Community activists want to see a shelter put in place at a high street bus stop to protect the “vulnerable people” who use it.

Harrow Monitoring Group appealed to Transport for London (TfL) and Harrow Council to introduce a shelter at the Wealdstone Baptist Church stop in High Street, Wealdstone.

According to the group’s researcher, Husain Akhtar, the South Harrow-bound stop is used by those who have no other form of transport, including the elderly.

He explained that, unlike other stops along the road, there is nowhere to take cover in poor weather conditions and, as a result, some people are forced to abandon their journeys.

“Wealdstone is one of [Harrow’s] most deprived areas and some people rely on this bus stop to get around,” he said.

“Normally, if it starts raining or snowing, people can go under a shop or somewhere else but there is nothing like that here – I don’t know how they could have missed it when they put the stop there.”

The group wrote to TfL to express its concerns and received a response from the then-deputy mayor for transport at the Greater London Authority, Val Shawcross.

She said that, while the site would be an example of where a shelter could be installed, TfL has limited funds to work with.

Ms Shawcross added that she had spoken to Harrow Council, which, although it does not have responsibility over bus stops, also expressed doubts over costs.

She did note that the stop had been put forward for “re-evaluation” should extra funding become available.

Mr Akhtar said TfL’s assessment, and the knowledge that it could be addressed at a later date, is a cause for optimism.

He said: “The fact that TfL acknowledges that it could do with a shelter is a positive step.

“This is definitely a community matter and, with the right support and campaigning, I’m sure someone will be able to find the money. I’m confident that something good will come out of this.”