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Events in Norfolk & Suffolk

What's On?	When?	Info & Tickets	Bus route info
Kids eat FREE at Pizza Express	17th February to 2nd March	Click Here	All Norwich Services
Medieval Norwich - from the Normans to the Tudors - Walking Tour	Saturday 15th March	Click Here	All Norwich Services
An Introduction to Seahenge at Lynn Museum	Saturday 15th March	Click Here	Excel A/B/C
Craft Fair at Red Gables	Saturday 15th March	Click Here	Ipswich Reds 88 to Lime Tree Place
Candlelight: Ed Sheeran meets Coldplay	Friday 21st March	Click Here	All Ipswich Services
Ipswich Town Women v Plymouth Argyle at Portman Road	Sunday 23rd March	Click Here	All Ipswich Services
Country Superstars	Friday 28th March	Click Here	Coastal Clipper 1/1A
Wandering Spirits Ghost Walks	Every Thursday in March	Click Here	Ipswich Reds 77 to Landguard Fort

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Great Yarmouth - Market Gates Improvement scheme

UPDATE 24/01 - From Monday 27th January, our services from Martham, Caister & Norwich only will allow passengers to alight at Market Gates. This stop will be to drop passengers off only, all boarding passengers must continue to use the temporary stops as detailed below.

From Monday 6th January 2025, the majority of stops at Market Gates will be suspended while work to convert the bus station to 2-way operation takes place. This work is expected to be completed by May but works may take longer than planned.

There will be lane closures through Market Gates applying to all traffic, which will happen in phases.

This notice describes the initial position from 6th January – there will be further updates as work progresses.

Services 1, 1A, 8, X1, X11 towards JPH/Belton/Lowestoft	These services will operate as normal route to Market Gates, then continue to Regent Street, where the taxi rank is currently located, which will be the main stop for buses towards Gorleston. This will effectively be one long stop (combining the current stops B and C)
Services 1, 1A, 8 towards Caister/Martham	These services will operate as normal route to Stonecutters Way, then continue to Howard Street North, to the front stop opposite the Police Station.
Services X1, X11 towards Norwich	These services will operate as normal route to Stonecutters Way, then continue to Howard Street North, to the rear of the stops outside the Police Station, which will be the main stop for buses towards Norwich.
Services 2, 3, 3B towards Bradwell & Burgh Castle	During this first phase, these services will depart from Stand A (this will be redesignated as Stand F on the shelter for this phase of the works) in Market Gates, outside Poundstretcher. Route is then via Regent Road and King Street, rejoining normal route at St Georges Theatre.
Service 7 towards Norwich/J.P.H.	This service will use the rear of the stops outside the Police Station on Howard Street North on journeys to Norwich, along with Services X1/X11. (The 2320 journey from Norwich will call at Regent Street on its way to Gorleston)

The following schoolday only services are also affected as follows -

Service 901

This will use the rear of the stops outside the Police Station on Howard Street North towards Norwich, along with Services 7/X1/X11, and Regent Street on its journey to Gorleston.

Service 931

This will use the Regent Street stop towards Gorleston; on it’s return trip it will operate as per services X1/X11 to Howard Street North.

A summary of these changes is included in the map below together with suggested walking routes to alternative stops.

We apologise to all customers affected by this disruption to your bus services.

We will confirm details of stopping arrangements after these works are concluded, within the next couple of months.