Urgent Action on School Transport in Somer Valley
Local MP, Anna Sabine, has launched a campaign to improve local bus services, in particular a bus that links all the Sixth Form centres in the area.
Liberal Democrat MP, Anna Sabine, has launched a campaign to look at the future of bus services in the Somer Valley.
Local students can get to the centre of Radstock, but they can’t get a bus that takes them to Writhington School.
A new scheme for Sixth Form studies to be introduced over the next two years will require significant numbers of students to travel between sites on a daily basis. Now is the time to look strategically at bus services in the Somer Valley.
Anna is proposing this circular bus route to link all of these study centres together:
Frome → Leigh on Mendip → Writhlington School → Midsomer Norton High Street → Norton Hill School → Radstock Town Centre (via the College) → Writhlington → Frome
Such a route would not only support the efficient movement of Sixth Form students between academic and vocational sites but would also enhance wider connectivity for the community, including improved access to Bath and the local college.
West of England Combined Authority (WECA) has recently identified the Somer Valley as an area of growth in the West of England Transport Vision, providing this bus route would improve access and therefore bring growth to the area.
The Somer Valley is on the edge of WECA. One of the consequences of this is that we need to shout louder for services.
Anna has written to the WECA Mayor, but we need to hear from you.
Sign up to Anna’s petition to keep in touch with this important campaign.
Petition - Urgent Action on School Transport in Somer Valley
We need a transport system that is fit for purpose. A more joined-up, reliable bus route would not only support students but also benefit the wider community by improving access to town centres, colleges and employment opportunities.