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12 swindonlink.com • November 2011
Villagers’ concerns about school buses

The parishioners of Lydiard Millicent are extremely concerned about
Bradon Forest school buses passing through their village, and are or-
ganising a traffic count to verify the number of buses and the routes
they take.
Secretary to the parish plan movements through the village.
update steering group John Ben- “Our school bus service from Swin-
nett said, “thirty nine per cent of don has used the number 53 bus
parishioners returned a recent route through Lydiard Millicent for
questionnaire with 32 per cent of over 35 years. The original service
your in school bus traffic through our Council until Swindon took over
respondents wanting a reduction was provided by Wiltshire County
village.
responsibility for education and
“The number of Thamesdown school buses in 1997.
buses has dropped since the issue “In 2008, Swindon were running
was first raised in 2005, however 12 buses to Bradon Forest School.
Bradon Forest school has a private However in 2009 Swindon Council
bus service to bring in students decided to withdraw provision of
from north and west Swindon using buses to the school and we now
routes through Lydiard Millicent.” run our own service. This year we
Volunteers from the parish will are running five buses on this route
You still can. take part in the traffic count and and Swindon Council continue to
depending on the results the parish operate two vehicles as they wind
Become a specialist foster carer and help a young parent and their council will then take the matter up down their service.
“In addition, Wiltshire Council
with the school.
child achieve their potential and face the future with confidence. At the moment buses are using runs school buses on this route
Call 0845 607 6697 routes in and out of the village transporting children from the
that are restricted to 7.5 tons and north Wiltshire area to ourselves
30 mph to save half a mile on the and Wootton Bassett. As well as
For details of our
For details of our journey, instead of going along The the number 53 service buses, Ci-
open days near you Pry and Packhorse Lane, which are rencester College and New College
open days near you
check our website
check our website unrestricted. Parishioners clearly use this route and, at various times,
F O S T E R I N G feel that this is putting lives at risk independent schools have also run
in the village.” a service.”
www.blueskyfostering.com However Bradon Forest head- The steering group hopes to have
teacher Len Spiers said the school collated the results of their survey
is not responsible for all the bus by early November.

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