Sunday 10th November 2024 | Remembrance Services & Remembrance Parades

7th Nov 2024All Essex

Effective

10/11/2024 - 10/11/2024

Updated 07/11/2024

Remembrance Day Services and Remembrance Day Parades will take place, across Essex, on Sunday 10th November 2024.

We’re offering free travel for all veterans and UK Armed Forces personnel travelling to Remembrance Day activities on Armistice Day and Remembrance Sunday. Those with a Service ID card or wearing their military uniform will be eligible for a free return journey across all First Bus services.

Our drivers may also pull over to honour the two-minute silence at 11:00hrs on Remembrance Sunday (10th November 2024) and Armistice Day (Monday 11th November 2024) where it is safe for them to do so.

The following services will be paused or placed on diversion:

ALL Colchester Services

Colchester - Remembrance Day

Approx. time: 08:00 - 13:00

High Street, Head Street and North Hill will be temporarily closed.

>To view diversion routes please click here<

25

Rayleigh - Remembrance Day

Approx. time: 09:40

Websters Way will be temporarily closed.

The 09:20 and 09:51 departures from Rayleigh Railway Station (towards Southend-on-Sea) will be unable to serve bus stops: Rayleigh High Street, Bull Lane and Websters Way. The service will pause at Eastwood Road bus stop before continuing to next bus stop: Queens Road.

The 09:05 departure from Southend-on-Sea (towards Basildon) will pause service for rolling roadblock. Service to depart from Eastwood Road bus stop at 09:36.

75

Heybridge - Remembrance Day

Approx. time: 10:35 - 11:35

Broad Street Green Road (B1022) will be temporarily closed.

Services will divert in both directions via Prince of Wales Road, Maypole Road and Holloway Road.

The following bus stops will not be served: Captains Wood Road, Totham Lodge, Broad Street Green, Scylla Close, Ash Grove, Brewster House, Oak Road, Bentalls Shopping Centre and Church.

Tiptree - Remembrance Day

Approx. time: 13:45 - 15:15

Church Road will be temporarily closed.

Services will divert in both directions via Maldon Road.

The following bus stops will not be served in both directions: Underwoods Garage, Duck Pond, The Centre, Station Road, Anchor Road and The New Times.

100

Stanford-le-Hope - Remembrance Day

Approx. time: 10:30 - 12:00

The Green will be temporarily closed.

Towards Lakeside: Services will divert via A1014 and Victoria Road.

Towards Basildon: Services will divert via Southend Road and A1014.

The following bus stops will not be served in both directions: Inn on the Green, Corringham Road, Hassenbrook School and Abbotts Hall Chase.

251

Billericay - Remembrance Day

Approx. time: 10:00 - 12:00

Billericay High Street will be temporarily closed. Services will divert in both directions via Jacksons Lane, Norsey Road, St Andrews Drive and Stock Road.

The following bus stops will not be served: Langemore Way, Hillside Road, Chapel Street, Sun Corner and The Chequers.

300

Billericay - Remembrance Day

Approx. time: 10:00 – 12:00

Billericay High Street will be temporarily closed.

Towards Chelmsford: Services will divert via A129, Mountnessing Road and Radford Way. The following bus stops will not be served: Sun Corner and The Chequers.

Towards Basildon: Services will divert via Radford Way, Mountnessing Road, A129, Laindon Road and A176. The following bus stops will not be served: The Chequers, Hillside Road, Chapel Street and Weir Wynd.

Chelmsford - Remembrance Day

Approx time: 09:45 – 12:00

Tindal Street and Duke Street will be temporarily closed. Services will not serve Chelmsford Bus Station.

Services will terminate/commence at Chelmsford Retail Market.

The following journeys will commence at Chelmsford Retail Market: 10:00 | 10:30 | 11:00

Stock Remembrance Day

Approx time: 10:15 – 11:45

Stock Road (B1007) will be temporarily closed.

The following journeys will divert in both directions via Radford Way, Mountnessing Road, A129, A1023 and A12.

Towards Basildon: 10:25 | 10:55

Towards Chelmsford: 10:30 | 11:00

The following bus stops will not be served: All stops from/including St John's School, Billericay to Bakers Lane, West Hanningfield.

370

Halstead - Remembrance Day

Approx. time: 14:30 – 15:30

Halstead High Street will be temporarily closed.

