Christmas Market & Late Night Shopping

Bob The Bus will operate a free park and ride service from 5pm until 10pm on December the 5th, 12th and 19th. The service will run from Follaton House to the Rotherfold, the Railway Station, Opposite the Severn Stars and then via Rotherfoldback to Follaton House.

Bob The Bus

Annual General Meeting

We will hold an Annual General Meeting at 6.30pm on Monday 2nd October. The meeting will be at Bridgetown Community Hall. All are very welcome to attend.Transport to the AGM may be made available if there is sufficient interest. For more info contact Lyn at bobthebushire@yahoo.com or on 07800 745332.

Bob on Saturday – from 27^th May

We’re delighted to introduce a new Saturday morning circular service, connecting Follaton and Bridgetown with Totnes town centre.

What’s different about the Saturday service…?

• It runs mornings only.
• Note that departure times from Follaton (on the hour) are different from Mon-Fri.
• Catch the return service to Follaton from the bottom of Fore Street, not the bus shelter!
• The service does NOT call at Leatside, Baltic Wharf or Follaton Oak.
• Bus passes are valid all day at weekends.

What’s the same…?

• No change to 80p/50p fares.
• It’s still a ‘Hail and Ride’ service, so we can pick up/set down anywhere on the route.
• Where possible, we will operate with our low-floor, accessible Sprinter buses.

Any questions?

Visit www.bobthebus.org.uk

Email:  totnescommunitytransport@gmail.com

Or speak to a driver on any of our services.

Timetable:

Following interest shown by some of our customers we are thinking about introducing a Saturday service. A trial is being planned initially with a limited service on Saturday mornings.

We really want your feedback on this proposal. Please take the survey here: Survey

Long-standing Chair Simon Harrington and wife Barbara are moving to Suffolk later this year.

Incoming Chair Steve Grove said “Simon has worked tirelessly for Bob the Bus over many years. He’s been incredibly hands-on, and has guided the organisation through its expansion from the days of the Harbourne Shuttle to become one of the most respected of local charities. He will be a very hard act to follow.”

Bob the Bus operates two regular round-town services from Monday to Friday, connecting Follaton and Bridgetown to the town centre, Leatside surgery and the railway station. These are ‘hail and ride’ services, so can stop anywhere on the route. They’re popular with shoppers, tourists and students – in fact anyone who wants to get around cheaply. From April, the service to Harberton and Harbertonford is being withdrawn, as these villages are now well served by the Tally Ho 164 route. But Bob still goes to Ashprington/Cornworthy (Wednesday and Friday) and Stoke Gabriel (Tuesday and Friday).

And, from the end of March, Bob will be accepting contactless payments from your credit card or phone, in addition to bus passes or even cash.

Bob the Bus is making a good post-Covid recovery, thanks partly to on-going support from Town and District councils. Regular passenger numbers are up to about 60% of their pre-pandemic level, and its Travel Club and private hire activities are operating normally. But there are lots of challenges ahead. Steve said “We have a great team of nearly 40 volunteer drivers, but we need more to maintain and grow the range of services on offer. And we’re always on the look-out for a secure hub where we could park and maintain our 4 buses more easily. If you’d like to help, contact us via bobthebus.org.uk, or phone 07800 745332.”

All Bob services will resume 5 days a week from 12th April 2021.

Remaining COVID safety measures

• Seat Capacity will remain at 10, maintaining 1 metre spacing between passengers
• Mask must be worn unless proof of exemption is shown
• Hand sanitiser is available on entry
• Correct cash fare accepted No change given
• Return tickets only will be issued