Hay Ho Bus

My Young Man needed to go home on Sunday - so we were very grateful to the campaigners who saved at least half the route of the Sunday bus service to Hereford. Now it starts from Hay and makes three round trips.
When we got in to Hereford, we found that engineering work on the line meant that the Young Man had to go by bus to Great Malvern - and when I'd seen him onto the bus, I found that the Hay Ho was still having a little break, so I could hop back on and come straight home instead of spending a couple of hours in Hereford. I discovered later that the passengers at Great Malvern had around half an hour to wait for the train to London - but the toilets at the station weren't open. They were sending people out of the station to the public toilets several minutes' walk away! Not really an option when you're loaded down with luggage, and don't want to miss the train.
One of the people organising the Hay Ho bus was on board, chatting, and he said that all the local councils along the route had given £50 towards the continued service, except one. Madley Council said that no-one from Madley would use the service - which was odd, because we'd picked up one woman from the bus stop there on the way in. The chap said that, if they don't make a contribution next year, when the precept is set, the route might change to miss them out, and the shortened route might mean they can squeeze an extra journey into the day.