The 13:15hrs departure from Chelmsford to Halstead will terminate at Butlers Road Car Park.

The 14:40hrs departure from Halstead to Chelmsford will commence at Butlers Road Car Park.

The following bus stops will not be served: Greenwood School, Ramsey School, Coggeshall Way, Fenn Road, Courtauld Playing Fields, Nether Court, Pretoria Road, and High Street (in both directions).

S1

Colchester - Remembrance Day

Approx. time: 08:00 - 13:00

High Street, Head Street and North Hill will be temporarily closed.

>To view diversion routes please click here<

Wivenhoe - Remembrance Day

Approx. time: 13:45 – 15:15

Wivenhoe High Street will be temporarily closed.

Services will terminate and recommence at Co-op bus stop before diverting via Belle Vue Road and Rectory Hill. Passengers can board/disembark services at Cemetery bus stop (located on Belle Vue Road) and Croquet Gardens (located on Rectory Hill).

The following bus stops will be not served in both directions: Post Office, Railway Station, Station Road and Queens Road.

X10

Great Waltham - Remembrance Day

Approx. time: 10:00 - 12:00

Chelmsford Road, through Great Waltham, will be temporarily closed. Services will divert in both directions via B1008.

The following bus stops will not be served: Memorial, Parsonage Lane and Warners Farm.

X20

Great Dunmow - Remembrance Day

Approx. time: 10:00 - 14:00

Services will divert in both directions via the B1256.

The following bus stops will not be served in both directions: Oak Industrial Estate, Gatehouse Villas, Station Road, High Street, Stortford Road and The Queen Victoria.

Lest We Forget

Sunday 10th November 2024 | Remembrance Services & Remembrance Parades

Updated 07/11/2024

Remembrance Day Services and Remembrance Day Parades will take place, across Essex, on Sunday 10th November 2024.

The following services will be paused or placed on diversion:

ALL Colchester Services

Colchester - Remembrance Day

Approx. time: 08:00 - 13:00

High Street, Head Street and North Hill will be temporarily closed.

>To view diversion routes please click here<

25

Rayleigh - Remembrance Day

Approx. time: 09:40

Websters Way will be temporarily closed.

The 09:05 departure from Southend-on-Sea (towards Basildon) will pause service for rolling roadblock. Service to depart from Eastwood Road bus stop at 09:36.

75

Heybridge - Remembrance Day

Approx. time: 10:35 - 11:35

Broad Street Green Road (B1022) will be temporarily closed.

Services will divert in both directions via Prince of Wales Road, Maypole Road and Holloway Road.

The following bus stops will not be served: Captains Wood Road, Totham Lodge, Broad Street Green, Scylla Close, Ash Grove, Brewster House, Oak Road, Bentalls Shopping Centre and Church.

Tiptree - Remembrance Day

Approx. time: 13:45 - 15:15

Church Road will be temporarily closed.

Services will divert in both directions via Maldon Road.

The following bus stops will not be served in both directions: Underwoods Garage, Duck Pond, The Centre, Station Road, Anchor Road and The New Times.

100

Stanford-le-Hope - Remembrance Day

Approx. time: 10:30 - 12:00

The Green will be temporarily closed.

Towards Lakeside: Services will divert via A1014 and Victoria Road.

Towards Basildon: Services will divert via Southend Road and A1014.

The following bus stops will not be served in both directions: Inn on the Green, Corringham Road, Hassenbrook School and Abbotts Hall Chase.

251

Billericay - Remembrance Day

Approx. time: 10:00 - 12:00

Billericay High Street will be temporarily closed. Services will divert in both directions via Jacksons Lane, Norsey Road, St Andrews Drive and Stock Road.

The following bus stops will not be served: Langemore Way, Hillside Road, Chapel Street, Sun Corner and The Chequers.

300

Billericay - Remembrance Day

Approx. time: 10:00 – 12:00

Billericay High Street will be temporarily closed.

Towards Chelmsford: Services will divert via A129, Mountnessing Road and Radford Way. The following bus stops will not be served: Sun Corner and The Chequers.

Chelmsford - Remembrance Day

Approx time: 09:45 – 12:00

Tindal Street and Duke Street will be temporarily closed. Services will not serve Chelmsford Bus Station.

Services will terminate/commence at Chelmsford Retail Market.

