Youngsters encouraged to take up bus pass in final week of holidays
Posted on Friday 27th August 2010 at 8:24 am by SH (Editor)
The architect of a youth bus pass scheme is encouraging local youngsters to take advantage of the scheme before the school holidays end.
Cllr Sheila Cook, Conservative Cabinet Member for Children and Young People on South Gloucestershire Council, is appealing to local youngsters to take advantage of cheaper bus fares that are available to them, thanks to the council.
The district’s youth concessionary travel scheme entitles 14-18-year-olds in full time education to half adult bus fares on evening, weekend and school holiday journeys.
The scheme was the brainchild of Cllr Cook who first proposed a council motion on the subject back in 2006. She said:
“One of the biggest issues young people raise locally is transport, particularly its cost and how that discourages greater use of public transport, and so we have been determined to do something about it.
We are proud to be one of the few councils in the country to have introduced this sort of travel concession for local youngsters and we very much want them to take it up.
With just one week left of the summer holidays, it’s an ideal time to get hold of a pass, which will help access the huge range of activities available across the local area.
We have a special website for South Gloucestershire youngsters called ‘Youth Unlimited’ and all the information they need is on there.”
Source: Conservative Group on South Gloucestershire Council
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Tags: bus, Conservative Group on SGC, South Gloucestershire, South Gloucestershire Council, Youth Unltd
Wednesday 1st September 2010 at 3:23 pm
I wonder how many of these passes have been sold? Given they are useless for the majority of 16-18yr old students who wish to use public transport to get to and from college, I suspect not very many. A big trumpeting for a little used service I would bet. Wouldn’t it be better to offer Child Fares to 16-18yr olds in full time education?