Changes to the Supported Bus Network 10 September 2014

Background We are facing the challenge of saving £110m in the ten years up to We are reviewing services across the whole council. In summer 2013 we asked for views about local bus services. A draft Public Transport Strategic Commissioning Strategy has been developed.

Bus services in East Sussex On a typical weekday 37,500 passengers use a bus in East Sussex These services are mainly provided by bus companies on a commercial basis and carry around 80% of these passengers (37,000) Mainly concentrated along the coastal strip and on the inter-urban routes The County Council subsidises 99 local services that are not financially viable.

Supported bus network 7,500 passengers use the ESCC supported bus network on a daily basis –1,400 children entitled to free travel to education, –1,700 other young people paying fares to travel to education –2,400 concessionary pass holders and 2,000 adult fare payers. –Children travelling to school account for around 40% of all journeys on supported bus services in the county.

Developing Our Plan The Strategic Commissioning Process

What the data told us Purpose - a need to travel to and fromTypical frequency and times of travel for this purpose School or collegeEach day, Monday-Friday during school term times (190 days or 38 weeks each year), normally at peak times outwards and at off-peak times for the return journey. Travel patterns to schools are normally regular and predictable, but typically become less regular after age 16. However, this may change with the flexibility for schools/academies to change their opening times. Place of workEach day, Monday-Friday at peak times outward and return. Part-time workers may need to travel at off-peak times. Some people will need also to travel to work at weekends or in the evening because of shift times. Hospital, healthcare facility, or social care facility Occasional. Normally Monday - Friday, and usually (but not always) off-peak. Includes patients and visitors. For both, evening and weekend travel may increasingly be needed. Most travel for health purposes is likely to be infrequent and irregular, but more regular for social care. Shops, banks, hairdressers and libraries (town- based) Occasional. Normally at both peak and off-peak times Monday – Saturday and Sunday daytime (for shopping only). Most people travelling for these purposes are likely to need to travel once or twice a week. Journey purposeProportion of trips Employment9% Education44% Medical5% Shopping32% Social10% Total100%

Draft Vision “Ensure the integrated bus network in East Sussex is sustainable and meets the needs of our residents.”

Draft Priorities 1.Enable children eligible for statutory free home to school transport to travel to the nearest suitable school 2.Enable residents to get to work at key centres during peak times 3.Enable residents to access essential services during the day on a minimum of two days per week 4.Enable children who are not eligible for statutory free home to school transport to travel to the nearest available school

The draft reformulated supported bus network Supported public transport network has been assessed against new needs based priorities The reformulated network is based on these strategic outcomes and hierarchy All 99 supported services cannot be retained with the level of funding set for future years

Summary of proposed changes Proposed changesNumber of services Change to hourly2 Change to 2 hourly off peak and maintain current days of operation16 Change to Monday to Friday school days peak and reduce to 2 days per week off peak6 Change support to dial a ride services to 2 days per week, frequency remains broadly the same 6 Change to 2 days per week, off peak, frequency remains broadly the same8 Change to number of journeys2 Removed services (Evenings and Sundays)13 Removed services (High net subsidy per passenger)2 Total services we propose to reduce or remove55 Public ‘open door’ school bus routes replaced with a ‘closed door’ arrangement7 Total services affected by the proposal62 No changes proposedNumber of services School Services19 No changes to services or reduction in frequency18 Total services unaffected by the proposal37

Removed services - Evenings and Sundays Removed services - High net subsidy per passenger Service Number Route Current Days of Operation Current FrequencyAreas Served Daily Users Average weekday ScholarsOthersTotal 150 Peacehaven Taxi Rider PeacehavenMon-FriOn demandLewes Taxi RiderHeathfield - BattleMon-Fri peaks2 return journeysLewes022 Service Number RouteCurrent Days of OperationCurrent Frequency Daily Users Average weekday ScholarsOthersTotal 20,21 & 22Ore-Hastings-HollingtonMon-Sat evenings and SundaysEvery 20 mins Hastings-Conquest HospitalSundaysHourly (Sun) 28Hastings-Ore-Conquest HospitalSundaysHourly (Sun) 28/ 29Tunbridge Wells -BrightonMon-Sat eveningsHourly Tunbridge Wells-RotherfieldFri & Sat evening1 journey & 304Tunbridge Wells -HastingsSundays4 journeys (Sun) 349Hastings-HawkhurstSundays4 journeys (Sun) 344Hastings-Rye- NorthiamSundays8 journeys Seaford-EastbourneSundays5 journeys Heathfield–Tunbridge WellsSat evening2 journeys 011

Hastings and St Leonards Evening and Sunday Services Stagecoach is willing to review whether they can provide some evening and Sunday services if ESCC funding is withdrawn.