The following journeys will commence at Chelmsford Retail Market: 10:00 | 10:30 | 11:00

Stock Remembrance Day

Approx time: 10:15 – 11:45

Stock Road (B1007) will be temporarily closed.

The following journeys will divert in both directions via Radford Way, Mountnessing Road, A129, A1023 and A12.

Towards Basildon: 10:25 | 10:55

Towards Chelmsford: 10:30 | 11:00

The following bus stops will not be served: All stops from/including St John's School, Billericay to Bakers Lane, West Hanningfield.

370

Halstead - Remembrance Day

Approx. time: 14:30 – 15:30

Halstead High Street will be temporarily closed.

The 13:15hrs departure from Chelmsford to Halstead will terminate at Butlers Road Car Park.

The 14:40hrs departure from Halstead to Chelmsford will commence at Butlers Road Car Park.

The following bus stops will not be served: Greenwood School, Ramsey School, Coggeshall Way, Fenn Road, Courtauld Playing Fields, Nether Court, Pretoria Road, and High Street (in both directions).

S1

Colchester - Remembrance Day

Approx. time: 08:00 - 13:00

High Street, Head Street and North Hill will be temporarily closed.

>To view diversion routes please click here<

Wivenhoe - Remembrance Day

Approx. time: 13:45 – 15:15

Wivenhoe High Street will be temporarily closed.

The following bus stops will be not served in both directions: Post Office, Railway Station, Station Road and Queens Road.

X10

Great Waltham - Remembrance Day

Approx. time: 10:00 - 12:00

Chelmsford Road, through Great Waltham, will be temporarily closed. Services will divert in both directions via B1008.

The following bus stops will not be served: Memorial, Parsonage Lane and Warners Farm.

X20

Great Dunmow - Remembrance Day

Approx. time: 10:00 - 14:00

Services will divert in both directions via the B1256.

The following bus stops will not be served in both directions: Oak Industrial Estate, Gatehouse Villas, Station Road, High Street, Stortford Road and The Queen Victoria.

Lest We Forget

Colchester Remembrance Sunday Parade will take place on Sunday 10th November 2024.

Approx. time: 08:00 - 13:00

High Street, Head Street and North Hill will be temporarily closed.

The following services will be paused or placed on diversion:

Direction of travel:	Diversion:
S1 to Highwoods	Services to divert via Osborne Street, St Johns Street, Crouch Street, Balkerne Hill and Middleborough.
S1 to Wivenhoe	Services to divert via Middleborough, Balkerne Hill, Southway, Osborne Street, Stanwell Street and Military Road.
S2 to Highwoods	Services to divert via Essex County Hospital, Southway, Osborne Street, Crouch Street, Balkerne Hill and Middleborough.
S2 to Stanway	Services to divert via Middleborough, Balkerne Hill, Southway and Osborne Street.
S3 to West Bergholt	Services to divert via Osborne Street, St Johns Street, Crouch Street, Balkerne Hill and Middleborough.
S3 to Osborne Street	Services to divert via Middleborough, Balkerne Hill, Southway and Osborne Street.
S4 to Greenstead	Services to divert via Osborne Street, Stanwell Street and Town Railway Station.
S5 to Greenstead	Services to divert via Osborne Street, Stanwell Street and Town Railway Station.
S6 / S7 to Osborne Street	Services to divert via Butt Road, Southway and Osborne Street.
S8 to Monkwick	Services to divert via Osborne Street, Stanwell Street and Mersea Road.
S9 to Rowhedge	Services to divert via Osborne Street, Stanwell Street and Military Road.
S10 to Highwoods	Services to divert via Osborne Street, St Johns Street, Crouch Street, Balkerne Hill and Middleborough.
1A to Greenstead	Services to divert via Maldon Road, Southway, Town Rail Station, Magdalen Street and Brook Street.
2A to Great Horkesley	Services to divert via Osborne Street, St Johns Street, Crouch Street, Balkerne Hill and Middleborough.
2A to Highwoods	Services to divert via Middleborough, Balkerne Hill, Southway, Town Rail Station, Magdalen Street and Brook Street.
68 to Highwoods	Services to divert via Osborne Street, St Johns Street, Crouch Street, Balkerne Hill and Middleborough.
68 to Mersea Island	Services to divert via Middleborough, Balkerne Hill, Southway, Osborne Street, Stanwell Street and Mersea Road.
75 to Osborne Street	Services to divert via Maldon Road, Southway and Osborne Street.
86 to Mason Road	Services to divert via Osborne Street, St Johns Street, Crouch Street, Balkerne Hill and Middleborough.
86 to Mersea Island	Services to divert via Middleborough, Balkerne Hill, Southway, Osborne Street, Stanwell Street and Mersea Road.
87 to North Station / Great Horkesley	Services to divert via Osborne Street, St Johns Street, Crouch Street, Balkerne Hill and Middleborough.
87 to Brightlingsea / Wivenhoe / Essex University	Services to divert via Middleborough, Balkerne Hill, Southway, Town Rail Station, Magdalen Street and Brook Street.
88A to Osborne Street	Services to divert via Essex County Hospital, Southway and Osborne Street.
102 to Harwich	Services to divert via Stanwell Street, Town Rail Station, Magdalen Street and Brook Street.
320 to Osborne Street	Services to divert via Essex County Hospital, Southway and Osborne Street.
X20 to North Station	Services to divert via Essex County Hospital, Southway and Osborne Street, Crouch Street, Balkerne Hill and Middleborough.
X20 to Stansted Airport	Services to divert via Middleborough, Balkerne Hill, Southway and Osborne Street.

