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00:00 I'm the county councillor for the ward so obviously I've got concerns about transport links for the local community.
00:07 We've got a very proactive group here who are very keen to set up a Saturday service.
00:13 How have you been feeling about the open day so far?
00:17 There's a few people come in, a few people have come in early and there's been lots of comments.
00:22 People have been filling in the questionnaires.
00:24 Obviously the questionnaires and the responses are private so I haven't seen the response.
00:31 The campaign team are pretty happy with the response so far but obviously it's open until 3.45 this afternoon
00:39 so we're hoping there will be a steady stream of people coming in.
00:42 How do you feel about the service itself? Do you feel optimistic about it being set up?
00:48 What we have to remember is that this is a pilot scheme.
00:52 So the purpose of the pilot scheme is to get statistics and figures together to assess exactly what the needs within the community are.
01:00 How do you feel about the open day so far and the project itself?
01:04 We're feeling very positive about the project itself.
01:08 There's a lot of interest in it amongst people travelling on the bus now.
01:14 With regard to the open day, several people have come down to the hall already and filled in questionnaires.
01:22 There have been some very interesting replies to the questionnaires from a diverse range of age groups which is helpful.
01:30 Our only concern is that the whole thing hinges on finding enough volunteer drivers.
01:38 We've had some expressions of interest already but obviously the more volunteer drivers we have, the less commitment it will be for each of them.
01:49 We realise that we're asking people to give up their time on Saturday when people can actually be busy with other activities,
01:56 visiting family, taking children to sports fixtures, etc.
02:00 Going shopping themselves, having some free time themselves.
02:03 So the more drivers we have, the less commitment we'll be asking of each one of them.