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At last week’s meeting of the Isle of Arran Ferry Committee (AFC) it was acknowledged that the reliability of the 7am ferry from Ardrossan has been severely impacted of late with the vessel berthing in Brodick. This has meant that goods and services are not arriving on Arran until the 10.40am boat instead of 8am, leading to disruption and inconvenience.
Two thirds of Arran residents, who responded to a single online question, think that restrictions on ferry travel to the island should remain after June 14.
Ferry operator CalMac has further extended its essential travel only timetable until at least June 30 and no future bookings will be taken until after this date.
Demands have been made for all ferry bookings to be cancelled to prevent Arran from being considered for visiting with Easter just a week away.
The committee have arranged for senior management from CalMac to attend a further meeting next week.
The Arran Ferry Committee is the main island voice for all ferry related matters with direct access to all agencies involved in delivering ferry services. Here chairman Iain Thomson gives an update on their work and their efforts during the recent troubled days.
The Arran Ferry Committee(AFC) held its agm on Monday June 25 with Kenneth Gibson MSP and several members of the public attending.
The delegation also requested the minister to support and facilitate a network meeting with Transport Scotland, CMAL and CalMac to collect and record all ongoing issues in one ‘workshop’ type forum.
