(Reduce your carbon footprint- use the School bus!)
Orwell Park operates a mini-bus service for those pupils who live further afield or whose parents commute to their places of work. The School employs reliable, regular drivers who are known to both parents and children alike and the bus will arrive in time for Registration in the Main School at c. 8.00 a.m. Children from the Pre-Prep School also enjoy the service with the driver accompanying the pupils to their classrooms at c. 8.10 a.m. where they can prepare for their day.
Currently there are four routes:
· Stoke by Nayland/Polstead/Bulmer Tye/Hadleigh
· A12: Friday Street/Wickham Market/Melton/Woodbridge
· A12: Kelvedon/Stanway/Stratford St. Mary/East Bergholt
· A14: Woolpit/Needham Market (Beacon Hill)
Timetable:
Stoke by Nayland route:
The Crown, Stoke by Nayland 7.20 a.m.
Polstead Pond 7.25 a.m.
Bower House Tye 7.30 a.m.
Hadleigh (Wolves Wood) 7.35 a.m.
Friday Street 7.20 a.m.
Wickham Market 7.30 a.m.
Melton 7.35 a.m.
Wyevales, Woodbridge 7.40 a.m.
A12 Kelvedon/Stanway/Stratford St. Mary/East Bergholt route:
Kelvedon 7.10 a.m.
Holiday Inn Stanway 7.15 a.m.
The Swan, Stratford St. Mary 7.30 a.m.
Rectory Hill, East Bergholt 7.40 a.m.
A14 Woolpit/Needham Market Beacon Hill route:
Woolpit 7.20 a.m.
Needham Market Beacon Hill 7.40 a.m.
Cost – due to rising fuel costs, there is small increase but the more it used ………………
1 day per week £5.50
2 days per week £5.25 = £10.50 per week
3 days per week £5.00 = £10.00 per week
4 days per week £4.75 = £9.50 per week
5 days per week £4.50 = £9.00 per week
Some comments received from parents:
........ hurrah ... someone just gave me back an hour a day in my life!................Great for making the morning more effective………………….My son loves it as he still gets ten minutes of chat with Mum……………Great for those who wish to be back in bed by 7.27!
If you are interested in using the morning bus service please Joanna Riddleston in the School Office:
joannariddleston@orwellpark.co.uk or 01473 653224
Friday Street (Farnham Route)