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THE parish councils that shout the loudest seem to get East Midlands Trains to stop at their village stations.
Alas, not Burton Joyce Parish Council though, not even a squeak from them about our appalling train services over the past two years, and that goes for the county councillors too.
For example, if you take the 8.17am Monday-Saturday train to Newark, and are unable to catch the 9.55am back (stopping at Burton Joyce), you have to wait until 3pm for another one stopping from Newark.
Hence, all that's left for you to do is catch a bus from Newark to Southwell, change there and catch another bus to Burton Joyce, carrying your shopping etc.
As for the Sunday service, it is abominable.
So Lowdham Parish Council, along with Collingham, did a bit of shouting to Tim Shoveller, managing director of East MidlandsTrains, and got him along to their meetings with representatives from Notts County Council and, you've guessed it, both village stations have a train stopping every hour now.
So, maybe Burton Joyce Parish Council could now start roaring at East Midland Trains to improve its service also.
This is a comment first made by DONALD WARD Lendrum Court Burton Joyce
to the Nottingham Evening Post
Good on yer Donald
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