Unless you’ve been hiding under a stone for the past few weeks, you’ll know that a anti-cuts demo is planned for this coming Saturday.
The demonstration is planned to start at 11am by Newport Quay (next to the Riverside Centre) and we hear today that coaches from three different points on the Island have been organised to help residents attend the demo. Free of charge!
If your purse strings won’t stretch to public transport, rather than drive into Newport and clog up the traffic (see details for parking below if you do plan to drive in), why not consider taking the coach instead.
Coach routes
There are three routes that coaches will be traveling to and from on Saturday, free of charge.
All plan to depart from Newport Quay at 1.30pm.
Ventnor – Newport
10am Ventnor – Central Car Park (by Spring Hill)
10.15 Shanklin Bus Station (by British Legion)
10.25 Lake – Newport Road (opposite Louis Road)
10.35 Arreton – bus stop by Hasley Combe
Sandown – Newport
10.00 Sandown Library
10.10 Brading Bull Ring
10.20 Ryde St John’s Station
10.35 Wootton Creek (opposite The Sloop)
To book places on one of the coaches on either of these two routes, please contact Tony Kelly on 01983 567853/ 07854 497714 or email [email protected]
Totland – Newport
10.00 Totland War Memorial
10.05 Freshwater Memorial Hall
10.15 Yarmouth Bus Station
10.30 Shalfleet – by New Inn
To book places on this route please contact Bob Blocksidge on 01983 755554/ 07930 861657 email [email protected]
Parking
We understand that the IW branch of the National Union of Teachers has hired the Newport FC St George’s Football Ground car park from 10am to 2pm.
There is a home match at Newport FC on Saturday so if you park there, you’ll need to have left by 2pm.
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