Christmas and New Year's timetables..
Firstly, from all of us here at First Bus in Somerset, we wish you all a pleasant and Merry Christmas and would like to thank you all for choosing to travel with us throughout the year.
During the holiday season, First Bus Somerset will be operating revised levels of service from: Monday 23rd December 2024 until Saturday 4th January 2025.
Here are the planned levels of service:
Runwell Road (A132), Runwell will be closed on a nightly basis (weeknights only), between the hours of 19:00 and 05:00 from Friday 24th November to Saturday 2nd December 2023.
The road is to be resurfaced between St Lukes Park and Rettendon Turnpike. Therefore, there will be no access to St Lukes Park, Rettendon Turnpike and the A130 (north-bound direction).
On Wednesday 29th November there will be road works in Chatsworth Avenue, Highbury. We have been informed we will not be able to get our buses through to Highbury. Therefore service 22 will start and finish each journey at Cosham Compound. These works are due to finish on the 5th December. We are sorry for any inconvenience caused during these works.
Event summary:
Event: Manningtree Christmas Market
Date: Saturday 2nd December 2023
Where: High Street, Manningtree
Event duration: 12:00 - 21:00
Service(s) affected: 102/104
High Street, Manningtree will be closed to traffic for Manningtree Christmas Market on Saturday 2nd December 2023 between the hours of 12:00 - 21:00.
During this time the 102/104 service will be diverted (in both directions) via Long Road and New Road before returning to normal line of route at Post Office bus stop on High Street (B1352).
Roadworks summary:
Duration: 23/11/2023 - 24/11/2023
Where: High Street, Rayleigh
Closure in force: 20:00 - 05:00
Service(s) affected: X30
High Street, Rayleigh will be closed for roadworks from 20:00hrs on the 23/11/2023 and is scheduled to re-open from 05:00 on 24/11/2023.
Due to the location of the road closure, the X30 will be placed on diversion and will be unable to serve Rayleigh Railway Station (towards Stansted Airport).
B1 Service
Suspended bus stop(s): Rowenhall
Due to electrical works taking place on Durham Road form 22/11/2023 to the 01/12/2023; both bus stops at Rowenhall have been suspended.
Any passengers intending to board services at Rowenhall; should use the nearest bus stops: Fraser Close or Tillingham Green.
We apologise for the disruption to your bus journey
Roadworks summary:
Duration: 27/11/2023 - 29/11/2023
Where: Ulting Road, Hatfield Peverel
Closure in force: all the time
Service(s) affected: 73
Ulting Road, Hatfield Peverel will be closed for roadworks from the 27/11/2023 to the 29/11/2023. The road will be closed at all times.
Due to the location of the road closure, the 73 service will be placed on the following diversion route -
St Agnes Christmas Lights will be taking place on the 3rd of December between the hours of 16:30 and 18:00.
This will affect the U1 service.
Buses will be diverting as follows:
Towards Newquay