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Park & Ride Pennies Provide Comic Relief

Release Date: 17 March 2005

March 11th, Red Nose Day saw passengers on Shrewsbury’s Park & Ride buses travelling for the bargain fare of one penny instead of the regular fare of £1 for over 16’s.

In return, they were asked to donate a small sum to Comic Relief. The result was an impressive total of £1,469.74p.

The slogan for the day was "Use Park & Ride for a penny- U nose it makes sense".

The service is jointly run by Shrewsbury & Atcham Borough Council, Shropshire County Council and Arriva Midlands Limited.

Councillor David Roberts was pleased with the public’s response:

"We hope that all our passengers on the day, old and new, appreciated the one-off bargain fare but more importantly, I would like to thank all who donated money and helped support the vital work of Comic Relief".

For more information on this subject, please contact:

Eddie McGrath, Engineering Services Manager, Shrewsbury & Atcham Borough Council, telephone 01743 281123, email eddie.mcgrath@shrewsbury.gov.uk.

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Author: scharman Date of last revision:  18 March 2008 Date of expiry:  none