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918 SCHOOL BUS SAVED!

Caroline Brewser says:

The 918 bus service, which operates at school times between Severn Beach and The Castle School, Thornbury, has been saved, thanks to a more than three-year campaign by local parents and other residents.

School Bus
The bus will be combined with the Y2C service, and the two together will be called the 104.

Importantly, the service to and from The Castle School will continue to be in a double decker. All other runs of the 104 will still be in minibuses. The double decker will also continue to serve Severn Beach, Pilning and Easter Compton before travelling through Lower Almondsbury, Tockington, Olveston and Alveston, while the minibuses will only serve their current Cribbs to Yate route. The double decker 104 will deliver students into the grounds of The Castle School in time for the school day, and take them home safely at the end.

The service is absolutely essential for pupils living in the villages south of Thornbury, and surveys have shown that more than 60 families rely on it. The Castle School is also the pupils’ nearest Sixth Form.

The parents’ lengthy campaign, backed by South Gloucestershire Council, began when the school-time bus from Severn Beach was withdrawn as part of the 622 service in April 2023. Since then, parents and students have been busy, including speaking regularly at Council meetings, and conducting surveys to demonstrate the overwhelming need for the service. The campaign successfully obtained interim support four times from the Council, while working alongside them to secure the bus’s long-term future as part of the local network, operated by WECA.

The new decision at last sees funding guaranteed for at least three years for the whole 104 service, including the double decker former 918.

Further details will follow, but the timetable for the school-time service is likely to be very similar to the 918 service. Child/adult fares will apply as they do across the rest of the local bus network (rather than the current fares). The double decker will remain a public bus, so anyone can use it, not just schoolchildren.

The parents are hugely grateful to all the campaign’s supporters, especially South Gloucestershire Council, and also all four Parish Councils that are served by the bus, and The Castle School.

Please continue to support the bus and spread the word to other people! To receive further updates, contact: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..