Please see below a letter sent by Dunton Green Parish Council to Kent County Councillors, MPs and District Councillors today, in response to the news that local school bus services are threatened with effect from the new school term in September.

A dedicated Facebook page has been set up by concerned residents where there is further information and template letters to enable you to make your voice heard: https://www.facebook.com/groups/593539532379553.

PLEASE use your energy making direct contact with those that should be able to make the difference:

Kent County Council (Cllr. Nick Chard nick.chard@kent.gov.uk is the Member for Sevenoaks West and is Dunton Green's representative; Cllr. Roger Gough roger.gough@kent.gov.uk is the Leader of KCC (and another Sevenoaks representative); Cllr David Brazier david.brazier@kent.gov.uk is KCC Cabinet Member for Highways & Transport (and another Sevenoaks representative)

and

Members of Parliament (Laura Trott MP - Sevenoaks MP (laura.trott.mp@parliament.uk); James Cleverly MP - Secretary of State for Education (james.cleverly.mp@parliament.uk); Greg Clark MP - Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities (greg.clark.mp@parliament.uk)

There is also an online petition which you might choose to support: https://www.change.org/p/school-transport