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What's New! Parish Council Amenity Group Village Diary Public Services Entertainment Transport Emergencies Clubs & Societies Sports Facilities Business Directory External Links	News Trying out the new vehicle.	Increase in Community Bus Fares & Charges The Committee have announced an increase in charges with effect from 1 April 2008. This has been necessitated by the sharp rise in fuel and maintenance costs, particularly over the last two years. The service to Hungerford on Wednesday and Friday will now cost £1 return. Hire by local groups will be charged at 45p per mile (to include all fuel costs). The £10 booking fee remains unchanged. We regret these changes, the first increase in fares and group hire mileage charge since the Flyer's inception in 1993. We believe that the new prices are still very competitive. Continue to book the Flyer by calling Muriel Lye on 520555.

	Ramsbury Surgery	Free Transport to/from Ramsbury Surgery Following the relocation of Ramsbury Surgery to the new building off Whittonditch Road, the Practice has arranged to extend the provision of the Community Bus to ferry patients to and from the Surgery. On Tuesdays and Thursdays the Flyer will leave Baydon at 8.50 am, reach Aldbourne at 9 am, and on to the new Surgery as before. Then a circuit of Ramsbury via Knowledge Crescent Bus Stop at 9.15 am, the Tree at 9.20 am and back to the Surgery. On Tuesdays it will then collect at Froxfield at 9.40 am and Chilton Foliat at 9.50 am. On Thursdays it will collect at Mildenhall at 9.40 am and Axford at 9.50 am. Return journeys commence with Baydon and Aldbourne patients, then Ramsbury and other villages in turn. These timings are still provisional and may be changed in the light of experience. If patients require this service, they must advise the Surgery when making an appointment with the Doctor. The Flyer will only pick up patients at stops where the driver has a named person on the Surgery list to collect. When the Flyer goes to Hungerford on Wednesdays & Fridays it can now pick up passengers and drop them at the Surgery, but will not take them back. There will be no charge or need to book a seat, just tell the driver that you want to get off at the Surgery. Pick-up Times Isles Court 10:10, Knowledge Crescent 10:12 Saxon Forge 10:14, The Tree 10:16.
	Excursions	The next monthly excursion to Newbury will be on Thursday 10 July 2008 leaving the Tree at 11.30 am and returning from Newbury at 2.30 pm. For this outing book with Muriel Lye on 520555. An excursion is planned to visit the Newbury Show on Saturday 20 September. For this excursion book with Muriel Lye on 520555. If you or your friends and neighbours have ideas or views about where the bus should go, do make a note of them and let us know. Please contact either Peter Raper (521092) or email bus@ramsbury.org
	Regular Services	The Flyer provides a regular service to Hungerford on Wednesday and Friday mornings, leaving Ramsbury School at 10:10 am and returning from Hungerford at noon. Timetables are available in the village, or email bus@ramsbury.org
	Booking is Easy! To book the Flyer call 01672 520555	To book a place on a day trip, just pick up the telephone and call Muriel Lye on 520555 - it really is that simple! There are no forms to fill in and no money to pay until you get on the bus! There are fourteen seats in the Flyer so early booking can be important. If the trip is fully booked, your name will go on a waiting list. So if you do have to cancel your booking, PLEASE tell Muriel so that someone else can be given your seat. To reserve the whole Flyer for an outing for a village organisation, or for a private group on a special occasion, you must first check with Muriel whether the bus is available and give her details of your planned journey and timings. You should try to find your own driver for the trip. If a member of your group is prepared to drive, give his or her name to Muriel. She will then check if your driver has had a "familiarisation drive" with the Co-ordinator of Drivers, Carena Dennis. If not, this can be arranged before your journey. Under exceptional circumstances, we will try to find a driver to take your party but you should bear in mind that all our drivers are volunteers and we are not a cheap taxi service. To complete the booking, you complete a simple form and pay a £10 booking fee. This is non-returnable. Mileage is charged at 30p per mile. The bus key will be given to you on the day, plus a tank full of diesel. You pick up the bus from the Crown & Anchor car park and return it there after your journey. On return, record the mileage from the odometer, calculate the charges due - instructions for this are on the booking form - and take the balance with the form and key back to the Co-ordinator of Drivers.
	Next Meeting	Annual General Meeting - Thursday 15 May 2008, 1930 hrs in Parish Council Alexander Room, Ramsbury Memorial Hall.
	Committee	For information about the Ramsbury Community Bus - contact Chairman: Peter Raper 521092 Hon. Secretary: Sylvia Judge 520748 Hon. Treasurer: Edward Judge 520748 Co-ordinator of Drivers: Carena Dennis 520566 Bookings Secretary: Muriel Lye 520555 Susan Findlay (KDC representative): 520346 Chris Morgan 520501 Paul Rosier 520850 Mike Hillas (representative for Aldbourne) 540159 All telephone numbers are on Marlborough exchange (01672).