28 and 29 evening services between Lewes and Tunbridge Wells The Brighton & Hove Bus Company is looking at whether they can provide some evening service on routes 28 and 29 if ESCC funding is withdrawn. Brighton & Hove will be carrying out a thorough review before reaching a decision.

Change to hourly Service Number Route Current Days of Operation Current FrequencyAreas Served Daily Users Average weekday ScholarsOthersTotal 127Lewes-Landport EstateMon-SatEvery 30 minsLewes Lewes-Nevill EstateMon-SatEvery 30 minsLewes Change to 2 hourly off peak, maintain current days of operation Service Number Route Current Days of Operation Current FrequencyAreas Served Daily Users Average weekday ScholarsOthersTotal 7Hastings Town ServicesMon-SatHourlyHastings052 24Hastings-Church Rd-SilverhillMon-SatHourlyHastings Hastings Town ServicesMon-SatHourlyHastings Hastings Town ServicesMon-SatHourlyHastings024 95Bexhill-Conquest HospitalMon-SatHourlyHastings, Rother Hastings-TenterdenMon-SatHourlyHastings, Rother Hastings-TenterdenMon-SatHourlyHastings, Rother Hastings-NorthiamDailyUp to hourlyHastings, Rother Hastings-PettMon-SatUp to hourlyHastings, Rother Lewes-NewickMon-SatHourlyLewes Lewes-NewhavenMon-SatHourlyLewes Lewes-WinterbourneMon-SatHourlyLewes Newhaven LocalMon-SatHourlyLewes Bexhill Town ServiceMon-SatHourlyRother Rye-TenterdenMon-SatHourlyRother Bexhill Town ServiceSaturday onlyHourlyRother08888 (Sat)

Change support to dial a ride services to 2 days per week, frequency remains broadly the same Service Number Route Current Days of Operation Current Frequency Proposed frequency Areas Served Daily Users Average weekday ScholarsOthersTotal 151Seaford Dial a RideWed, Thu, FriOn demandWed & SatLewes Polegate Taxi RiderMon-FriOn demandTue & ThuWealden Eastbourne Dial a RideMon-FriOn demandMon & WedEastbourne Hastings Dial a RideMon-FriOn demand Tue & Fri Hastings Rye Area Dial a RideMon-FriOn demandWed & SatRother Uckfield RiderMon-FriOn demandMon & ThuWealden022 Change to Mon-Fri school days peak and reduce to 2 days off peak Service Number Route Current Days of Operation Current Frequency Proposed frequency Areas Served Daily Users Average weekday ScholarsOthersTotal 125 Barcombe-Lewes- Alfriston Mon-Sat Every 2 hours Peaks and schools Mon – Fri; Mon & Thu Lewes, Wealden Village RiderMon-Fri up to 9 journeys Peaks and schools Mon-Fri; Tue & Fri Lewes, E Grinstead- Uckfield Mon-Sat Every 2 hours Peaks and schools Mon – Fri; Tue & Fri Wealden Heathfield Local & Etchingham Mon-Sat 7-9 journeys Peaks and schools Mon – Fri; Tue & Thu. Wealden /256 Wadhurst- Tunbridge Wells Mon-Fri5 journeys Peaks and schools Mon-Fri; T Wells-Wadhurst - Tue & Thu; T Wells-Crowborough Mon & Wed to replace 224 Wealden Lewes-Haywards Heath Mon-SatEvery 2 hours Tue & FriLewes, Wealden

Change to 2 days per week, off peak, frequency remains broadly the same Service Number Route Current Days of Operation Current Frequency Proposed frequency Areas Served Daily Users Average weekday ScholarsOthersTotal 126Eastbourne-SeafordDailyUp to hourlyMon & ThurEastbourne, Lewes, Wealden Lewes-Ringmer- Eastbourne Mon-Fri10 journeysTues & FriEastbourne, Lewes, Wealden Crowborough LocalsMon-Sat4 journeysWed & SatWealden Uckfield Local ServicesMon-Fri1-2 journeysNow Service 248 Mon & Fri Wealden Uckfield Local ServicesMon-Fri1-2 journeysNow service 249 Wed & Sat Wealden Heathfield Town ServiceMon, Wed, Fri3 journeysTue & ThuWealden Rye Town ServicesMon-SatEvery minsChanged to services 326,327 & 328 Tue & Fri Rother Battle-HeathfieldMon-Fri peaks plus Daytime Tue, Thu 8 journeys Tue & Thu Wealden, Rother n/a Change to number of journeys Service Number Route Current Days of Operation Current Frequency Proposed frequencyAreas Served Daily Users Average weekday ScholarsOthersTotal 254Wadhurst Rail LinkMon-Fri peaks4-5 journeys Become 354, reduced to 3 journeys a day Wealden Hastings-TenterdenMon-Fri Peak and schools Removal of one journey Hastings, Rother272047

