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July 2011 Latest news on the Buzabout The Sunday service will cease and there will be no evening services on Monday, Wednesday and Thursday. The evening service on Tuesday, Friday and Saturday will cease at midnight. This evening service is being funded by Suffolk County Council, Suffolk ACRE and some local Parish Councils and special fares will apply. Dedham has been added to the area covered. In addition to the villages on the Shotley Peninsula, the daytime service is available to Ipswich and Manningtree Stations and the Copdock Park and Ride Site. The evening service can be extended to serve Cardinal Park, Princes Street and the Old Cattle Market Bus Station. New leaflets will be distributed around the Peninsula in August. Buzabout is now part of the Suffolk County Council’s Suffolk Links Demand Responsive Transport initiative. Click here to read full details A big thank you to those who signed the Buzabout Petition resulting in an evening service on three nights. _________________________________________________________________________________________
May 2011 Buzabout to be withdrawn in the evenings! You may already be aware - Buzabout Community Car Services will be withdrawn in the evenings (after 7.00 p.m.) Monday to Saturday and all day Sunday. From the 4th July the service will run from 7.00 a.m. to 7 p.m. Monday to Saturday. From the same date Buzabout will become part of the Suffolk Links Service. _________________________________________________________________________________________
March 2011 30 March: Revised timetable added with details of Ferry Crossing times and dates Full service dates are now available (Easter 22nd – 25th April, Daily 30th April – 4th September and Weekends 10th September - 25th September). The final ‘bookable services’ of the day have been dropped from the timetable. Although the ferry is not part of the national bus pass scheme this year it will offer half price fares to bus pass holders. _______________________________________________________ ESE Passenger Transport Enquiries offer a downloadable PDF format click on the link here to view or contact ESE Passenger Transport Enquiries on 0845 606 6171. PUBLIC TRANSPORT CHANGES FROM APRIL 2011
With effect from (and including) Sunday 3rd April the Sunday Service on Routes 98 and 202 will be withdrawn together with the weekday evening service on these routes. The final departures from Ipswich will be 17.25 (98) and 18.30 (202). The first morning service to and from Shotley (06.30
202 from Shotley Gate) is also cancelled. The 07.53 98 from Shotley Gate via Holbrook will not
run on Saturdays. The 09.10 202 from Shotley Gate via Chelmondiston is retimed to 09.30 to allow Intending Sunday and evening passengers (not Mondays) should book the Buzabout Community Car in advance at similar fares. Anglian Water is laying a new water main from Holbrook to Shotley via Harkstead between the beginning of March and September 2011. This will require changes of route for the 98 bus at various times. It is currently anticipated that the section of road between Holbrook New Lane and Residents without their own transport should contact the local Good Neighbour Scheme on 01473 788427 or Buzabout to arrange connections with the bus. FREE TRAVEL BUS PASS With effect from the 1st April 2011 Suffolk will adopt the National Scheme under which free travel applies between 09.30 and 23.00 Monday to Friday and all day Weekends and Public Holidays. As mentioned above Ipswich Buses are retiming their Route 202 09.10 from Shotley Gate to depart at 09.30. Passengers on the Carter’s Coaches Route 92 09.19 from Cattawade Mondays to Fridays will need to pay to Stutton, the subsequent part of the journey to Ipswich being covered by the Bus Pass. Future Bus Passes will be issued by Suffolk County Council (not Babergh District Council). Eligibility will be existing pass holders, those of state pensionable age or eligible disabled or blind/partially sighted. Further information on 0845 600 0659. Passes will not be valid on the Shotley to Harwich and Felixstowe Ferry. EXPLORE CARD All Explore cards will expire as travel discount cards on 31 March 2011. They will remain as proof of age cards until their expiry date. _________________________________________________________________________________________ February 2011 Suffolk County council have provided a source of information to assist council's in dealing with enquiries from residents regarding the changes to public transport from April 2011. Passenger Transport has drawn together all of the information relating to bus service changes, both sponsored and commercial and published them at one location on the suffolkonboard website. The list provided includes every bus service that operates within Suffolk and its status. Whilst the web page cannot at this stage advise on timetable details it will at least inform on the nature of any changes that can be expected. _________________________________________________________________________________________
October 2010 Airport by coach now running 24 hours a day 364 days a year. For a full timetable please see the link in the panel above highlighted in green.