Lest We Forget

Service 20 | Hullbridge Road, Rayleigh | Road closure

Hullbridge Road, Rayleigh is closed for roadworks from Wednesday 6th November to Saturday 9th November 2024.

Service 20 will commence/terminate journeys at Rayleigh Railway Station and will not serve Hullbridge.

A temporary shuttle service is currently operating between Hullbridge and Rayleigh Train Station and will serve the following bus stops: Railway Station, The Travellers Joy, Cheapside East, Deepdene Avenue, Brooklyn Drive, Hullbridge Road, Rawreth Lane, Lubards Farm, Goldsmith Drive, High Elms Park, Coventry Corner, High Elms Road, Ambleside Gardens, Riverside School and The Anchor.

We apologise for the disruption to your bus journey.

Service S6 | Hazell Avenue, Colchester | Bus Stop Suspension

The terminus bus stop Hazell Avenue (North-bound) is closed for roadworks, and will not be served by the S9 service, from Friday 1st November to Wednesday 13th November 2024.

Passengers will be able to board/disembark the service at the bus stop located on the opposite side of the road opp Hazell Avenue.

We apologise for the disruption to your bus journey.

Service 87 | Bellfield Avenue, Brightlingsea | Road closure

Bellfield Avenue, Brightlingsea is closed for roadworks from Monday 28th October to Friday 20th December 2024.

Due to the location of the road closure the 87 service will divert via Red Barn Road and Bell Green.

The following bus stops will not be served:

Regent Road
Bellfield Avenue

We apologise for the disruption to your bus journey.

Service Changes from Sunday 3rd November 2024 - All Essex

From Sunday 3rd November 2024, we will be introducing changes to routes in Basildon, Chelmsford and Colchester.

Here are the key details:

