SOBBS Save Our Bonawe Bus Service: ACT NOW!

(26th January 2012)At tonight’s Ardchattan Community Council meeting a PACKED North Connel Hall heard that the public bus service from Oban to Bonawe is being threatened with imminent cuts.

We are led to understand that the proposal is that from as soon as the 13th February the only regular services will be the school buses,

plus what has been described as an “appointment and shopping service” on Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday … leaving Bonawe at 11.30 am and then coming back from Oban at 2.50 pm from Oban Station to Bonawe on some days, later on others.

There seems to be no provision to replace the school buses through the holidays at all.

If you have any interest in saving this bus service : Act Now :

This site will try and put up all relevant useful information as quickly as we can : keep checking it out to see the latest information, contacts and ideas.

The only way to save this service is for everyone in the community to lobby all we can.

Compose yourself a letter explaining why this bus is important

to you
to your family
to the community

A list of contacts is HERE …. bear with us.

( if there is anyone who would like to share the editorial role through this busy time please email editorial@ardchattan.org.uk)

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SOBBS : Save Our Bonawe Bus Service – contacts

People to write to about the threat to our buses and (VERY IMPORTANT) PLEASE send the chair of the Ardchattan Community Council a copy of your letters.
Chair of Ardchattan Community Council
Iain MacDonald : inveresregan@lineone.net
Inveresregan, Ardchattan, Argyll PA37 1RG

for all Ardchattan community councillors : http://www.community-council.org.uk/ardchattan/members.asp

PEOPLE TO LOBBY : Write to ALL of them … (more to come)

Press : -
Oban Times : editor@obantimes.co.uk

Press and Journal Rita Campbell : rita.campbell@ajl.co.uk : 01546 602345

Independant journalists
Moira Kerr : moirakerr3@btinternet.com

Lynda Henderson : For Argyll : Contact page

Scotsman newspaper : check out the details here : http://members.scotsman.com/contact.cfm#HowdoIcontactthecorrecteditorialstaff

Daily Record : http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/services-tools/contact-us/

Argyll and Bute Council
Leader of the Council
Dick Walsh
Victoria Villa, Royal Crescent, Dunoon, Argyll, PA23 7AH
dick.walsh@argyll-bute.gov.uk
Telephone: 01369 700824

Argyll and Bute Council Transport Spokesman
Ward: Oban North and Lorn
Address: Lagganbuie, Loch Feochan, Kilmore, Oban, PA34 4QR
Email: duncan.macintyre@argyll-bute.gov.uk
Telephone: 01631 770218

Chief Executive
Sally Loudon
sally.loudon@argyll-bute.gov.uk
Argyll and Bute Council, Kilmory, Lochgilphead, Argyll, PA31 8RT.

Elaine Robertson
local ward councillor
Depute Spokesperson for Social Affairs
Dungrianach, Crannaig-a-Mhinister,Oban,PA34 4LU
Email: elaine.robertson@argyll-bute.gov.uk
Telephone: 01631 562840

Louise Glen-Lee
local ward councillor
Ward: Oban North and Lorn
Address: Post House, Kilninver, Oban, PA34 4UT
Email: louise.glen-lee@argyll-bute.gov.uk
Mobile: 07717 526 999

Neil MacKay
Local ward councillor
Spokesperson for Enterprise, Energy, Culture and Tourism
Address: Lucerne Ganavan Road Oban Argyll PA34 5TU
Email: Neil.Mackay@argyll-bute.gov.uk
Telephone: 01631 566 878
Mobile: 07831 88 33 66

Michael Russell MSP, The Scottish Parliament, Edinburgh, EH99 1SP
michael.russell.msp@scottish.parliament.uk
On twitter https://twitter.com/Feorlean
http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/msps/currentmsps/Michael-Russell-MSP.aspx
Address:
Michael Russell MSP
T3.07, The Scottish Parliament
Edinburgh, EH99 1SP
Telephone: 0131 348 6326

Alan Reid MP
Westminster
House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA
Tel: 020 7219 8127 Fax: 020 7219 1737 reida@parliament.uk
Constituency
95 Alexandra Parade, Dunoon, PA23 8AL
Tel: 01369 704840 Fax: 01369 701212

other MSP’s for our area
John Finnie MSP john.finnie.msp@scottish.parliament.uk

Mike MacKenzie MSP mike.mackenzie.msp@scottish.parliament.uk

Rhoda Grant MSP Rhoda.Grant.msp@scottish.parliament.uk

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Ardchattan Community Council : facebook

Ardchattan community council and the Save Our Bonawe Bus Service campaign are on Facebook

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SOBBS : Save Our Bonawe Bus Service : petition

If you have somewhere to take a petition please download this template for your use :

SOBB petition

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SOBBS : Save Our Bonawe Bus Service : questionnaire

Ardchattan Community Council would like to know your views on the proposed bus service cuts..

Click here to take survey

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SOBBS : Save Our Bonawe Bus Service : afterschool activities

How do you use the Oban to Bonawe Bus ?

Getting to after school activities and to see friends?
How will losing this bus service mean to your life ?

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SOBBS : Save Our Bonawe Bus Service : getting anywhere

How do you use the Oban to Bonawe Bus ?

Getting anywhere?
Is this bus service your only means of transport?
How will losing this service affect your life?

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SOBBS : Save Our Bonawe Bus Service : getting to work

How do you use the Oban to Bonawe Bus ?

Getting to work ?
How will losing this bus service mean to you and your ability to work ?

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SOBBS : Save Our Bonawe Bus Service : community meeting

A meeting for ALL the community who have any interest in the survival of the Oban to Bonawe bus service will be at Ardchattan School, Bonawe, on Thursday 2nd February 2012.
This service affects everyone with connections from the Bridge to Bonawe.

The aim of the meeting is for the Community Council to hear all the community issues and for everyone involved to help to come up with sensible practical ideas to take this campaign forward.

This works with everyone working together…

January 26, 2012 Posted in: SOBB Save our Bonawe Bus No Comments