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Woodbridge Bus news – and it’s all good news!

The 65b Woodridge service  seemed to be  getting prenty of custom on Good Friday
The 65b Woodbridge service seemed to be getting plenty of custom on Good Friday

“So why are you taking a photo of a bus” asked the women at Hamblin Road.

BECAUSE IT’S A BANK HOLIDAY AND LOOK, THERE’S A BUS RUNNING!’ I screamed excitedly. Yes – we were looking at the first Good Friday Service in FOUR years – and a lot of people wanting to use it too!

A Sunday and Bank Holiday Bus Service is an invaluable thing! It took a lot of lobbying folks – but it’s going strong. Remember, use it, and you’ll not lose it!

Two other pieces of good news for Woodbridge bus users:

I’ve talked to Suffolk Onboard and they have now agreed to replace those  balancing poles at the Hamblin Road bus shelters with proper seating so that people will be able to sit and wait for their buses at long last.

And after I took them to look at the site, they have also approved two new bus stops on the Ipswich Road –  above the Notcutts roundabout -so that people wanting to get to Framfield surgery and Clarkson Court can find it easier to use  the bus services. The bus companies have also agreed them, so they will go ahead.

New Timetable at the Turban – in more ways than one!

Before and After - the timetable is highlighted in yellow. As you can i, until the adjustment was made (right) you had to be 7ft tall to read the timetable!
Before and After – the actual timetable is highlighted in yellow. As you can see, until the adjustment was made (right) you had to be 7ft tall to read the timetable!

 

After I tweeted them the photograph on the left on Wednesday last,  Suffolk Onboard finally understood the enormity of our problem with being able to read the bus timetables at the Turban Centre bus stop.

Basically, unless you had binoculars or stood head and shoulders above the rest of us, you didn’t stand a chance..

By Friday, they had sent workmen around, the frame  had been lowered and the timetable redesigned in a larger typeface, with the ads placed at the top. As you can see, it is now very much easier to read.

The moral is, if you point out clearly what is wrong, it does  assist people in putting it right!

This seems  a  good time to put online a  copy of the new 65b Sunday Timetable I’ve made up for you (as there isn’t an individual one on hand). It’s valid until the end of March. FIVE services EVERY SUNDAY  from Ipswich to Melton and back again – great for visiting, shopping, hospital visiting. – and again it will be a case of use it or lose it.  Double click, and  you can just print the image  and take it with you.

So,  think of using the bus, and do tell  friends in Ipswich  as well as those in Melton, Woodbridge and Kesgrave. This bus is a lifeline for those with no transport!

Melton - WOODBRIDGE- Ipswich 65b Sunday bus timetable Jan - March 2015
Melton – WOODBRIDGE- Ipswich 65b Sunday bus timetable Jan – March 2015