Buses4Us are delighted to announce the introduction of a new hourly service on the 232 Daffodil Line bus from Monday 11th August. This will double the frequency of departures between Ross-on-Wye, Newent and Ledbury Monday to Saturday, retaining the existing Sunday Service.
This latest service improvement is the culmination of more than 3 years of teamwork on the part of 2 county councils, 3 town councils, 5 parish councils, dozens of local businesses and community groups and a small army of volunteers. Oh and not to forget one special bus company!
“We have been running with a bus every 2 hours, 7 days a week for over 2 years now.” said Clare Stone, Chair of Buses4Us “This service improved on what we had before the cuts, as it includes Sundays and an evening service on Fridays and Saturdays. But for a lot of people and a lot of journeys a bus every 2 hours doesn’t offer a viable alternative to taking the car.”
“Our aim has always been to offer an hourly service. It’s what we had on this route until 2016 and all the research shows that a bus every hour can free many rural residents from private car dependency and all the social, economic and environmental problems that dependency creates.”
Our passengers say it best:
“I and others will feel more inclined to get out of the car and use it, you won’t feel stuck.”
Mrs T, Much Marcle
“Going hourly is such a cause for celebration, well done to all involved, not even big bus companies can compete with the Daffodil!”
Adams Family, Ledbury
“My son works in Ledbury, he’s always been able to get the bus to work in the morning, but the last bus back in the afternoon has been too early, and I’ve had to go and pick him up – no more of that now!”
Mr B, Newent
“Getting to college in Gloucester is going to be easy now – no worries about missing the last bus home from Newent”
D, Gorsley.
This latest service improvement is made possible by government Bus Service Improvement Plan funding received via Herefordshire and Gloucestershire County Council.
“As with any bus service investment, this funding offers subsidy whilst the service establishes a passenger base – so if we want this level of service to continue, we all need to get on board and use it, whenever we can. “
The new timetable will be introduced on Monday 11th August.
I live on 476 Hereford to Ledbury bus service, which has at last reinstated the hourly service. To make life even better, I can now connect to the Daffodil hourly service in Ledbury, visit my daughter in Upton Bishop and my daughter in Stroud via 232 to Newent and 32 to Gloucester, all hourly services and 63 Gloucester to Stroud every half an hour!
I have the new printed Daffodil timetable and http://www.bustimes.org to check my connections out and about.