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Under-16s to get free bus travel during Christmas holidays
After the resounding success of the first Kids Go Free initiative over the summer, West of England mayor Helen Godwin has announced that it will be returning for the Christmas holidays.
From December 20 to January 4, children aged from five to 15 can travel for free on buses across the Bristol and Bath area.
Over the seven weeks of the summer holidays, more than 910,000 free journeys were taken worth almost £1m
Kids Go Free is funded through the £13.5m Bus Grant funding secured from the Department for Transport by the West of England Mayoral Combined Authority.
“The return of our regional initiative will spread some Christmas cheer and help families at what’s often an expensive time of year,” said Godwin.
“Working with local councils and bus operators, using devolved funding from government, we hope to see more children using the West’s buses once again; opening up more of our wonderful region for our young people.”
Main photo: Anna Barclay / WECA
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