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Community Transport Newsletter 75
100 Club Thank you for your support which is a great help to ensure our scheme can continue to offer as many people as possible the services they require. Last year we raised £1622 for our funds. You may receive a written or telephone reminder when it is time for you to renew. Congratulations to the winners of our recent draws – You can join the 100 Club at any time during the year, just send a cheque, payable to ODCTG for £12 to us at the address below or you can pay by BACS or Standing Order NatWest Okehampton Sort Code 54-21-14 Account No. 22127879 ODCTG February March 1st Keith Hambley, Okehampton Sheila Pearce, Okehampton 2nd Philip Hawking, South Zeal Stella Lawry, Beaworthy 3rd Audrey Richardson, Okehampton Derek & Marie Hatten, Okehampton Trips We know that you have been enjoying the trips now that we are able to travel again and have tried to incorporate some of your requests. Please ring the office to book. May 7th Bernaville Garden Centre May 14th Exmouth May 21st Lifton Farm Shop & Launceston Retail Park May 28th Paignton Zoo June 4th No Trip – Platinum Jubilee June 11th IKEA, Exeter June 18th Donkey Sanctuary, Sidmouth June 25th Dunelm & Green Lanes, Barnstaple Thanks to us being successful in accessing a grant, the cost of the trips will again be subsidised, £10 for Okehampton and along the route. We may be able to include pick up from other areas if there is enough demand for an extra £2. We will be adding some weekday trips in the future. Please be ready for collection from 9am to ensure the driver is not held up. Please let us know if you need to cancel a trip, don’t wait until we ring you the day before with the pick up time as we have already worked out our route and rung other passengers. Thank you. If you have any suggestions of places you would like us to include then let us know and we will try and include them. Community Car Bookings PLEASE ring and request your transport for hospital appointments as soon as you receive notification, we are having to disappoint more clients as we have not been given enough time to find an available volunteer. You can ring and leave a message on the answerphone during the late afternoon/evening which then gives us a chance to work on it early in the morning when we return to the office. PLEASE DO NOT ring volunteer drivers direct, their numbers are only provided to you on your appointment day for collection following your appointment. Office We are sad to inform you that Liz has decided after 12 years, to retire at the end of May although she has kindly agreed to continue to support us by helping with our fundraising events and car boot sales. We are currently recruiting and hope to find a suitable replacement soon. We know that you will join us in wishing her well and will miss her friendly voice on the end of the phone (even though most people are unable to tell our voices apart, we do answer to Sue or Liz!) Liz would like to invite you to join her at the Church Hall, Market Street, Okehampton on Saturday 4th June from 1pm – 6pm for a Cream Tea, this is to celebrate her 60th birthday, she requests no presents but is asking for a donation for Hospiscare. Rotary Fair We will be attending this event in Simmons Park, Okehampton on Sunday 5th June from 11am to 5pm which is part of the Queens Platinum Jubilee celebrations. Please come along and say hello. Drivers We are always looking for more volunteers and would particularly like to find someone in the Chagford/Throwleigh/Whiddon Down area and also Lewdown as we are having to send our drivers long distances to enable these journeys to take place. Coffee Morning Thank you to everyone who supported our recent event, we raised £470.68 including extra donations. Special thanks to Annie and Minnow in the kitchen, our independent stallholders and our helpers including Vera Bray and Abi Westlake, Ann Warren, Graham Harding, Lindsey Harrison and Tom Bowden. Good Grief Café This takes place every Wednesday from 11am – 12.30 at Church Hall, Market Street, Okehampton. Goods Please remember us if you are having a clear out, we are still accepting goods for sale for when we can attend more car boot sales etc. No clothing, no hardback books please. We do accept electrical items, paperback books, bric-a-brac, jigsaws, pictures etc. Wheelchairs We have wheelchairs available for hire or sale in our office. Please speak to us if you would like more information. LocalGiving We have set up a local giving page to raise funds towards our services, the link is http://www.localgiving.org/Okehampton if you would like to look at our story. Legacy If you have had good service, please remember us in your will. Thank you. Registered Charity No. 1024617 Sue & Liz, ODCTG, Unit 3 Okehampton Business Park, Higher Stockley Mead, Okehampton, Devon EX20 1FJ 01837 55000 sue.odctg@btinternet.com www.odctg.co.uk https://www.facebook.com/Okehampton-District-Community-Transport-Group-165867586926940 Out of hours emergency mobile no. 07484525577 Office Hours – Monday to Friday 08.30 – 16.00 Stage Coach Timetable Update Please find below an extensive list of changes to bus services operated by Stagecoach Devon from their Exeter Depot. The changes take effect on Sunday 10th April 2022. The list of changes includes details of a range of Exeter Night Buses operating throughout the City on Friday and Saturday nights into the early hours of the morning. These services will start on Friday 15 April 2022. Stagecoach will be operating these services with a “ring fenced” crew of drivers which will ensure reliability and not impact on the running of existing services. There will be a full press release towards the end of this month regarding the Exeter Night Bus Services. Service A (Alphington - Thornpark Rise via City Centre) - There are changes to the evening timetable on each day of operation. The frequency will remain every 30 minutes with journeys between Thornpark Rise and Alphington via the City Centre. Journeys between Alphington and Thornpark Rise will be split in the City Centre, with buses running from Alphington to Sidwell Street and High Street to Thornpark Rise.
