Hyndburn seaside bus trips for £1 (From Lancashire Telegraph)

Hmmm!
""The service will start on May Day Bank Holiday on May 3 and then every Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday""

Perhaps the Thursday trip of the first week will divert via the polling booths before making for the coast??

Is this a correct use of council tax payers money?
I would rather go to Lytham - could our leader spare a few bob towards my petrol??

pip-pip wrote:
Hmmm! ""The service will start on May Day Bank Holiday on May 3 and then every Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday"" Perhaps the Thursday trip of the first week will divert via the polling booths before making for the coast?? Is this a correct use of council tax payers money? I would rather go to Lytham - could our leader spare a few bob towards my petrol??

Yes it is correct use of council tax payers money, the elderley and disabled deserve to have days out at the seaside subsidised. If you can't afford the petrol to Lytham sell your car and use your bus pass for a day out. Most of the elderley have worked hard all their lives and paid their taxes, so deserve the few concessions they do get.

ossy wrote:

pip-pip wrote:
Hmmm! ""The service will start on May Day Bank Holiday on May 3 and then every Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday"" Perhaps the Thursday trip of the first week will divert via the polling booths before making for the coast?? Is this a correct use of council tax payers money? I would rather go to Lytham - could our leader spare a few bob towards my petrol??

Yes it is correct use of council tax payers money, the elderley and disabled deserve to have days out at the seaside subsidised. If you can't afford the petrol to Lytham sell your car and use your bus pass for a day out. Most of the elderley have worked hard all their lives and paid their taxes, so deserve the few concessions they do get.

Well, Ossy has flagged up the big difficulty with public transport - it doesn't necessarily go where the customer wants to go.
The over sixties already have free travel across huge swathes of the county. Why should HBC go into the travel agency business and spend council taxpayers money taking a coach load to Blackpool and Fleetwood. Ossy pointed out that if I wanted to go to Lytham I should "".. use your bus pass for a day out."". Quite. And so could all the punters going to Blackpool and Fleetwood. And at no extra cost to the council tax payer, simplezz!!

I note the bus starts at Knuzden/Ossy. So all the best seats will be taken when it eventually fetches up in other arts of the Borough. What a surprise!!

My cynical side thinks this is a simple vote catching ruse.

What a brilliant scheme. I for one will be using it.

It's great....and its exactly how the government are indroducing the ID card by getting people to sign up for a voluntary one in order to access services you pay for but which are free at the point of access!

pip-pip wrote:

ossy wrote:

pip-pip wrote: Hmmm! ""The service will start on May Day Bank Holiday on May 3 and then every Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday"" Perhaps the Thursday trip of the first week will divert via the polling booths before making for the coast?? Is this a correct use of council tax payers money? I would rather go to Lytham - could our leader spare a few bob towards my petrol??

Yes it is correct use of council tax payers money, the elderley and disabled deserve to have days out at the seaside subsidised. If you can't afford the petrol to Lytham sell your car and use your bus pass for a day out. Most of the elderley have worked hard all their lives and paid their taxes, so deserve the few concessions they do get.

Well, Ossy has flagged up the big difficulty with public transport - it doesn't necessarily go where the customer wants to go. The over sixties already have free travel across huge swathes of the county. Why should HBC go into the travel agency business and spend council taxpayers money taking a coach load to Blackpool and Fleetwood. Ossy pointed out that if I wanted to go to Lytham I should "".. use your bus pass for a day out."". Quite. And so could all the punters going to Blackpool and Fleetwood. And at no extra cost to the council tax payer, simplezz!! I note the bus starts at Knuzden/Ossy. So all the best seats will be taken when it eventually fetches up in other arts of the Borough. What a surprise!! My cynical side thinks this is a simple vote catching ruse.

I would rather the council spend our money on a coach trip for the elderley than on some of the money wasting schemes it does.
A direct route to Fleetwood and Blackpool is much more convenient for the elderley, and I for one don't begrudge them the chance to have a day by the sea.

I suggest Ossy takes up what he considers money wasting schemes with his Leader.
I would like a convienient direct route to Lytham but I don't expect the council tax payers to fund it.
The my over sixties bus pass is a very generous and valued freebie. It allows free travel over large areas of the North West even with direct services into cental Manchester from Blackburn Accrington Burnley and Nelson.
This is subsidised by central government, who even now are rowing back from such largesse, by raising the age limit in an attempt to reduce the cost.
Why the Hyndburn Council tax payers should further subsidise an already very generous perk eludes me.(other than being a timely vote catcher((with the use of MY money)) - just check out the photo opportunity!!)

Hyndburn Independents wish this service well, however, unless the pick up system is reversed then citizens in Gt. Harwood and Rishton will be effectively barred because it has been brought to our attention whilst out canvassing that the coach is full by the time it arrives in Harwood and Rishton. Another good idea that has not been thought through. Come on Britcliffe - sort it out!

Exactly the point I raised last month. Glad to see that now that the election is imminent the Hyndburn Independents are jumping on the bandwagon - no doubt vote catching like Britcliffe. And the "Hyndburn Independents" are a new political party?