Next weekend (24-25 June) is the Kent Big Weekend, organised by Visit Kent, which is promoting more than 70 tourist attractions across the county (I will be visiting a couple on the Saturday). It is also the Free Bus Weekend, when bus passengers across Kent and Medway will be able to travel free.
This results from a collaboration between KCC and the bus companies, and is funded by the Bus Service Improvement Plan (BSIP) grant from the Department for Transport. KCC was awarded £35m under BSIP, of which almost £19m has so far been paid (for financial year 2023-24). One of the policy features in the revenue element of BSIP (about two thirds is capital) is initiatives such as this to boost bus usage.
You can find KCC’s media release here.
This week I am meeting the Transport Minister responsible for this area, Richard Holden, so hopefully there will be more to report.
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