Areas of operation (Rural Transport Grants Scheme)

The Rural Transport Grants Scheme has six areas of operation. The table below details which villages and parishes each area serves, as well as where they feed into:-

Area of operation Villages and parishes served Feeds into the following Mid Suffolk towns: Onward travel connection served (subject to demand)
1. Central Mid Suffolk Braiseworth, Occold, Stoke Ash, Thorndon, Rishangles, Aspall, Wickham Skeith, Thwaite, Wetheringsett Cum Brockford, Mickfield, Mendlesham, Cotton, Little Stonham, Earl Stonham, Stowupland, Old Newton, Gipping Stowmarket, Debenham, Eye n/a
2. South Mid Suffolk Bramford, Flowton, Little Blakenham, Great Blakenham, Somersham, Nettlestead, Baylham, Offton, Willisham, Barking, Great Bricett, Ringshall, Barrisford, Badley Stowmarket, Needham Market Ipswich
3. South East Mid Suffolk Claydon, Barham, Henley, Akenham, Coddenham, Hemingstone, Ashbocking, Gosbeck, Crowfield, Helmingham Pettaugh, Framsden, Winston, Stonham Aspall, Creeting St Mary, Creeting St Peter Stowmarket, Needham Market, Debenham

Wickham Market or Framlingham (to align with Katch service)

Ipswich

4. South West Mid Suffolk Combs, Little Finborough, Great Finborough, Buxhall, Onehouse, Haughley, Shelland, Harleston, Rattlesden, Felsham, Gedding, Hessett, Drinkstone, Woolpit, Wetherden, Bacton, Elmswell, Wyverstone, Beyton, Tostock, Norton, Thurston, Hunston, Great Ashfield, Badwell Ash, Langham Stowmarket

Bury St Edmunds

5. North East Mid Suffolk Metfield, Mendham, Weybread, Fressingfield, Laxfield, Syleham, Wingfield, Stradbroke, Brundish, Wilby, Horham, Hoxne, Oakley, Brome, Stuston, Denham, Redlingfield, Athlington, Southolt, Worlingworth, Tannington, Bedingfield, Bedfield, Kenton, Monk Soham, Ashfield Eye, Debenham Wickham Market or Framlingham (to align with Katch service)
6. North West Mid Suffolk Walsham le Willows, Westhorpe, Finningham, Rickinghall, Wattisfield, Hinderclay, Redgrave, Botesdale, Wortham, Burgate, Mellis, Thornham Magna, Thornham Parva, Gislingham, Palgrave, Thrandeston, Yaxley Eye Bury St Edmunds

Areas of operation map

The map below, which details the six areas of operation, is colour-coded as follows:-

  1. Central Mid Suffolk is the area coloured in green
  2. South Mid Suffolk is the area coloured in yellow
  3. South East Mid Suffolk is the area coloured in red
  4. South West Mid Suffolk is the area coloured in purple
  5. North East Mid Suffolk is the area coloured in blue
  6. North West Mid Suffolk is the area coloured in orange

areas of operation map