District Council Notices

Important Bus Service Information

From the end of this May, the Transport Services Team will no longer be operating the two Village Community Bus Services. These are the services that were provided in-house to ensure that villages that were remote from the local bus network would have a shoppers service into Newbury / Reading. Only passengers with the Free National Bus Pass could use these services. At the end of May the driver who delivers the service is retiring and the lease on the vehicle ends.

From 1st of June 2011, the services will be operated as local bus services. Jac's Minicoaches won the tender to operate these services. As local bus services, fares can be taken by the driver and the service will be open to all. Holders of the Free national Bus pass can continue to travel free if they show their pass to the driver.

From 1st of June;

the Stanford Dingley - Ashampstead - Aldworth - Hampstead Norreys - Yattendon - Frilsham - Curridge - Ashmore Green - Newbury service will only operate on Thursdays.
the Stanford Dingley - Beenham - Aldermaston, Padworth - Ufton Nervet - Sulhamstead - Reading service will operate on Wednesdays.

The timetables for these services are shown below.

Service 73 STANFORD DINGLEY - Beenham - Aldermaston - Sulhamstead – READING

Stanford Dingley, Church 0945 Reading, St Mary’s Butts 1330

Beenham, Six Bells PH 0951 Calcot Sainsburys 1343R

Beenham, Stoneyfields 0953 Theale, The Crown 1346R

Aldermaston Wharf 0959 Sulhamstead 1353

Aldermaston, The Street 1002 Ufton Nervet, Church 1356

Padworth Common 1006 Padworth Common 1402

Ufton Nervet, Church 1012 Aldermaston, The Street 1406

Sulhamstead 1015 Aldermaston Wharf 1409

Theale, The Crown 1022R Beenham, Stoneyfields 1415

Calcot Sainsburys 1025R Beenham, Six Bells 1417

Reading, St Mary’s Butts 1038 Stanford Dingley Church 1423

R – Request Stops. The Bus will pick up / set down at these points if passengers so request

Service 76 Thursdays Only Stanford Dingley – Ashampstead – Aldworth – Yattendon – Curridge – Newbury

Stanford Dingley, Hungerford Lane / Cock Lane	0930	Newbury Post Office Ashmore Green	1300
Stanford Dingley, Church	0931	Curridge, Curridge Piece	1315
Burnt Hill	0935	Frilsham, Beechfield	1325
Stubbles	0942	Yattendon Square	1330
Ashampstead, Flowers Piece	0945	Hamstead Norreys, Beechcroft	1335
Aldworth, The Bell PH	0952	The Living Rain Forest	1338
The Living Rain Forest	0957	Aldworth, The Bell PH	1343
Hamstead Norreys, Beechcroft	1000	Ashampstead, Flowers Piece	1350
Yattendon Square	1005	Stubbles	1353
Frilsham, Beechfield	1010	Burnt Hill	1400
Curridge, Curridge Piece	1020	Stanford Dingley, Church	1404
Ashmore Green Newbury Post Office	1025 1035	Stanford Dingley, Hungerford Lane / Cock Lane	1405

We have also been able to alter the route of D J Travel's 75 Bus Service that operates between Mortimer and Newbury. On Tuesdays this will serve Ashmore Green (Telephone Box) at 1015, arriving in Newbury at 1030 and then departing from Bartholomew Street Bus Shelter at 1310. This change to Service 75 was achievable because it had little affect on the timetable and route of the service.

We have handed out information of the 1st of June changes to current users of the Community Village Bus Services so hopefully all current users are aware of the changes outlined above.