676 safe under Conservatives

I have written to every household in Langley Vale to cofirm that the 676 bus service is safe under the Conservatives at Surrey County Council. What a stark contrast to our Residents' Association Borough council that continues to slash services for the most vulnerable in our community. The letter is copied below:


We are pleased to confirm that the 676 bus service from Walton on the Hill to Therfield School will continue to run for the benefit of Langley Vale residents.

The County Council is obliged to review all spending given current financial pressures. A review of bus services has been conducted so as to ensure that we as taxpayers are receiving value for money. That review has sensibly cancelled bus routes that were serving schools outside of the county of Surrey and services that were significantly underused.

Therefore the 676 service was never under threat as it is both heavily used and runs within the county. When we heard that villagers were concerned that the 676 might be at risk we immediately spoke with our Conservative colleagues at Surrey County Council and received the assurance that the 676 would keep on running and it was always intended that it would keep on running. Moreover, after the arguments we made, the 676 is being deemed an “essential” service by the County Council which we hope means its future is safeguarded well into the future.

We understand that Residents’ Association councillors have suggested the 676 was under threat when a simple phone call to the relevant County Councillor would have confirmed this wasn’t the case. We know that sometimes local politics is tough, but we hope from now on that local politicians will not suggest that a service which isn’t under threat is under threat just so that they can pretend they have saved it. We very much appreciate that residents of Langley Vale face different needs to those who live in the rest of the Borough. We’re therefore pleased to have played our part in confirming the future of this important service for the local community.

Yours sincerely


Councillor Sean Sullivan Tina Mountain