50 signatures reached
To: Suffolk County Council
Save the 91 Saturday bus service!
We demand that Suffolk County Council puts subsidies in place to help maintain the Beestons no.91 Saturday service on the stretch between Hadleigh and Sudbury.
Why is this important?
A service has been in existence on this route for well over 50 years but use has declined because of a reduced service and increased fares. It is a vital lifeline for many residents. The removal of this service will leave villages without access to facilities on the weekend. This includes swimming pools, parks, residential care homes, sports facilities, libraries, shops, etc. It will adversely affect the aging populations in the villages along the route, as well as preventing younger people from travelling to Hadleigh, Sudbury and Ipswich by themselves. Young families may choose to live elsewhere leading to an older, ageing population. The result will be to increase the frequency of private car use in already heavily congested market towns and reduce the footfall to the shops and businesses both there and in the villages along the route.
It will lead to people, both young and old, being unable to stay in their villages and help increase the current decline in the vibrancy of them.
Even if you aren’t affected by the 91, or even in Suffolk, please sign our petition to help us make a stand against vanishing rural bus services everywhere. Help keep our communities alive!
