August 30, 2024 - 1136 views
With less than a week remaining until children go back to school, parents in Llysfaen have cause for celebration today with Conwy County Borough Council having agreed to reinstate the free home to school transport between Llysfaen and Ysgol Bryn Elian, albeit for an interim period.
In July, the council announced it would be withdrawing the service.
Since that time, Clwyd West MS Darren Millar has been leading a campaign calling on the council to reconsider its decision, which would leave scores of pupils attending Old Colwyn’s Ysgol Bryn Elian having to find alternative travel arrangements from September.
Darren stressed to the council that the route between Llysfaen and Ysgol Bryn Elian is not straight forward and poses hazards, particularly in inclement weather given the topography of the route, and lack of a pedestrian crossing on Llanelian Road.
Whilst showing appreciation for the fact that the local authority is having to consider the budget implications of home to school transport arrangements, he said the decision to withdraw this provision was “the wrong one”.
Earlier this month a public meeting, Chaired by Mr. Millar, was held at which parents and other members of the local community made their objections to the proposals known.
This week, he was informed that the local authority will reinstate the bus service on an interim basis.
In a letter informing residents of Llysfaen with the positive news he said:
“I am pleased to provide you with a further update on our campaign to secure the future of free home to school transport between Llysfaen and Ysgol Bryn Elian.
“Yesterday I was contacted by our legal expert Michael Imperato of Watkins & Gunn, who has been assisting our campaign. He advised that, having issued a letter of claim to Conwy County Borough Council last week, he has now been advised that the local authority will reinstate the free school bus service on an interim basis whilst it considers the matters raised in the letter.
“This means that school buses to Ysgol Bryn Elian will continue to run as usual from the start of term next week.”
