A County Council Rural Transport Initiative Hopper Service Timetable Route A: Tenterden - St Michaels - Woodchurch - Rare Breeds Centre - Tenterden Route B: Tenterden - Layne - - Tenterden Route C: Tenterden - Stone - Appledore - Shrubcote - Tenterden Mondays to Fridays

Valid from 9th November 2020 Tenterden Hopper Service November 2020

Background We encourage people to use this service or risk losing it when the current period of During 2018, conducted operation ends. a Countywide consultation process regarding the future of rural transport in Kent. The ‘Big What is the Conversation’ was conducted to help us Tenterden Hopper service? understand how we get better value out The Tenterden Hopper is a timetabled service of the subsidy that we use to provide bus being operated through a Community services and understand if our residents and Transport Partnership that has been formed bus users were open to using different forms by Kent County Council and Tenterden Social of transport. Hub working in conjunction with Ashford As part of this process, Kent County Council Borough Council, Tenterden Town Council allocated funding to provide a series of year- and local Parishes. long Pilot routes. In the summer of 2019, we The service will run in exactly the same launched 6 new routes in , , way as any other bus service. and has been , and Tenterden. We designed to provide the villages in the hope that the new routes prove popular surrounding area of Tenterden with at least and are sustainable and if they are we can one regular journey every day into the Town. look to use them as the basis on which to This will serve all marked stops along the line provide rural transport in the future. In early of route at the request of passengers, as well 2020, the Council was successful in securing as offering a ‘hail and ride’ service in more Supported Bus Services funding from central rural areas. government which is being used to continue our Pilot Schemes for at least one more year. All partners are committed to work together Social distancing measures will be observed and make this service sustainable and on the vehicle along with the wearing of hopefully add to it by offering other local masks for anyone without a valid exemption. journeys and days out.

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C Fares Fares for the Tenterden Hopper Service is £2.00 per journey, child fare £1.00 per journey. We encourage ENCTS passholders to pay a voluntary contribution of £1.00 per journey to help with the sustainability of the 12 month pilot, however ENCTS passes will be accepted in the usual way.

Tenterden Hopper Service Mondays to Fridays

High Halden - - Woodchurch - Rare Breeds Centre - Tenterden A Tenterden, The Vine 0930 Tenterden, The Vine 1230 St Michaels, The Crown 0935 St Michaels, The Crown 1235 , opp school 0940 High Halden, opp School 1240 Shirkoak, opp Shirkoak Park 0955 Shirkoak, opp Shirkoak Park 1255 Woodchurch, Bonny Cravat 0958 Woodchurch, Bonny Cravat 1258 Woodchurch, opp GP surgery 1000 Woodchurch, opp GP Surgery 1300 Rare Breeds Centre 1005 Rare Breeds Centre 1305 Tenterden, The Vine 1020 Tenterden, The Vine 1320

Rolvenden - - Tenterden B Tenterden, The Vine 1025 Tenterden, The Vine 1325 Rolvenden, Post Office 1031 Rolvenden, Post Office 1331 Rolvenden Layne, Ewe and Lamb 1035 Rolvenden Layne, Ewe and Lamb 1335 Small Hythe, Chapel Down Vineyard 1045 Small Hythe, Chapel Down Vineyard 1345 Tenterden, The Vine 1050 Tenterden, The Vine 1350

Appledore - Stone- Tenterden C Tenterden, The Vine 1055 Tenterden, The Vine 1355 Tenterden Garden Centre 1105 Tenterden Garden Centre 1405 , The Crown 1113 Stone in Oxney, The Crown 1413 Appledore, Black Lion 1120 Appledore, Black Lion 1420 Appledore Heath 1122 Appledore Heath 1422 Tenterden Garden Centre 1130 Tenterden Garden Centre 1430 Shrubcote, Green 1137 Shrubcote, Green 1437 Tenterden , The Vine 1145 Tenterden , The Vine 1445

The bus stops at Tenterden Vine for 5 mins between loops - passengers may remain on board to continue their journey. No service weekends or Bank Holidays. The Tenterden Hopper Service is being provided in partnership by Kent County Council and the Tenterden Social Hub.

For information on the service please contact the operator Tenterden Social Hub direct: [email protected] 01580 762882

For enquiries or if you have a comment to make please get in touch: Kent County Council Public Transport P.O. Box 441 Aylesford Kent ME6 9HJ [email protected]