Bennetts Coaches are proud to be corporate sponsors of Rugby For Heroes and with an event scheduled for 31st July 2010, are sure many of our customers will be interested in showing their support for our Armed Forces.
Further details can be found at www.rugbyforheroes.org.uk
Bennetts Coaches are delighted to announce that we have been awarded the National Express Contract between Gloucester and Gatwick/Heathrow Airports. We are currently arranging for the purchase of new coaches that will be all leather interior and with wheelchair access adding a new dimension to our already prestigious fleet.
This contract award now brings the total amount of new business secured by Bennetts in the last six months to an additional £2.5 Million per annum and underlines the hard work and effort that all of our staff have put into making Bennetts Coaches a Premium Operator and the leading independent bus and coach company in Gloucestershire.
We are looking forward to providing all future customers on the National Express Services a truly customer orientated service.
The Park and Ride services in Gloucester and Cheltenham continue to be very popular, with one million journeys completed this year. With new buses now in operation in Cheltenham the service continues to grow.
We would like to thank all of our customers for continuing to use our services.
Further details can be found via the following link:
Please note that the correct address for our Head Office is:
Eastern Avenue, GLOUCESTER, GL4 4LP
We have been made aware that an address currently being shown on Google is in Cheltenham and has absolutely nothing to do with Bennetts Coaches. We are taking steps to rectify this matter.
If you have recently sent post to this incorrect address, we are sorry to advise you that it has not been forwarded to us and we would be very grateful if you could contact us on 01452-527809 or info@bennettscoaches.co.uk and we will be happy to help.
Bennetts Coaches are pleased to announce that we have recently purchased four new Mercedes Citaros for use at the Park and Ride at Arle Court. The buses are now in operation and offer passengers excellent comfort for travel in and out of Cheltenham.
Please note that due to ongoing road works in Gloucester there have been amendments to the current running times and routes. Further details of these changes can be accessed at www.gloucestershire.gov.uk/gloucesterparkandride
Please bear with us during these road works as there maybe some delays due to these operations.
Please note that the applications for new bus passes for Sir Thomas Rich’s and The High School for Girls Schools have all been posted this week second class. This applies to those parents who have requested application packs.
Existing Bus Pass holders have until the 30th April 2010 to decide if they wish to renew for the new school term. All new applications will be reviewed after the 30th April deadline.
For any further information please contact us direct on 01452-527809 or via info@bennettscoaches.co.uk
Updated at 16:46 12th January 2010.
All routes are now operating as per the timetables. Unless there is a drastic change in the weather conditions overnight there will be no further updates relating to all of the school routes that we currently provide.
We would like to thank everyone for their assistance over the last week.
Update at 13:13 11th January 2010.
Having carried out a review of all of the routes that we provide, it is our intention to run the following services with effect from 12th January 2010. This is subject to any drastic change in the weather conditions that would affect the vehicle safety and those of the passengers.
Brockworth Enterprise School:
All services to run as normal.
St Peter’s High School:
All services to run as normal.
Pates Grammar School:
Service to run as normal.
Newent Community School:
All services to run as normal.
High School for Girls and Sir Thomas Rich’s School:
All services to run as normal with the exception of DR4 and DR6 which will be as follows:
DR4: Service starts at Sandford Mill Road. Due to the road surface, there will be no pick ups from Sixways, Lyefield Road and Copt Elm Road. The remaining pick ups will be as usual. Please can those pupils who would normally be picked up at Sixways, LyefieldRoad and Copt Elm make their way to the Moorend Road/Withyholt Court stop.
DR6: Please can those pupils who would catch this service at Hatherley Court Road, make their way to the junction of Hatherley Court Road and Hatherley Road to catch the bus. This service will then complete its allocated route.
Any further updates will be issued via our website. Thank you for your assistance.
Please note that we intend to operate as per the following for Monday 11th January 2010 and beyond until such time that there is an improvement in the weather and therefore the road surfaces. We are making an assumption that the schools will be open, however as the weekend approaches we appreciate that parents and pupils will need to plan ahead. If the schools are shut then the services will not run.
Brockworth School
We have reviewed the routes and can not provide a school bus service to the school due to the conditions of the surrounding access roads. The School has been notified of this. We will continue to review the situation from Monday and update this site accordingly.
High School for Girls and Sir Thomas Rich’s Schools
We will run the following services:
DR1: No Swindon Lane or Swindon Village pick ups
DR2: No Windyridge or Pittville Circus pick ups
DR3: No Berkhampstead School pick up
DR4: Service starts at Sandford Mill Road. Due to the road surface, there will be no pick ups from Sixways, Lyefield Road and Copt Elm Road. The remaining pick ups will be as usual. Please can those pupils who would normally be picked up at Sixways, Lyefield Road and Copt Elm make their way to the Moorend Road/Withyholt Court stop.
DR5: No Leckhampton Road / Co-op pick ups
DR6: Please can pupils make their way to the bus stop opposite St Stephens Road in the Park who would normally catch the bus from the Hatherley Court Road, Warden Hill stops. For those pupils in Hatherley/Warden Hill we will be stopping opposite Morrison’s. The Bus will then make its way to school. We are unfortunately unable to pick up from Churchdown at the Bat and Ball, Community Centre, Parton Road Library and The Elf Garage on Cheltenham Road due to the road conditions being unsuitable for the coach.
DR7: Full Service
DR8: Full Service
St Peter’s High School
Due to the link roads not being suitable we would ask all pupils to make their way to nearest stops as per the following:
SPH1: Will run from stops 1-4 and then onto the school. This service will not pick up after Ermin Street/Dupont (Invista).
SPH2: Will run stops 1-5 and then onto the school.
SPH3: Will run stops 1-7 as normal but will not complete stops 8 and 9 through Abbeymead
Newent School
We intend to review this service on Monday 11th January 2010 based on the road conditions and the school’s plans for opening.
For ease of reference as to the allocated stops please go to our home page and click on the link at the bottom of the page for “School Bus Timetables”. Here you will find all of the required school routes, times and stops.
We would like to thank everyone for their assistance and patience.