Battle community bus group suspends services due to Covid-19

A transport group has suspended all of its bus services due to rising Covid-19 cases in Hastings and Rother.
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Battle Area Community Transport was due to resume services next Monday (January 4).

But in a statement it said it was suspending its bus services until further notice.

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The group provides bus services centred on Battle, Burwash and Ticehurst, travelling to: Ashburnham, Battle, Brede, Broad Oak, Etchingham, Flimwell, Mountfield, Robertsbridge, Netherfield, Sedlescombe, Stonegate, Ticehurst and Westfield.

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In March it suspended all of its services de to the coronavirus pandemic and resumed some routes in September.

In its statement, the group said: “The Board of Directors of Battle Area Community Transport have taken the decision that all of our bus services will be suspended until further notice.

“This is due to the significant increase in Covid infection rates. This decision has been taken to protect our volunteers, passengers and the wider community. The planned resumption of our B67 to B79 services on Monday, January 4, 2021, will not go ahead.

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“The situation will be monitored and the decision kept under review. We regret any inconvenience this causes our supporters.”

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