Reinstate Loughborough Hospital Bus Stop

We will be officially presenting the petition at Leicestershire County Council's Transport Forum meeting on the 4th of July. We are looking for people who have been directly inconvenienced by the removal of the hospital bus stop to tell us their stories - would you have used the stop if it was still there? Have you had to find alternative means of getting to the hospital? Your story is important to us, and could help make the difference when we present the petition. Anyone who wishes to remain anonymous may do so. Please contact us at: [email protected].

Yesterday we met with our MP Nicky Morgan, and representatives of Kinch, West Leicestershire Clinical Commissioning Group and Leicestershire Partnership Trust, who run the hospital. It was a positive and proactive meeting, in which we discussed why the stop was taken away, and what steps would need to be undertaken in order for it to be reinstated. The hospital trust have agreed to survey patients to guage interest in a bus stop at the hospital, Kinch will be meeting with the council to agree steps to ensure punctuality of services, which would put them more in position to consider reinstating the stop, and Nicky Morgan MP has agreed to contact Leicestershire County Council about making small changes to Epinal Way to help the bus stick to it's timetable should it be reinstated.

We will be holding an Action Day on Saturday the 9th of April to gather more signatures for the campaign. We will meet at 11am in Loughborough Market Place (near the circular benches). We need as many volunteers as possible! For more info you can contact us at [email protected].