Last year there was concern from residents and councillors that the 36 bus route could be axed, the route connects Talbot Village, Branksome Woods, and Kinson & West Howe to Bournemouth Town Centre. BCP Council helps to financially support bus services, with fewer passengers, such as evening and Sunday services, which is known as bus subsidies. 36 axingBCP Council subsidising '1.3million' bus journeysA public consultation about the bus routes that BCP Council helps to subsidise helped to assess which services residents wanted the most so that funding could be targeted. The survey got responses from 3000 residents, over 500 of the responses to the proposal were about the route 36 bus. Liberal Democrat Councillors Dawn Logan and Matt Gillett for Talbot and Branksome Woods say they are delighted the 36 bus service is not under threat and will continue to operate following the completion of BCP Council’s extensive review of subsidised bus routes.