Saturday Night Bus Service.
| Published: 26th June 2008 11:07 |
Late night revellers to Hastings town centre can once again get home for just £1, thanks to the Safer Hastings Partnership's Saturday Night Bus Service.
The Service resumes on Saturday 19th July and will run every Saturday till the end of the year (Saturday 27th December), which includes Carnival Night and Bonfire Night. It will also run on Christmas Eve and New Year's Eve.
This year, Sussex Police is providing the funding for the Partnership to run the initiative, in conjunction with Stagecoach.
Chief Inspector Andy Gooch, who chairs the SHP, said, "We are delighted to continue this important Night Bus Service, as we are confident it will once again boost our evening economy, reduce violent crime, and contribute to making nights out in Hastings safe, especially when combined with the Taxi Marshal initiative, Bar Watch and various other schemes."
As usual, Sussex Police officers will travel on each bus. The price is still just £1 and the times of the service have stayed in keeping with new licensing hours, with two buses running every half an hour from midnight until the slightly later time of 4am.
New stops have been added to the routes, so more people can get home quickly, safely and cheaply.
Both buses will depart from Havelock Road, but N1 will head to White Rock, Grand Parade, London Road (St Leonards), Battle Road (Silverhill), Old Church Road, Lancaster Road, Tile Barn Road, Churchwood Drive, Crowhurst Road, Harley Shute, Bexhill Road, Grosvenor Crescent (Bo Peep), Marina, Grand Parade and back to Havelock Road.
N2 will set off in the opposite direction, travelling to Queens Road, Langham, Mount Pleasant, Priory Road, Ore Village, Malvern Way, The Ridge (Conquest Hospital), Ashdown House, Harrow Lane, Sedlescombe Road North, St Helen's Road, Queens Road and back to Havelock Road.
Paul Harding, Operations Manager of Stagecoach in Hastings, said, "We are always happy to play a part in making Hastings a safer place."
