We have a new Wedmore Community Bus! Thanks to the Somerset County Council, we have replaced the 10‑year‑old bus with a newer, more comfortable, and eco-friendly version. The smaller new bus can be driven by anyone with a normal car licence, which will help with recruiting and retaining our friendly volunteer drivers.
The Wedmore Community Bus team is offering a new regular monthly bus service to Wells. Initially, as a trial, this will run on the second Saturday of every month, to coincide with the regular Saturday market. The route will be
via Theale and Godney, with pick‑ups and drop-offs available around Wedmore and en route, for those who need them.
The dates for the first three months are 10 January, 14 February, and 14 March. The service will leave Wedmore Car Park at 9.30 am and drop off at the Market Place and the Bus Station. The return trip will leave the Bus Station at
12.15, picking up at the Market Place around 12.20, and returning to Wedmore by about 12.45. This is a trial, so your feedback will be important and future journey timings may be adjusted accordingly.
Lee Jones, SCC Transport Manager, handed the keys to Tim Flooks, our bus caretaker and driver.
As with all our services, fares are kept low as the bus is financed by the Somerset Council, and all our drivers are volunteers. The service is free for everyone with a 31 December 2025 concessionary Bus Pass, except for the Bath and Cribbs Causeway services, which are £2 for concessions. All services are free for children under 5 years old. For other adults, this service will be £3 for the return journey.
Please see the Community Bus schedules at the end of this magazine for further details of this and our other services to Bath, Cribbs Causeway, Taunton, Bridgwater, Weston‑super‑Mare, and Street.
Henry Parkinson