Briefing for County, District and Parish Councillors on the Suffolk Links DRT Service in Mid-Suffolk (to be operational as of 7AM on Monday 20 June 2011)
What is it?
Suffolk Links Hoxmere is a public transport service registered under Section 22 of the Transport Act 1985 (amended 2008) and is available to anyone who wants to use it as long as the journey, or the part of the journey to be completed by this service, takes place within the area of operation.
Customers need to call Halesworth Volunteer Centre (the operator) on 01986 875600 between 10am and 1pm between Monday and Friday to book a seat on the vehicle, which will be minibus with 11 seats and will be fully accessible for disabled people and driven by a paid driver. Suffolk County Council is in the midst of installing IT infrastructure which will allow telephone booking for all Suffolk Links services to be accessible from 8am-6pm Monday-Friday.
The County Council aims for the service to link people to local bus services travelling through the area (e.g. service 118/119 which are mainly commercial bus services which travel between Framlingham and Ipswich stopping at Earl Soham). It hopes that this will help support core local sponsored and commercial daytime bus services and increase their take-up. However, end to end journeys within the area of operation will be possible. A full list of parishes and towns served by Suffolk Links Hoxmere is written below.
Who will be served/have access to Suffolk Links Hoxmere?
The Parishes of:
Aspall, Ashfield-Cum-Thorpe, Ashfield Green, Athelington, Bedfield, Bedingfield, Blacksmiths Green, Brundish, Brundish Street, Cretingham, Dennington, Earl Soham, Horham, Huntingfield, Kenton, Laxfield, Monk Soham, Occold, Redlingfield, Rishangles, Saxtead, Saxtead Green, Southolt, Stradbroke, Tannington, Thorndon, Wilby, Worlingworth.
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The service will also take people to fixed points (usually bus stops or prominent public facilities – like GP surgeries) within Framlingham, Debenham, Eye and Halesworth. However, it cannot take people from one part of any of these four towns to another.
What are the hours of operation?
The service operates between 7:00am and 7:00pm from Monday through to Saturday inclusive.
When does it start operating?
From 7:00am on Monday 20 June 2011.
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