Kent County Council are proposing to make savings by reducing the money they spend on subsidising some unprofitable bus services – mainly in more rural areas, in the evenings and at weekends.

They are looking at ending 48 contracts with a total value of £3 million, which would affect around 55 supported bus services from Summer 2022.

More information and details on the proposed changes to services can be found here:  https://letstalk.kent.gov.uk/bus-funding-reductions

Cuts that would affect Lynsted with Kingsdown include:

343/344/345

Newnham, Doddington, Lynsted, Teynham, Bapchild and Conyer to Sittingbourne

662

Teynham to Faversham schools

664

Conyer to Lynsted Primary School

8

Sittingbourne to Kenilworth Court / Conyer

The Kent Karrier dial-a-ride service would also be withdrawn and of course other buses used by Lynsted residents will also be affected.

Please let the Parish Council know how the cuts to these services would affect you by sending an email to: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

The consultation closes on 20 April 2022.