UNFORTUNATELY Mrs V M King (EA March 19) is not correct in referring to the loss of direct bus services to Gorse Hill.
Of the various areas she mentions, only Cheney Manor no longer has a direct link to Gorse Hill, Penhill (service 17), Pinehurst (including Dr Behr Court) and Bradley's Corner (both service 20/21) still have regular buses both to and from the centre of Gorse Hill.
Only one service (10/11) was re-routed out of Gorse Hill in last December's changes. This was to give a quicker and more direct route to town which had been much requested by residents of Haydon Wick, Greenmeadow and Pinehurst.
A very small number indeed used this route to go to Gorse Hill and, whilst inconvenience caused to them is very much regretted, since providing this faster service the number of passengers using service 10/11 has increased significantly,in our view justifying the more direct route.
JOHN OWEN
Managing Director
Thamesdown Transport Ltd
Corporation Street
Swindon
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