It
has come as a great surprise, at 10 days notice as far as the residents are
concerned, to discover that the bus company Arriva has axed the end of the 31
bus route which runs along Copse Close. This has left many elderly residents
stranded in their houses and school pupils from Brookside School and Manor High
School faced with a walk that crosses several busy junctions.
We believe that Christians are called to speak for those who have no voice. A petition against this action was therefore made available at church on Sunday, and a good group of the congregation joined the 200 people who met at the protest meeting in Manor High School on Monday 16th November. A sad story was revealed of how the Leicestershire County Council Officers having received the statutory 56 day notice had failed to involve our County Councillors, let alone the local residents. New bus stops had already been installed before the meeting took place.
We believe that Christians are called to speak for those who have no voice. A petition against this action was therefore made available at church on Sunday, and a good group of the congregation joined the 200 people who met at the protest meeting in Manor High School on Monday 16th November. A sad story was revealed of how the Leicestershire County Council Officers having received the statutory 56 day notice had failed to involve our County Councillors, let alone the local residents. New bus stops had already been installed before the meeting took place.
We will seek to continue to find ways in which the situation can be ameliorated.
