The evening and Sunday D2 bus service is under threat. 

Frome and Villages Bus User Group (FAVBUG) would like to invite everyone to come to a photo call for a FAVBUG group photograph by the D2. 

This will be happening in the Market Place, Frome on Saturday 13 August at 820am. Please come and join us by Costa Coffee. 

We really need as many people as possible to come so really appreciate your help and support on this.

We have nearly 800 signatures on Cllr Sarah Dyke’s petition. If you haven’t signed it, please do https://www.somertonandfromelibdems.org.uk/d2

 SAVE THE D2 BUS - PLEASE SIGN THE PETITION

Sign Cllr Sarah Dyke  petition to save the D2 bus service from significant cuts.

Click here to sign the petition: https://www.somertonandfromelibdems.org.uk/d2

Sarah is the prospective LibDem prospective candidate for the Somerton & Frome parliamentary constituency. She is also Cabinet Member on Somerset County Council and South Somerset Council.

Somerset is now a LibDem County Council.

So it makes every sense to sign her petition NOW and thereby exert every pressure we can to ensure Somerset County Council finds the cash to protect our D2.

And just a reminder to the changes that will be made in October to the D2

D2 BUS SERVICE TO BE SLASHED FROM OCTOBER

Somerset County Council have informed us today that the D2 bus service will be slashed from October. 

See details below:

• A reduction in services from 190 services a week reduces to approximately 90 services. The first bus service to Bath / Frome could also be threatened as this is what normally happens when a bus service hours of operation is reduced. We know key workers use this bus to travel to the Royal United Hospital and other places in Bath.

• Revised timetable on Mondays to Fridays on an hourly frequency with evening service removed. Last buses from Frome at 1755 and from Bath at 1910.

• Revised timetable on Saturdays on an hourly frequency which retains an evening bus service. Last buses from Frome at 2210 and from Bath at 2310.

• Sunday and Public Holiday SERVICE WITHDRAWN

 The story about the 30 service cuts is on Page 7 of this week's Frome Times

 D2 BUS SERVICE TO BE SLASHED FROM OCTOBER

Somerset County Council have informed us today that the D2 bus service will be slashed from October. 

See details below:

• Revised timetable on Mondays to Fridays on an hourly frequency with evening service removed. Last buses from Frome at 1755 and from Bath at 1910.  

• Revised timetable on Saturdays on an hourly frequency which retains an evening bus service. Last buses from Frome at 2210 and from Bath at 2310.

• Sunday and Public Holiday SERVICE WITHDRAWN 

Also see in comments further bus changes across the First West of England network. Information provided by Somerset County Council.

Road closure to Oldford Hill from Monday 1st August 2022

 Oldford Hill in Frome will be closed to service D2 from first bus on Monday 1st and will remain fully closed until last bus on Friday 12th August (including weekend) for carriageway works.

Beckington village will be served as normal.

HOW DOES THIS AFFECT THE BUSES?

FIRST BUS D2

Service D2 will be diverted via A361, Clink Road and Rodden Road to resume normal route at Princess Anne Road.

Service D2 heading towards Bath will operate the reverse of the above.

Regretfully the Bay Leaf, Frome College and Grange Road bus stops will not be served in either direction and passengers are advised to board or alight at the Sports Centre bus stops in Stonebridge Drive for travel in either direction.

FARESAVER BUSES X34

Between 1st Aug and 12th Aug the X34 will be unable to serve the following stops due to a road closure at Oldford Hill:

Oldford, Frome College and Grange Road.