Once again, I want to give the biggest thank you to the people of Sevenoaks and Swanley for your support, and for re-electing me as your local Member of Parliament. It is a huge honour which is deeply humbling and I promise to continue working hard for our incredible community, and everyone within it whether you voted for me or not.
My team and I are already back to work. We have been liaising with Arriva Buses today ahead of the launch of the #477 bus service new timetable, which starts on 28th July 2024. As many of you will know, we successfully campaigned to see the #477 bus once again stop at Darent Valley Hospital and Bluewater, with Arriva listening to our campaign and agreeing to reintroduce these stops for a six-month trial period from 28th July.
Whilst the current timetable only shows that it runs to 5 October - please be assured the trial period will be the full six months. https://www.facebook.com/photo?fbid=880129393930268&set=pcb.88013048726…
It is very important that the #477 bus route is well used during this six month trial period. If we want to keep the stops at Darent Valley Hospital and Bluewater, we have to use it in significant numbers - so you can expect to hear a lot more about the #477 bus route from me over the next six months! I do hope many of you make use of the service, and we can turn this trial into a permanent extension. I am chasing Arriva for the number of people we need to show have used the route in order for it to continue, I will update you when I have more.
