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September 2012
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New Hadleigh to Ipswich Bus - Join the queue! It was an exciting start to the inaugural evening bus service from Magdalen Road, Hadleigh to Ipswich on the 20th August with many people in attendance to see the bus depart. Hadleigh teenager Isabel Wills said “The restored bus service will be very useful to the young adults of the town.” Nearly 4,000 members of the community signed a petition, which was presented to Suffolk Country Council and triggered a debate, which resulted in the decision to reinstate our bus. Councillor Guy McGregor, Suffolk County Council’s cabinet member for roads and transport said; “Suffolk County Council recognised the need for there to be evening public bus services in the Ipswich to Hadleigh corridor which is why I am pleased that we have been able to secure sufficient funding to make this happen. “The new service will be particularly useful for students attending college and university in Ipswich, but it is open to all. I do hope that there will be a good uptake of this service, which the county council will support for six months. Before the end of the six month period, which begins next month, I will be holding a meeting to review the service.” The successful bus story has been the culmination of much hard work and persistence by Hadleigh residents Simon Wills and Shelley Pingo and Hadleigh Conservative Babergh Councillors, Brian Riley and Kathryn Grandon. Continued on page 4
Shelley Pingo, Sue Wills, Simon Wills, Isabel Wills, Charles Brace, Dawn Smith, George Shakespeare (from left to right) were among the many passengers ready to board the new Hadleigh to Ipswich evening and Sunday bus service on its launch evening.
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