Bus routes

As most people know by now, the 1A bus is soon to stop running. It's the one that goes around Kennedy Road and Bentley Drive etc. The bus company claim there is no call for it and the route 1 which runs every half hour will be suitable. Route 1 comes from Waddington and turns right at St John's Road and then on to the stop at the John Bull via Sleaford Road. I have had a few calls from residents asking the Parish Council to do something about it. I have asked the Clerk to enquire if there is a grant available to keep the 1A running or if we could persuade one of the other companies to start the route again. I have had one price from Dunn-Line, £80 per day to run once around 9.30 into Lincoln and back at 12 o'clock, returning directly to Lincoln and back again at 3 o'clock. I think there is little chance of that being a viable proposition. It would be cheaper to tell residents to get a taxi and bill the council. There is a rumour that the free bus pass that many residents use is financed by the bus company and not by District or central Government, which makes such routes as the 1A uneconomical, as bus companies no longer receive payment for taking free passengers. We shall have to see if there is in fact anything we can do.

So, on again to the Bowling Green, I think what we have built is a very expensive five-a-side football pitch. There have been few people using the green, none at all for the last 10 days at least, I must say the response is disappointing considering the amount of work that went into getting the green, other greens around Lincoln and the local villages seem to be in regular use, I know they are used by league bowlers and BBH has not entered a league, but there must be some leisure bowlers around surely?