Aldham, Colchester: Shoppers bus to be stopped? (From Gazette)

Aldham, Colchester: Shoppers bus to be stopped?

9:56am Thursday 8th May 2008

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A community bus service is to be reviewed because not many people are using it.

It takes residents from Aldham to shop at Tollgate, Shoppers bus to be stopped?, once a month.

The bus leaves the Hines Close area and allows people a couple of hours to shop at Sainsbury's before bringing them home.

Jackie Daines, chairman of Aldham Parish Council, said the service had not been well used since its launch last June.

She said: "This facility is used by a few of our older residents, but it is in no way ever full to capacity, and as the year has gone on, fewer residents seem to be availing themselves of it."

Mrs Daines said the bus would be monitored over the next six months to see if it is viable.

"It would be a great pity to lose this bus," she added.

"It is hoped that if more people could be persuaded to use it, then we can continue providing the shopping bus."

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