Public ‘open door’ school bus routes replaced with a ‘closed door’ arrangement Service NumberRouteCurrent Days of Operation 267/268/269 Hailsham – Heathfield CollegeSchool days 141/142 Eastbourne - Ringmer CollegeSchool days 318 Heathfield – Ringmer CollegeSchool days 252Heathfield-T Wells School journey School Days 254 Tunbridge Wells – Uplands CollegeSchool days 256Tunbridge Wells – Uplands CollegeSchool days 258Kilndown – Uplands CollegeSchool days Public ‘open door’ school services – No change Service NumberRouteCurrent Days of OperationAreas Served 51Bridgemere-Cavendish School School days/Peak servicesEastbourne 71Silverhill-William Parker School School days/Peak servicesHastings 72, 74-76Hastings-Helenswood School School days/Peak serviceHastings 311Pett-Winchelsea-Rye School days/Peak servicesRother 320Bexhill-Claverham CC School days/Peak servicesRother 124Alfriston-Ringmer College School daysWealden 226Argos Hill-Crowborough School days/Peak servicesWealden 342Northiam-Westfield School School daysRother 345Fairlight-Rye School daysRother 253Burwash-Uplands CC School days/Peak servicesRother, Wealden 355Netherfield-Battle-Claverham CC School days/Peak servicesWealden 356Hooe-Claverham College School days/Peak servicesRother 357/359Ore-St Richards College School days/Peak servicesHastings, Rother 259Bodle Street-Heathfield CC School days/Peak servicesWealden Etchingham/Peasmarsh-Bexhill College School days/Peak servicesRother 382Westfield-Robertsbridge CC School days/Peak servicesRother 383Peasmarsh-Robertsbridge CC School days/Peak servicesRother 384St Leonards-Robertsbridge CC School days/Peak servicesHastings, Rother 92aTideway School-South Heighton (pm) School days/Peak servicesHastings, Rother 92bDenton - Tideway School School days/Peak servicesLewes 92cTideway School-Saltdean (pm) School days/Peak servicesLewes

No changes or reduction in frequency proposed Service Number Route Current Days of Operation Current FrequencyAreas Served 55Beachlands - LangneyMon-FriHourlyEastbourne 23bHastings-Harley Shute-ConquestMon-Fri2 journeys (1 peak am, 1 peak pm)Hastings 349Hastings-Bodiam-HawkhurstMon-Sat1 pm peak journeyHastings, Rother 305 Hastings-Robertsbridge-Hawkhurst Mon-Sat1-2 return journeysHastings, Rother 47East Saltdean - BrightonDailyHourlyLewes 57East Saltdean - BrightonDailyHourlyLewes 119Seaford Local ServicesMon-SatEvery minsLewes 40Berwick-SeafordTue & Fri1 return journeyLewes 120Seaford Local ServicesSaturdayHourlyLewes 42Berwick - HailshamWed & Fri1 return journeyLewes, Wealden B Battle area Community BusMon, Tue & Fri1 or 2 return journeysRother 292Hawkhurst-TenterdenFriday1 return journeyRother 553Rye-New Romney-BrooklandSchooldays1 journey in each peakRother 1/51Eastbourne-Hailsham-Roebuck ParkMon-Sat3 buses per hourWealden 54Uckfield Town ServiceMon-SatHourlyWealden 228Crowborough TownMon-SatHourlyWealden 229Crowborough TownMon-SatHourlyWealden 246Uckfield – FletchingThursday1-2 journeysWealden 286Hartfield-Tunbridge WellsSchooldays1 journey in each peakWealden 152Lewes Dial a Ride Tues, FriOn demandLewes

How to have your say 2 surveys – individuals and organisations Online: eastsussex.gov.uk/haveyoursay Paper: copies available on buses, in libraries and other council buildings Phone: to request a copy of the survey