Ferintosh Community Bus
June 2022 One journalist's view of the wee bus can be seen here: https://www.communitycouncils.scot/the-work-of-community-councils/showcases/ferintosh-community-bus-tackling-transport-deprivation
The Launch! - Monday 28 February, 1.30pm, Findon Hall
Residents in the FCC area have been poorly served by public transport for many years and indeed have lost bus services in the past. The current limited bus services are found to be useful only by a very small number of the FCC's residents.
FCC has been exploring better options for a number of years and one interesting and innovative pilot was run during 2021 with FCC as a member of a partnership involving HITRANS, The Highland Council, Stagecoach and CSI Ross-shire. Residents provided overwhelming support that the pilot was deemed successful and that the service should be launched into a permanent service.
The key test for this service over the next few years is whether, by running a small electric vehicle flexibly to collect and return residents to and from their houses, more residents will now find that this is a more useful public service.
The leaflet and the FAQ's below explains the full scope of this new flexible service.