- Saturday morning frequency before 0830 is unchanged, however, some timing changes are made. 0603 Saturday journey from Heavitree will be withdrawn.
- Sunday and Public Holiday daytime frequency reduced from every 20 minutes to every 30 minutes.
- Devon County Council is subsidising a Friday and Saturday nights bus on this route which will run every 60 minutes between approximately 2400 and 0400. All journeys will operate as through journeys between Alphington and Thornpark Rise in both directions.
Service B (Exeter - Exminster) - Monday to Friday early evening journeys between Bus Station and Matford Park and Ride will be replaced by a 60 minute frequency between Bus Station and Exminster, providing a combined 30 minute frequency with Service 2.
- Saturday early evening journeys between Bus Station and Matford Park and Ride to be replaced by a 60 minute frequency between Bus Station and Exminster, providing a combined 30 minute frequency with Service 2.
- 0629 Monday to Friday journey from Bus Station and 0653 Monday to Friday (Service 2B) journey from Matford Park and Ride will be merged into one through journey.
- Sunday and Public Holiday journeys between Bus Station and Matford Park and Ride to be withdrawn, however, there will continue to be journeys between Bus Station and Exminster every 60 minutes.
- Monday to Friday and Saturday departure times are amended to provide an even headway with Service 2 over the common section of route.
Service E1/E2 (City Centre – Exwick) - Monday to Friday morning school day variations to operate in school holidays, removing the need for timetable variations.
- Monday to Friday evening frequency after 1900 reduced from 30 minutes to every 60 minutes on each service, providing a combined 30 minute frequency.
- Saturday evening frequency after 1900 reduced from 30 minutes to every 60 minutes on each service, providing a combined 30 minute frequency.
- Sunday and Public Holiday daytime frequency reduced from every 30 minutes to every 60 minutes.
- Sunday and Public Holiday evening frequency after 1900 reduced from 30 minutes to every 60 minutes on each service, providing a combined 30 minute frequency.
- Daily evening journeys will terminate at High Street, as opposed to Odeon, however, passengers can remain on the vehicle, which will continue to Sidwell Street as Service A.
- Devon County Council is subsidising a Friday & Saturday night bus on the E1 which will run every 60 minutes between approximately 2400 and 0400, with the route amended from Sidwell Street to operate via RD&E Hospital.
Service F1/F2 (City Centre – Beacon Heath) - Monday to Friday evening frequency after 1900 reduced from 30 minutes to every 60 minutes on each service.
- Saturday evening frequency after 1900 reduced from 30 minutes to every 60 minutes on each service.
- Sunday and Public Holiday daytime frequency reduced from every 30 minutes to every 60 minutes on each service, between approximately 1030 and 1730.
- Sunday and Public Holiday early morning journeys before 1000 will not serve Union Road on Service F2.
- Sunday and Public Holiday evening frequency after 1900 reduced from 30 minutes to every 60 minutes on each service.
- Daily evening journeys will terminate at Odeon, as opposed to Sidwell Street, however, passengers can remain on the vehicle, which will continue to Sidwell Street as Service E1/E2.
Service H/H1/H2 (West Garth Road / Exeter St David’s – RD&E Hospital) - Monday to Friday Service H journeys between Exeter St David’s and RD&E Hospital will be withdrawn.
- Services H1/H2 will continue to provide a combined 30 minute frequency, with other services also serving RD&E Hospital and Barrack Road.
- Monday to Friday morning peak journeys are re-timed.
Service I (City Centre – Digby) - Monday to Friday evening short working journeys between Whipton and City Centre will be withdrawn, with a 60 minute frequency along the entire route continuing.
- Saturday evening short working journeys between Whipton and City Centre will be withdrawn, with a 60 minute frequency along the entire route continuing.
- Sunday and Public Holiday daytime frequency reduced from every 30 minutes to every 60 minutes.
- Sunday and Public Holiday evening short working journeys between Whipton and City Centre will be withdrawn, with a 60 minute frequency along the entire route continuing.
