Colchester High School for Girls-Important bus 508/509 info
Posted: Thu May 20, 2010 12:56 am
I have today received a letter from CSSE and 1st travel informing us that our DD has not been allocated a seat on the 508 bus due to being over subscribed. We have been offered instead the 509 bus which takes a longer route and does not have seatbelts.
The 508 bus starts at Great Dunmow (0705) and travels through Stebbing (0719) to Whitecourt (0737) then through Braintree and straight on to Colchester arriving at 0830. This yellow school bus seats 60 and has seatbelts. The 509 is a single decker bus which starts at Whitecourt (0729) and travels through Braintree stopping also at Baytree (0744), Bradwell (0747), coggeshall x4 stops (then nasty junction to negotiate), Marks Tey x2 stops and then onto Colchester. Then there is the journey back.
We will have to accept a seat on the 509 bus as we dont have much choice really but are non too pleased as it takes longer and `goes round the houses` and does not have seatbelts, something I do feel strongly about.
Now, I have rung the bus company and have learned that they are looking to possible put on another bus if the need is there, there are currently about 39 people wanting another bus and now 6 for the girls school have been left off the 508 this year, that does not include those that may still get into Colchester and are still waiting. Nor does it include other schools that use these buses (CRGS/St Marys). Just a thought as well, what will they do when the schools have exchange students??
I have been told to write in to the bus company and request another school bus as soon as possible and was asked to get others to do the same if they are in a similar situation. If anyone needs the address details then please PM me and I will give you contact details.
The 508 bus starts at Great Dunmow (0705) and travels through Stebbing (0719) to Whitecourt (0737) then through Braintree and straight on to Colchester arriving at 0830. This yellow school bus seats 60 and has seatbelts. The 509 is a single decker bus which starts at Whitecourt (0729) and travels through Braintree stopping also at Baytree (0744), Bradwell (0747), coggeshall x4 stops (then nasty junction to negotiate), Marks Tey x2 stops and then onto Colchester. Then there is the journey back.
We will have to accept a seat on the 509 bus as we dont have much choice really but are non too pleased as it takes longer and `goes round the houses` and does not have seatbelts, something I do feel strongly about.
Now, I have rung the bus company and have learned that they are looking to possible put on another bus if the need is there, there are currently about 39 people wanting another bus and now 6 for the girls school have been left off the 508 this year, that does not include those that may still get into Colchester and are still waiting. Nor does it include other schools that use these buses (CRGS/St Marys). Just a thought as well, what will they do when the schools have exchange students??
I have been told to write in to the bus company and request another school bus as soon as possible and was asked to get others to do the same if they are in a similar situation. If anyone needs the address details then please PM me and I will give you contact details.