September 2010 Carters have cancelled the final Ipswich bound bus of the day from Stutton and Holbrook with effect from Tuesday 31st August. This only really affects Stutton as there is a similar timed 98 from Holbrook to Ipswich. For Stutton residents there is now a connection to Ipswich at East Bergholt from the 18:05 bus from Ipswich to Cattawade and East Bergholt. There are no changes to the 98 or 202 but retimings on route 92 Cattawade-Holbrook-Ipswich and a new service 96B which runs between Hadleigh and Holbrook with connections to Shotley once a day Monday to Saturday. One of the 92 services (17:07 from Cattawade) now commences at Mistley and stops in Manningtree Town Centre. Sadly there are no services directly to Hadleigh and Manningtree Town Centre! The latest Buzabout Poster shows details of the Supermarket Service over the next three months.
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| Christmas and New Year timetable for 2009/10 here | |
Changes to the timetable are: The current 07:00 202 from Ipswich and 07:40 return from Shotley Gate will run 5 minutes earlier. The Sunday 97 between Ipswich and Shotley via Chelmondiston will be renumbered 202 in line with the weekday service.
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Parish Council criticises cuts
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| December 09 | |
| Details of Public Transport Services for Stutton, Holbrook, Harkstead and Shotley Areas over the Christmas and New Year Period available here | |
| October 08 | |
There is a new Monday to Friday timetable from Monday 13 October. Click the link above to view or print it. The number of buses has decreased again with an hourly service off peak to Shotley and every two hours to Chelmondiston. Most services no longer run as a loop round the Peninsula so there are few through services between Holbrook and Chelmondiston. Additional time has been added to the Route 202 Services. There are no changes to the Sunday Service. |
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| August 08 | |
Gemini is withdrawing from providing the 97 and 98 services. Ipswich Buses are taking over the Monday to Saturday Services from 18 August. The 97 will become the 202 with a roughly hourly service via Chelmondiston but no running around the Shotley estates. The very late night service on Friday and Saturday nights will not run. The 98 will continue with the same number but run by Ipswich Buses. There are some subtle changes to the timetable the most notable being on school days when the bus will go into Holbrook High School morning and afternoon on its way from and to Shotley to provide a school bus. The Sunday services operated by Carters will continue without change using the existing route numbers 97 and 98. |
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| How to complain about your bus service | |
| On the day of the problem (eg a cancellation) or the following working day ring the bus company and let them know. Ask the bus company to tell you why it happened. The bus companies are very willing to refund out of pocket expenses if it is their fault. If it is an SCC supported service (basically Route 98 or the Sunday Service) and the bus company have admitted it is their fault then ring the county council and ask them how to make an official complaint. Be ready with the route number, time of the bus and date and, be prepared to complete an official complaint form. | |
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| 21 Feb 08 | |
| Shotley Parish Council and Far East Travel agree to sign formal agreement. | |
MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING Between (1) Shotley Parish Council (“the Council”); and • Far East Travel (“the Operator”) We are jointly committed to ensuring that those who live, work or visit Shotley have access to a safe, reliable and accessible public transport service. The Council shall pass on to the operator any information, commendation or criticism they receive concerning the service in a timely manner. They shall from time to time invite residents and businesses to comment on the service and will share any findings with the operator. The Operator shall pass to the Council for comment any proposed operational changes to the services in a timely fashion. These commitments are entered into freely and without prejudice in order to improve and enhance the public transport service. [Signed by...] |
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| As a consequence of the above agreement, the Parish Council considered whether to support the reinstatement of the Kingsland section of route 97H. This was agreed, subject to two services per day. <more> | |
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Far East Travel announce that the 97H service will no longer be routed through Kingsland & Queensland, after 2 February 2008. |
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New Monday to Saturday bus timetable from 2 January 2008 [superceded] (no changes to the Sunday service) |
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Details of Christmas 2007 services |
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| Feb 08 | |
| 'On the buses' - front page article from Noticeboard | |
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Ipswich Buses has withdrawn its route 202 from 31 December 2007. |
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What do you think of bus services in Shotley? Changes keep happening as two companies vie for your custom, by adjusting their timetables or, in the case of Far East Travel, diverting into some housing estates (97H). We want to hear your views of the services, and your experiences. Please email info@myshotley.com and we will pass your views onto the operators concerned (unless you indicate otherwise). Maybe you want to comment on:
Please be as specific as possible. Hopefully, as a result of your feedback, we can contribute to improving services. |
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Revised Monday to Saturday timetable from 29 October (Sunday times remain the same). Download it here [superceded] . There are now four routes as follows:
Although it is not mentioned on the timetable, during the day all Far East Travel Shotley buses continue to Ipswich Hospital as route 55. |
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Share a journey! SuffolkCarShare.com is a new, free journey-matching website designed to encourage car sharing across the county. |
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The new Ipswich Buses Route 202 starts on Monday 23 July, operating Monday to Saturday. The new timetable is available here. [superceded] It is hoped that a low floor bus with wheelchair ramp will be used but can not be guaranteed. Some bus stopping places might not be suitable in rural areas especially where there is no kerb at the stop. Additional Far East Travel Buses will commence on the following Monday 30 July and are marked in red on the timetable. Note that the service on Friday and Saturday night at midnight and its return will be subject to a flat fare. The Sunday services will continue to be operated by Carters Coaches, and are shown on a separate timetable. There have also been some changes to the Buzabout Community Transport Services run by Suffolk ACRE. The Lunchtime Outings did not prove successful and have therefore been withdrawn. The Supermarket Service is now officially a ‘Door to door service for anyone unable to use Public Transport due to mobility problems, age, frailty etc.' Suffolk Saver and Explore Cards are not accepted but Babergh District Council Travel Vouchers are accepted in part payment of the fare. See the new supermarket service poster. Better still, support your local businesses and shop in Shotley where possible! |
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Buzabout has two new developments: 1) A new service for use by anybody to four supermarkets in the Ipswich Area. All the details are on the poster but please note that Suffolk Saver and Explore cards cannot be accepted. The service is door to door and open for anybody to use. 2) A series of lunchtime excursions for registered Dial-a-Ride users i.e. those in receipt of benefits or are unable to use public transport – applications forms can be completed when booking. <details> And the timetable [superceded] has been reissued to includes the Ferry Connections to Harwich for the summer |
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The bus stop at Great Harlings has been moved to outside 5 Hervey Terrace by the County Council. Due to BT banning fixing to telegraph poles. Shotley Parish Council will discuss this on 19 April. |
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19 Mar 2007 new Buzabout car launched |
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Young people who hold a valid Explore Card can now get half fares on the Buzabout Community Car. Card holders should mention this when making a booking and the Card MUST be produced for inspection by the driver on every journey otherwise a full fare will be charged. Without an Explore Card adult fares are charged on and after a persons 15th birthday. |
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26 Feb 2007 Far East Travel announced that some of the bus times to Shotley were being changed with effect from Monday 26 February. The main changes are to the first buses of the day which are generally running earlier than before (including the 98 via Harkstead and Holbrook). During the day the hourly bus via Chelmondiston will run two minutes later that before at 24 minutes past the hour from the Bristol Arms. The arrival times in Ipswich during the day are five minutes later with an allowance of 7 minutes from the Railway Station to the Old Cattle Market. A new service also now runs at 18:42 from Shotley to Ipswich. Please click here for the updated timetable[superceded] Thanks to Richard Pryke for providing this information. |
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Dear Shotley Peninsular Residents I am pleased that you are now using our Far East Travel services between Shotley Gate & Ipswich. We are working hard to provide you with a service that is second to none, and are therefore able to look forward to new ticketing equipment and new vehicles. These are due in February. The buses will be newly registered low floor vehicles with facilities for wheelchair users and for people using buggies. These will provide more space at peak times, as well as a pleasant traveling experience. Thank you for traveling with us! Neville Jephcote Director, Far East Travel (Far East Travel is a sister company of Gemini Travel, under the same ownership, and now operate all of their bus services). |
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Fares Season ticket prices vary according to the price of the ticket on the bus. For example, based on Shotley Gate to Ipswich:
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| 23 Dec 06 New timetable published! [superceded] | |
| 24 Nov 06- Details of new timetable become clearer, and are a lot more sensible – no buses chasing each other down the road from Shotley. Erwarton, Harkstead and Lower Holbrook now have an afternoon bus into Ipswich . Holbrook and Stutton have not come out of this so well. | |
| 17 Nov 06 - A new bus service will replace First's from January. This will result in Shotley and the peninsula getting a better service than now. More details and timetable here soon! | |
| 4 Nov 06- The First Group withdraw from providing their Shotley bus service (97) from 31 December. |
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| *(thanks to Richard Pryke) | |
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