Earlier this year, on 10th January, we called an open meeting in Thurgoland Village Hall, at which we shared what we had been doing and received information, comments and suggestions from some of the 47 people present.  Thank you for all coming and talking to us!

Here are some of the ideas and suggestions we have followed up and are working on:

1. Up-to-date timetables are now available at our Post Office, for bus users who don't have access to on-line information.  We will continue to make sure that these are topped-up/replaced , as necessary.

2. We'll provide individual support/advice in the Post Office, whenever we can, so if a member of the Transport Working Group approaches you while you are drinking your coffee, and asks if you need help to plan a particular journey, please help us to help you.

3. Our Parish Council chairman, Bob Blythe, is helping us in our efforts by initiating a Community Car Scheme.  He is beginning by asking for volunteer car drivers.  This could help with, e.g. single trips to the Surgery, etc where no bus is available, or not at the right time.

4. We are investigating the possibility of an additional bus route to serve our villages, increasing access to Stocksbridge and the Supertram, and, possibly, taking in Wortley, Thurgoland, Green Moor, Oxspring AND Penistone Station, which would provide access to the rail network.  We are considering aspects of the Penistone No 25 bus as a model, and consulting with South Pennine Community Transport, to see how this could be achieved.

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