- Devon County Council is subsidising a Friday and Saturday nights bus on this route which will run every 60 minutes between approximately 2400 and 0400.
Service J (City Centre – Digby) - Monday to Friday evening short working journeys between Whipton and City Centre will be withdrawn, with a 60 minute frequency along the entire route continuing.
- Saturday evening short working journeys between Whipton and City Centre will be withdrawn, with a 60 minute frequency along the entire route continuing.
- Sunday and Public Holiday daytime frequency reduced from every 30 minutes to every 60 minutes.
- Sunday and Public Holiday evening short working journeys between Whipton and City Centre will be withdrawn, with a 60 minute frequency along the entire route continuing.
- Devon County Council is subsidising a Friday and Saturday nights bus on this route which will run every 60 minutes between approximately 2400 and 0400.
Service L (City Centre – Pinhoe) - Monday to Friday evening frequency after 1900 reduced from 30 minutes to every 60 minutes.
- Saturday evening frequency after 1900 reduced from 30 minutes to every 60 minutes.
- Sunday and Public Holiday daytime frequency reduced from every 30 minutes to every 60 minutes, with journeys between Pinhoe and South Street in the City Centre withdrawn.
- Devon County Council is subsidising a Friday and Saturday nights bus on this route which will run every 60 minutes between approximately 2400 and 0400.
Service K (City Centre – Whipton – Science Park) - Monday to Friday morning school day variations to operate in school holidays to remove the need for timetable variations.
- Monday to Friday frequency reduced from every 20 minutes to every 30 minutes.
- Saturday frequency reduced from every 20 minutes to every 30 minutes.
Service T (City Centre – Topsham Quay) - All evening journeys will be withdrawn, however, the majority of passengers will be able to use Services I/J as alternatives.
Service X (Whipton – Honiton Road Park & Ride) - Sunday and Public Holiday journeys are withdrawn.
Service Y (Alphington – Matford Park & Ride via Exwick and City Centre) - Sunday and Public Holiday.
- Monday to Friday and Saturday journeys will start at Broadway, as opposed to Alphington.
Service Z (Exminster – Matford Park & Ride via Honiton Road Park & Ride) - Monday to Friday and Saturday journeys will benefit from additional running time.
- Sunday and Public Holiday journeys are withdrawn.
Service Red (City Centre – Honiton Road Park & Ride) - Sunday and Public Holiday frequency reduced from every 20 minutes to every 30 minutes, with the hours curtailed to approximately 0845 until 1830.
Service 2 (Exeter – Newton Abbot via Dawlish) - Sunday and Public Holiday short working journeys between Exeter and Dawlish will be withdrawn, making the frequency every 60 minutes between Exeter and Newton Abbot via Dawlish.
- Services B and 2 will provide a combined 30 minute frequency on Sunday and Public Holidays between Exeter and Exminster.
- Exeter based vehicles to be transferred to Newton Abbot, with timetable amended accordingly.
- There are minor changes to the timetable on all days of operation.
Service 6/6A (Exeter – Bude via Okehampton) - Service 6 1100 Monday to Friday and Saturday journey from Bude is re-timed to improve punctuality.
- Service 6A 0603 Monday to Friday journey from Bude to Okehampton is advanced to 0558 to allow additional running time and to improve connections.
Service 9/9A (Exeter – Honiton / Lyme Regis via Sidmouth) - Service 9/9A will no longer serve Greendale Vaccination Centre. The Service 56 will provide an alternative with a 2 hour frequency running between Exeter & Exmouth.
- A small number of early evening departures from Exeter are withdrawn.
Service 39 (Exeter – Newton Abbot via Bovey Tracey) - 1950 Monday to Saturday journey from Newton Abbot to Exeter is withdrawn.
- 2305 Monday to Saturday journey from Exeter to Newton Abbot is withdrawn.
- 0015 Monday to Saturday journey from Newton Abbot to Exeter is withdrawn.
Service 95 (Exmouth – Sandy Bay) - Service re-instated for the summer season, operating every 30 minutes daily between approximately 0800 and 2200 (every 60 minutes after 1700).
- There are some minor changes to the timetable to provide additional early evening journeys.
- There is a minor change to the route, where the TSB Bank bus stop on Victoria Road to avoid congestion issues.
Service 222 (Dawlish Warren – Teignmouth) - Service re-instated for the summer season, operating every 60 minutes daily between approximately 0900 and 1700.
- There is a minor change to the timetable compared to the 2021 season.
Service X38 (Exeter - Plymouth via Totnes) - 1820 Monday to Saturday journey from Exeter to South Brent will be extended through to Plymouth.
- 1922 Monday to Saturday journey from South Brent to Exeter.
Bridestowe & Sourton Extra
By Martin & Alison Young. 
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