The main coach services (to Paddington, Knutsford, Exeter, Guildford and Birmingham airport) will operate on Leave Out weekends and at Half Term (see below on viability). At Half Term and the end of term a coach will also run to Heathrow airport.

It must be emphasised that, whilst every effort will be made to adhere to the advertised timetable, we cannot guarantee absolute punctuality. The Knutsford and Paddington coaches, in particular, are subject to wide fluctuations in journey times and the timings for these routes are kept under constant review.

It is vital that an adult is available to collect a pupil at the agreed stopping point on the outward journey, especially if the pupil is in the Prep School or Lower School. If it is clear that no adult is present for collection, the pupil concerned may not be dropped at the stopping point but carried forward on the journey and may be dropped by agreement as the coach returns to Malvern.

It is also important that pupils are at the collection points on time. Coach drivers are instructed to begin return journeys at the published times unless we are notified of a delay. Any extension to the departure time can be no more than fifteen minutes. If a pupil arrives at a return collection point without booking and prior notification they may find the coach will not stop at that collection point if there are no pupils booked for collection.

All Newbury’s coaches have mobile phones on board and the Senior Master can be contacted as required in an emergency (see below).

Please ensure that guardians, grandparents, relatives and friends who will be collecting your son or daughter have a copy of this coach timetable and arrangements.

Pupils book seats through their Houses. The arrangements for each journey have to be completed some days before the event, so parents are urged to let their children know well in advance of a journey what the family’s plans are and which coaches need to be booked. Once the coaches have been ordered it may be impossible to find space for late-comers.

Each coach is supervised by a senior pupil, and the Paddington coach may, more often than not, have adult supervision.


THE OUTWARD JOURNEY FROM MALVERN

At Half Term, Leave Out weekends and at the end of term, the coaches will leave Malvern at the times shown in Column A.

THE RETURN JOURNEY TO MALVERN

Return journeys at Half Term and Leave Out arrive back in Malvern at the times shown in Column B.

LUGGAGE

It is always possible for pupils to take small hand luggage with them on the coaches. Please note that bicycles are never allowed on the coaches under any circumstances. It is the responsibility of individuals to be punctual and to load their own luggage.


EMERGENCIES AND OTHER PROBLEMS

During departure and an hour before arrival times the Senior Master will be on mobile no. 079 8000 6153. Please contact this number for any queries or difficulties. The only direct contact with the drivers of coaches on journeys will be through him.

Problems concerning booking arrangements should be addressed to Mr Simon Clay at the College during normal office hours.
Tel: (01684) 581522.
The main contractor involved is Newbury’s Coaches (Ledbury).

Please note that particular coaches will only run if the numbers on each occasion make the journey viable.

TO AVOID CONFUSION, PLEASE THROW AWAY PREVIOUS COACH TIMETABLES.

The Lent Term Coaches timetable is available in pdf format


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