Our Star of the Month winners!

Winners of Star of the Month

Find out a bit more about who won this award for each month and why!

January 2024 - Susan O'Sullivan

Manager presenting a driver with an award

Susan won this award for going above and beyond to help a passenger with dementia who boarded her bus and didn't know where she was. She didn't get off the bus when it reached Southampton and was very confused, so she took her to the police station and stayed with her until a relative could come and pick her up.

February 2024 - Aaron King

Manager presenting a driver with an award

Aaron won this award for going above and beyond to help a lady who fell and hit her head after getting off of his bus. He saw it happen and ran to her aid, called an ambulance and waited with her until it arrived.

March 2024 - Philip Berry

Manager presenting a driver with an award

Phil won this award for going above and beyond to help out the University last minute, making sure customers could get their tickets to travel. He stayed outside work hours, and this is just one example of the hard work that he puts in day to day!

April 2024 - Paul Barnes-Mackey

Driver receiving an award from a manager

Paul won this award for going above and beyond to help another driver. Whilst off duty, he spotted a colleague who was stuck because of flooding and jumped out of his car to help turn the bus around and continue its journey.

May 2024 - Martyn Harnett

Driver receiving award from a manager

Martyn won this award for going above and beyond to help a girl who had a puncture on her bike and needed to get home. He took the wheel off the bike and safely lifted it onto the luggage rack, taking it out and popping the wheel back on when they arrived at her stop.

June 2024 - Stuart Hansford

Driver receiving an award from a manager

Stuart won this award for assisting a passenger who had a seizure on his bus. He rang an ambulance and stayed with them up until the point that the paramedics arrived.

July 2024 - Barry King

Driver receiving an award from a manager

Barry won this award for assisting a partially sighted lady that missed her bus in the centre of town. Knowing that his bus might catch up with the one she wanted at a busy stop ahead, he got her on board his own bus. When they did catch up, he ran up to the bus in front and asked it to hold so that he could escort her safely onto the correct bus.

August 2024 - Marcin Draczynski

Driver receiving an award from a manager

Marcin won this award for going above and beyond to return a wallet (after his shift) to a customer who had left it on his bus - so kind!

September 2024 - Lorenzo Bandini

Driver receiving an award from a manager

Lorenzo had two great nominations in one month. One for helping someone take the wheel off their car when they had a puncture and the other for stopping to check on a lady who was still at a bus stop a while after he dropped her off. He ended up picking her up and dropping her closer to where she needed to be as she got off at the wrong stop.

October 2023 - Joanne Surtees

Bluestar manager presenting a certificate to a driver

Joanne won this award for displaying excellent customer service. It has been noticed how smart and professional she looks and how she greets every customer with a smile. It is clear that she enjoys her job and there has also been comments on her excellent standard of driving

November 2023 - Dean Marinkovic

image of a driver being presented with a certificate whilst shaking hands

Dean won this award for performing CPR on a passenger after they collapsed on his bus. Thank you for going above and beyond and doing all that you could before the paramedics arrived.

December 2023 - TBC

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