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# Councillor calls for buses used on axed service to be repurposed for National Memorial Arboretum route
- URL: https://lichfieldlive.co.uk/councillors-call-for-buses-used-on-axed-service-to-be-repurposed-for-national-memorial-arboretum-route/
- Published: 2026-03-05T08:01:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-03-05T07:41:52.000Z
- Description: A councillor has called for new public transport provision to serve the National Memorial Arboretum following the decision to axe an on-demand bus service.
- Author: Lichfield Live
- Tags: Alrewas, Politics, Streethay, Transport, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2026-07-22 18:11, News

A COUNCILLOR has called for new public transport provision to serve the National Memorial Arboretum following the decision to axe an on-demand bus service.

Lichfield District Council has confirmed its LinkUp project which saw passengers use an app to book journeys for £3 [will end later this month](https://lichfieldlive.co.uk/on-demand-bus-service-to-end-after-carrying-just-125-passengers-in-three-months/).

But Cllr Richrard Henshaw, Liberal Democrat representative for Leomansley ward, said the buses could be repurposed to improve connectivity with the Alrewas-based centre for remembrance.

He said:

> “The Liberal Democrat group on Lichfield District Council is pressing for a new Lichfield to National Memorial Arboretum bus service following news that that the LinkUp buses to the villages is to be withdrawn.  
>  
> “We are proposing to use the existing pink minibuses to run a frequent daily service from Lichfield’s bus station via Lichfield Trent Valley station to the arboretum fitting in with train times on the Cross City Line and West Coast Main Line.  
>  
> “Tamworth Borough Council already operate a similar service from Tamworth station to the National Memorial Arboretum which is the most popular visitor site in our area.  
>  
> “This proposal has obvious benefits. It’s simple, uses existing assets, integrates public transport and serves veterans and visitors to the Arboretum, and is sustainable.  
>  
> “We appeal for public support – and we will be raising this directly with Lichfield District Council.”

Cllr Janice Silvester-Hall, Lichfield District Council’s Conservative cabinet member for visitor economy, ecology and climate change, said:

> “We have not received a formal proposal for this scheme. It is something that should be considered in detail, along with other proposals being suggested, by the proposed task group.”