Last November the Parish Council ran a survey asking the community about the bus service in our villages.
The responses we received from you helped us have a productive conversation with Wiltshire Council about improving the 49 service and the potential for connecting our villages to Royal Wootton Bassett and Marlborough.
You can read more about the survey results here.
The first set of improvements to the 49 service are happening from 15th September 2024.
All timings below are from Broad Hinton - The Bell (La Strada).
Later buses
Mon-Fri
First bus towards Devizes will be at 05:20 (was 05:23)
Last bus towards Devizes will be at 21:55 (was 19:51)
First bus toward Swindon will be at 06:25 (was 06:27)
Last bus towards Swindon will be at 23:07 (was 21:00)
Sat
First bus towards Devizes will be at 06:00 (was 06:38)
Last bus towards Devizes will be at 21:55 (was 19:26)
First bus toward Swindon will be at 07:36 (was 07:42)
Last bus towards Swindon will be at 23:10 (was 20:40)
Sun (same as now)
First bus towards Devizes will be at 08:30
Last bus towards Devizes will be at 18:40
First bus toward Swindon will be at 09:26
Last bus towards Swindon will be at 19:06
There is also going to be a bus approximately every 30 mins, instead of the current hourly service..
Timetable details can be found here - https://tiscon-maps-stagecoachbus.s3.amazonaws.com/Timetables/West/2024/Swindon/49_150924.pdf?fbclid=IwY2xjawFOqe1leHRuA2FlbQIxMAABHW5HxZeXn5yY__NnciaZvwP82T7HmCEvZvigOKJJKjLs8ayAvoNbCZuPgw_aem_zbF6MlSywXweFz828Jq4NA
Buses through Broad Hinton
If you look at the timetable details linked above, you will notice there is a new bus stop at "Broad Hinton Village Hall". This route will be via Yew Tree Lane, High Street and Summers Lane.
The extra bus services that mean we have a bus every 30 mins, will run through the village.
However, this service will not start immediately as Wiltshire Council are looking at cutting back some large branches that are on the route.
Wiltshire Council and Stagecoach are currently discussing the plan to address the trees, and whether the new 30 mins service will all run via The Bell until the trees have been cut back.
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Funding
The improvements have been funded by the governments Bus Improvement Fund and lasts 2 years - it's really important that we use the new services as much as possible.
The Stagecoach App and website are useful for planning your journey - find our more here https://www.stagecoachbus.com/promos-and-offers/national/stagecoachbusapp
Thanks to Cllr. Adam Gilmore for running the survey and working with Wiltshire Council to get the changes.
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