News on Your Driffield. Your Future.

A new engagement survey has been released on the community transport service provided by the Driffield Town Bus.

Claire Binnington, the Driffield Town Clerk, says “The Town Bus, subsidised in a partnership between East Riding of Yorkshire Council and Driffield Town Council has been an essential and much-loved part of Driffield life for over 25 years, serving the community of Driffield, Little Driffield and latterly Kelleythorpe. The service, whose route makes its way around the outer estates of Driffield has provided a valuable lifeline for those without transport or the physical ability to access the town centre amenities, not just for shopping but also to meet friends, attend clubs and access medical appointments. Originally the bus ran six days a week between the hours of 9am and 3pm; however, due to increased costs over a number of years the service was reduced to five days, not running on Saturdays. Accessed mostly by the elderly, it is extremely well used and has played a vital role in the everyday lives of many residents.”

From 24th October, the service is being reduced to operating two days per week, Tuesdays and Thursdays, between the hours of 9am and 3pm.

The Local Growth team at East Riding of Yorkshire Council and Driffield Town Council would like to hear your views on the service changes and gain a measure of the future community transport needs of Driffield residents.

The engagement will be available on Commonplace from Monday 17th October.

Face to face consultations will take place on the town bus service itself, daily across the timetable Monday 17th – Friday 21st October and on the Thursday Market, Thursday 27th October and Thursday 3rd November, from 11am-1pm.

Paper surveys will be available to complete from the Driffield Town Council offices on Market Walk, and the Driffield Wolds Weekly office, Middle Street South, Driffield.

The survey will close Sunday 6th November with results and further updates will be shared later in November.

Thank you to everybody that has contributed since Driffield Commonplace to date. The more people that are involved, the better the needs of the whole community will be reflected and so please have your say!

Have your say:

https://driffield.commonplace.is/proposals/driffield-town-bus/step1