Catch the Bus Month

Photo from the Taunton bus stall on Saturday 31st August

Celebrating Catch The Bus Month

September is Catch The Bus Month, organised by Bus Users UK. This is a national campaign to raise awareness of just how good value "BUSSING IT" is given it's only a £2 for a single journey that could be as long as the NEW 50 mile journey from Yeovil to Bristol ... or taking a trip on the open-topped Exmoor Coaster, surely one of the most spectaculars bus rides in the country.

Somerset Bus Partnership and its dozen Bus User Groups will run some 35+ bus stalls to promote Catch the Bus Month. That's more bus events for Catch the Bus Month than happens in any other county. Why do we back Catch The Bus Month so strongly? Because faced with the 'financial emergency' declared by Somerset Council, we know the only way to keep and improve our bus services is to encourage as many people as possible to use them ... and as often as possible too.

'BUSSING IT' at £2 per single trip not only makes financial sense, it's also better for the planet plus it helps your community because it means bus services will continue for those who have no access to a car, whether they're young or old, and hence are dependent on our buses to get around.

Our local bus services here in Somerset not only connect villages and towns in Somerset, many of our bus routes go over the border to connect with towns and villages in Devon, Dorset, Wiltshire as well as with Bath and Bristol.

We want to ensure that Somerset's bus network is not only maintained but gets ever better. That's why Somerset Bus Partnership backs Catch the Bus Month.

Somerset Bus Partnership Events Taking Place for Catch The Bus Month

Come to one of our Events in Somerset for Catch The Bus Month. See below

• Wednesday 4 September: 9am – 3pm, Wells Market, Market Place, Wells
• Friday 6 September, 2pm – 5pm: Morrisons, Street Road, Glastonbury BA6 9ED TBC
• Saturday 7 September, 10am – 1pm: Tesco, Wirrall Park, Wirral Park Rd, Glastonbury BA6 9XE TBC
• Saturday 7 September, 1pm – 5pm: Merriman Park Day, 18-19 Merriman Gardens, Street, BA16 0JE
• Saturday 7 September, 9am – 1pm: Axbridge Farmers Market, The Square, Axbridge BS26 2AP
• Saturday 7 September 1200pm – 4.30pm Evercreech Show, Evercreech Recreation Ground, entrance off Weymouth Road
• Saturday 7 September, 2-5pm: Pilton Village Fete
• Saturday 7 September, 10am to 4pm: Wellington Eat Festival, High Street and South Street
• Sunday 8 September, 10am – 2pm. Crewkerne Charter Fair and Sunday
• Sunday 8 September, 10am – 4pm Cheddar Food Festival
• Tuesday 10 September, 8:30am – 1:30pm Castle Cary Market, Market House, Market Place, Castle Cary BA7 7AH
• Wednesday 11 September, 9am – 3pm: Wells Market, Market Place, Wells BA5 2SG,
• Friday 13 September, 9am – 11am Dunster
• Friday 13 September, 1pm – 230pm Dulverton
• Saturday 14 September, 930am – 1130am: The Avenue Bus Stop (near the cinema / bus stop), The Avenue, Minehead
• Saturday 14 September 10am – 3pm: Seed the Day, 8 Binford Place Bridgwater
• Saturday 14 September 10am – 3pm: The Balsam Centre, Balsam Park, Wincanton BA9 9HB
• Sunday 15 September, 1030am – 330pm: North Petherton Market
• Monday 16 September, 10am – 11am: Othery
• Wednesday 18 September, 1130am – 1pm: Keinton Mandeville Village Hall, Keinton Mandeville
• Thursday 19 September Ilminster Market, 2-4 East St, Ilminster TA19 0AJ
• Thursday 19 September, 11am – 1pm: Monthly Coffee Morning, Jubilee Hall, Winsham
• Saturday 21 September, 10am – 4pm: Eat Festival, Yeovil
• September 28 September, Morrisons, Parkwood Estate (off, E Somerset Way), Wells BA5 1SQ
• Saturday 28th September, 10 am – 2pm, Access Street: Crispin Hall, 83 High St, Street BA16 0EZ

These events are correct as of today. However, for the very latest list of events please check our website: https://www.somersetbuspartnership.co.uk/events

Many thanks

The Somerset Bus Partnership Team