Both Streatley and now Sundon Parish Councils have asked for support in saving their mobile libraries; neither have said how many people rely on this service, only that some people do and the alternatives of getting into Barton-le-Clay or Luton are not feasible for those people.
The outgoing chair of Streatley PC, Geoffrey Farr, spoke at their last meeting of his willingness to be a voluntary driver for a new initiative being set up there a la Big Society to drive people to local places for such things as medical appointments. I suspect the need to visit a library would be eligible for such trips if the mobile library is axed.
I'm trying to find out how much the mobile library is used in the various areas in Central Beds and how vital it is to the lives of those who use it; how much it costs and whether one person runs each van or if it is over-staffed?
Some people with longer experience of local politics than me say it is the seasoned middle-brow campaigners who fight for such things, not those who use the service. I'm all ears to hear your views about what you value.
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