BASILDON
Service	Journey	What’s changing?
9	Basildon to Brentwood	On arrival at Basildon, a number of journeys will continue as the 200 service. This provides a connection to Basildon Hospital.
22	Basildon to Canvey Island	Minor timetable change to afternoon peak journeys.
25	Basildon to Southend	Revisions to peak time journeys on Monday-Friday timetable and morning/late-afternoon journeys on Saturday timetable.
100	Basildon to Lakeside	Revisions to peak time journeys on Monday-Friday timetable and morning/late-afternoon journeys on Saturday timetable.
200	Basildon to Grays	Revisions to timetable for punctuality – On arrival at Basildon, a number of journeys will continue as the 9 service.
300	Basildon to Chelmsford	Retimed to improve punctuality throughout the day.
B2	Basildon to Laindon	Minor revision to early evening journey on Saturday timetable.
B4	Basildon to Pitsea	Minor changes to morning/afternoon peak journeys on Monday-Friday timetable. Minor change to early-morning and early-evening journeys on Saturday timetable.
CHELMSFORD
Service	Journey	What’s changing?
31/331/332	Chelmsford to Burnham-on-Crouch	Minor changes to evening peak journeys on Monday-Friday timetable. Revised morning journey on Saturday timetable.
37	Warley to Bishops Hall Estate	Revised afternoon journeys on Monday-Friday timetable.
42A	Chelmsford to Takeley/Bishops Stortford	Minor timetable change on Monday-Friday timetable – trip now terminates at Chelmsford Bus Station.
70/170/370	Chelmsford to Braintree	Minor timetable change to peak journeys on Monday-Saturday timetable.
71/X71/371/372	Chelmsford to Colchester	Minor timetable change on Monday-Saturday timetable.
336	Chelmsford to South Woodham Ferrers	Revised Monday-Saturday timetable. No change to the Sunday and Public Holiday timetables.
351	Chelmsford to Warley	Revised Monday-Friday timetable.
C1	Galleywood to Broomfield Hospital	Revised off-peak journeys on Monday-Friday timetable. Revised off-peak journeys Saturday timetable.
C2	Chelmsford to Broomfield Hospital	Revised Monday-Saturday timetable. No change to the Sunday and Public Holiday timetables.
C3	Chelmsford to North Melbourne	Revised Monday-Saturday timetable. No change to the Sunday and Public Holiday timetables.
C4	Chelmsford to Oxney Green	Revised peak journeys on Monday-Friday timetable.
C5	Chelmsford to Moulsham Lodge	Revised peak journeys on Monday-Friday timetable.
C7	Chelmsford to Galleywood	Revised Monday-Saturday timetable. No change to the Sunday and Public Holiday timetables.
C8	Chelmsford to Beaulieu Park	Revised Monday-Saturday timetable. No change to the Sunday and Public Holiday timetables.
C10	Chelmsford to Channels	Revised Monday-Saturday timetable. Revised Monday-Friday timetable.
C11	Chelmsford to Springfield	Revised peak journeys on Monday-Friday timetable. First trip to depart later.
COLCHESTER
Service	Journey	What’s changing?
86	Colchester to West Mersea	Revised Monday-Saturday timetable.
87	Horkesley Heath to Brightlingsea	Revised Monday-Saturday timetable.
88/88A/88B	Colchester to Halstead	Revised Monday-Saturday timetable.
320	Colchester to Great Notley	Revised Monday-Friday timetable. There are no changes to the X20 service.
S1	Highwoods to Wivenhoe	Minor changes to peak and early evening journeys.
S2	Stanway to Highwoods	Minor changes to peak and early evening journeys.
S4	Colchester to Greenstead	Revised Monday-Saturday timetable.
S5	Colchester to Greenstead	Revised Saturday timetable - early/late journeys.
S6	Colchester to Shrub End	Minor changes to Monday-Saturday timetable.
S7	Colchester to St. Michaels	Minor changes to Monday-Saturday timetable.
S8	Colchester to Monkwick	Minor changes to Monday-Saturday timetable.
S9	Colchester to Rowhedge	Minor changes to Monday-Saturday timetable.
S10	Colchester to Colchester Hospital	Minor changes to Monday-Saturday timetable.

All NEW & REVISED timetables are available to view / download here:

Service 570 | Station Road, Little Dunmow | Road closure

A section of Station Road, Little Dunmow will be closed for works from Thursday 12th September to Friday 15th November 2024.

Due to the location of the road closure, the 570 service will be placed on diversion:

Towards Colchester

Service 570 will divert, after serving Homelye Chase bus stop, via Braintree Road/Dunmow Road (B1256), Braintree Road (B1417) and Station Road before turning onto Tanton Road, Flitch Green. Passengers can board the bus on Tanton Road, Flitch Green. The bus will then continue journey back towards Felsted.

The next bus stop will be Mill Road bus stop.

Towards Great Dunmow

Service 570 will divert, after serving Mill Road bus stop, via Tanton Road, Flitch Green. Passengers can disembark the bus on Tanton Road, Flitch Green. The bus will continue journey back towards Felsted.

The next bus stop will be Homelye Chase bus stop.

The following bus stops will not be served (in both directions):

Braintree Road
The Flitch of Bacon
The Moors
Bramble Lane
Baynard Avenue
Tanton Road (bus stop located on Station Road)

We apologise for the disruption to your bus journey.

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Sunday 10th November 2024 | Remembrance Services & Remembrance Parades

Remembrance Day Services and Remembrance Day Parades will take place, across Essex, on Sunday 10th November 2024.

ALL Colchester Services

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75

100

251

300

370

S1

X10

X20

ALL Colchester Services

25

75

100

251

300

370

S1

X10

X20

BASILDON

CHELMSFORD

COLCHESTER