Carol Bus
Get in the Christmas spirit and give your something back to your local communities. We're working with Operation Community Hamper to support families and individuals who are struggling over the festive season. This fantastic charity aim to create 1000 hampers this Christmas, to help bring joy to vulnerable people across the West of England.To support the charity we will be taking our Carol Bus on a tour of our local areas giving you the opportunity to get involved. Decked in lights, and playing some great festive favourites, volunteers from First Bus and supporters of Operation Community Hamper will be collecting donations for the hampers.
The charity need the following donations. Where possible, please make sure there is a long shelf life.
Sweet Treats |
Drinks |
Savoury and Miscellaneous |
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Chocolate - Heroes, Roses, Quality Street etc |
Hot chocolate | Pickles and chutneys |
| Marshmallows (for hot chocolate) | Squash | Biscuits for cheese |
| Selection boxes | Tea | Pringles/ crisps |
| Jam, chocolate spread, honey etc | Coffee | Christmas table crackers |
| Sweets, popcorn | Cordials | Shower gels |
| Christmas puddings, mince pies, yule logs | Sparkling non-alcoholic drinks | Deodorant |
| Biscuits | Latte, cappucino sachets | Washing tablets |
| Children's cake mix kits | Toothbrushes | |
| Cat/ dog food |
From Thursday 5th - Thursday 12th December, the Carol Bus will be driving a route each evening between 6pm and 8pm. See below to find a route near you.
Thursday 5th December - Weston-super-Mare
Friday 6th December - Bath - Fox Hill, Odd Down, Oldfield Park & Twerton
Saturday 7th December - Henleaze, Westbury-on-Trym, Southmead, Horfield & Lockleaze
Sunday 8th December - Avonmouth, Henbury, Combe Dingle, Kingsweston, Shirehampton & Lawrence Weston
Monday 9th December - Bradley Stoke, Little Stoke & Stoke Gifford.
Tuesday 10th December - Whitehall, Speedwell, Hillfields, Staple Hill & Fishponds
Wednesday 11th December - Nailsea, Clevedon & Portishead.
Thursday 12th December - Kingswood, Hanham, Cadbury Heath, Longwell Green, Willsbridge & Oldland Common
We will start each route at 6pm and they will take roughly two hours. Due to the length of the route we may not walk the entire journey. Instead, please wait at your nearest bus stop and wave the bus down to make your donation. Unfortunately you will not be able to board the bus or ride around the route as we already have a number of volunteers from First Bus and Operation Community Hamper on board.
If you can't make one of the nights, but still wish to donate please visit www.operationcommunityhamper.co.uk/donate.