS Bus had been mothballed, I wanted to get it back out on the streets again, helping people as it was designed to do. Not just on Saturday nights, either- it could be used for so much more as well!
