Local Transport Opportunity

The parishes of Oldland, Bitton and Siston have an opportunity to submit a grant application to WestLocal via WECA (West of England Community Authority).

The objective is to source funding to support the development of a new local transport scheme.

WestLocal is looking for scheme ideas that:

• Are locally designed.
• Introduce new provision rather than sustaining schemes and services that are already in place.
• Operate not-for-profit, with any surplus reinvested in the scheme.
• Help reduce carbon emissions by moving people away from reliance on privately-owned cars.
• Demonstrate clear demand within the community for the service.
• Have a clear plan for ongoing monitoring and improvement during the funding period. 

Some examples of the types of schemes you may wish to set up are:

• Bus routes operated on fixed routes and timetables.
• Pre-booked minibus services to key locations such as supermarkets, shopping centres, local towns, and transport interchanges (such as major bus stops on the key transport corridors).
• Pre-booked flexible minibus services.

We want to find out what kind of scheme could best serve our local area.  To evidence this we need to know what kind of local transport scheme would best suit you.

It is worth noting that the grant is likely to fund a minibus type scheme operating once or twice a day in each direction morning and / or evening. The grant will not stretch to cover a full bus service and once the grant expires the new service will need to be commercially viable.

Please complete the following to Have Your Say! 

This is an anonymous survey. Please do not provide any personal or sensitive information in the answers.

This survey is designed for people of all ages and the views of children and young people are welcome.  But, there are some restrictions around who can fill it in – this is to do with sharing personal details:

• If you are under 13, we’d love to hear from you – please ask a teacher or your parent/guardian to help you fill the survey.
• If you are aged 13-16 – please fill in the survey, but please ask your parent/guardian before you share your email address with Commonplace or any of your personal details – you can still fill in the survey without giving Commonplace your details.
• If you are 16 or over, you can fill in the survey and give Commonplace your email address and details, or if you would prefer not to, you can still fill in the survey and leave them blank.

Where you live.

To support the grant application we need to know where people live and where they need to get to. 

You can find out what Parish Council area you live in by visiting: Find your Parish – PARISH.UK Network  

Where you need to get to.

Previously, local people have expressed a need to get to and from Keynsham. 

The following location and proceeding options have been chosen as a guide to assist the consultation and does not rule out other suggestions.

Please select any of the following reasons why you need to get to Keynsham.  

Exploring Options

We want to ensure any new transport scheme meets local need.  

From the following please choose your preferred option. 

Both options will look to serve people living in Warmley, Bridgeyate, North Common, Bitton Village and Willsbridge. 

Option One

Commission an early morning minibus service from Warmley to Keynsham and from Keynsham to Warmley between the hours of 7.30am and 9.30am and return services between the hours of 3.30pm and 5.30pm.

Option Two

Commission a mid-morning minibus service from Warmley to Keynsham and from Keynsham to Warmley between the hours of 9.30am and 11.30am and return services between the hours of 12.30pm and 1.30pm.

Other Option

If you select other please tell us about any other preferred option.

Thank you for completing our survey! Please click 'Next' at the bottom to submit your answers. 

If you would like to get in touch, please contact:

Steve Skidmore

Parish Development Specialist at Oldland Parish Council

Email: steve.skidmore@oldlandparishcouncil.gov.uk

Tel: 0117 9673941