SUNDAY October 27 ,was the last day of the excellent Moorsbus service, run by the North York Moors National Park, possibly forever.

What a crying shame it would be if this popular and reliable network were to disappear.

Whenever I have used the service it has always been very popular, especially with groups of walkers, who often create a friendly atmosphere on the journeys.

Local businesses in the towns and villages will suffer, as well as the environment because people will have to use their cars, if they have one.

Whichever way you look at it, this drastic cut makes no sense.

I hope everyone affected will tell their local councillor, MP, the leader of North Yorkshire County Council and Andy Wilson, chief executive of the Moors National Park Authority at Helmsley, how they feel about this issue.

I am sure Friends of Moorsbus would like to be copied in to any emails too (friendsofmoorsbus@ outlook.com).

DalesBus is set up very differently to Moorsbus, and is even able to run services during the winter months on Sundays, like the Wensleydale Flyer 856 (Northallerton to Hawes service) and the S159 (Richmond to Ripon via Leyburn). Despite a year-onyear increase in passengers, even the future of DalesBus is not secure .

So, if you haven’t tried it yet, have a great day out at a reasonable price and enjoy the beauty of a crisp sunny day in the Dales without the hassle of driving – before it goes the same way as Moorsbus when only the lucky few will have access to our glorious Yorkshire countryside.

Paul Kirby, Wetherby.