Connect2Wiltshire explained

Connect2Wiltshire is a demand responsive transport network in southern Wiltshire, England. It is funded by Wiltshire Council[1] and operates in several areas including Calne, Kennet Valley, Mere, the Vale of Pewsey, Wootton Bassett, Malmesbury and the Woodford & Wylye Valleys.[2]

The network combines the former Wigglybus and other shared taxi networks under one brand.[3] Unlike many bus services, all passengers have to book at least one hour before travelling. It operates standard taxi services also. Unlike standard taxis, these are charged at bus rates.[4] The name was chosen because the council required a new licence to use the name Wigglybus.[5]

Connect2Wiltshire also oversee bus routes 101/102/103 (Devizes to Pewsey), operated since August 2017 by Salisbury Reds.[6] These are ordinary bus routes and do not have to be pre-booked.

In 2022, the Department for Transport awarded £1.2million to Wiltshire Council for an on-demand bus service in Pewsey Vale and Marlborough.[7] Services began in Pewsey Vale on 31 July 2023 under the Wiltshire Connect brand.[8]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Bus crisis? Part One: How two communities working with Wiltshire Council squared one bus service circle. Millett. Tony. 5 March 2016. Marlborough News. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20191027155254/https://www.marlboroughnewsonline.co.uk/features/general/5325-bus-crisis-part-one-how-two-communities-working-with-wiltshire-council-squared-one-bus-service-circle . 27 October 2019 . 2019-10-27.
  2. Web site: About Connect2Wiltshire . bookaride.net . 21 November 2010 .
  3. Web site: BBC - Wiltshire - Travel - Wigglybus new services launched . web.archive.org . 21 November 2010 . https://web.archive.org/web/20030423163420/http://www.bbc.co.uk/wiltshire/travel/wigglybus_feb_03.shtml . 23 April 2003.
  4. Web site: Sarah Moore. End of the Wigglybus. This is Wiltshire. 29 January 2007. 9 February 2008. https://web.archive.org/web/20110717065905/http://www.thisiswiltshire.co.uk/search/1154312.End_of_the_Wigglybus/. 17 July 2011. dead.
  5. Web site: Only name to go. Gazette & Herald. 8 February 2007. 9 February 2008. https://web.archive.org/web/20080322000033/http://www.gazetteandherald.co.uk/search/display.var.1181010.0.only_name_to_go.php. 22 March 2008. dead.
  6. Web site: Changes to the Connect2 Wiltshire Bus services in the Pewsey & Devizes area. August 2017. Pewsey Community Area Partnership. Wiltshire Council. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20191025163226/https://www.pewseycap.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/101-102-Leaflet-Aug2017-web-2.pdf . 25 October 2019 . 25 October 2019.
  7. Web site: Paessler . Benjamin . 2022-05-25 . New 'on-demand' bus service worth £1.2m to launch in Pewsey and Marlborough . 2023-08-02 . This Is Wiltshire . en.
  8. Web site: Wiltshire Connect . 2023-08-02 . Connecting Wiltshire . Wiltshire Council . en-US.

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