Welcome. Dear Parents / Carers,

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1 School Bus Guide From January 2018

2 Welcome Dear Parents / Carers, I am pleased to be able to introduce to you our revised School Bus Guide, valid from January 2018 for the remainder of this academic year. Our silverstars buses serve five main schools across the Reading area; Bulmershe, Chiltern Edge, Denefield, Little Heath and Theale Green. This booklet contains details of all of the silverstars services that we run, along with information about our other routes that also serve the same schools. As the largest bus operator in Reading, we recognise our role in transporting school pupils to and from school. We aim to transport school pupils in comfort and safety, and at an affordable price, and we welcome school pupils on all of our bus services. All of the bus services in this booklet are operated by modern, easy to board buses, all fitted with free WiFi so your child can stay online on the move. We use dedicated drivers who work on the same routes on a regular basis, and all of our silverstars bus services are driven by Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) checked drivers for your peace of mind. All buses also have CCTV on board to enhance safety and security. We have a great range of smartcards available for individual terms or the whole academic year, so there s no need for your child to carry cash. We want to keep you up to date on any changes that might affect your child s journey to or from school, so we ve created dedicated school transport websites for every school served by our silverstars buses. You can track your child s bus live from these websites, and you can also register your mobile number with us to enable us to text you if there are any delays or issues. You can also look up timetable and fare information and purchase bus passes on these dedicated websites; the website addresses are on the back cover of this booklet. If you have any further questions, please get in touch with our friendly customer services team who will be happy to help. I hope that those who have travelled with us already this academic year have had pleasant journeys; I look forward to welcoming them back during the remainder of this academic year, alongside those who have not yet used our bus services. Martijn Gilbert Chief Executive Officer Reading Buses

3 Fare Information Silverstars fares These fares are for children travelling on services 1S, 15T, 18S, 26T, 26L, 28S, 33S, 921, 922 and 923. Silverstars fares are valid for travel on the Silverstars services at your child s school only, and Silverstars Plus fares also allow unlimited travel on other Reading Buses services within the simplyreading zone. How to pay Silverstars Silverstars Plus Single journey on the bus 1.70 N /A 10 journeys online 14 N /A Academic term online Academic year online Boost fares These fares are for children travelling on the Jet Black 1, Orange 13 and 14, Blue 15 and 16 (excluding 15T), Royal Blue 33, Pink 25, 981, 983 and 991. If you re travelling to Theale Green School or Chiltern Edge School you ll need a simplynetwork ticket; for all other schools you can use a simplyreading ticket as long as your journey starts inside the simplyreading zone (which covers most of greater urban Reading). All the tickets which allow you to make more than one journey are valid on all ordinary Reading Buses services (the simplyreading tickets are valid inside the simplyreading zone, and the simplynetwork tickets are valid anywhere on our network). Single journey Single journey 60 min transfer All day ticket How to pay on the bus on app bus + app bus + app SimplyReading SimplyNetwork varies by route varies by route N /A 10 journeys online 12 N /A 7 days online + app days online + app days online Academic Year online Single tickets on the Jet Black 1 and Pink 25 to Theale Green School and Chiltern Edge School vary in price depending on which bus stop you get on at. For further information, go to: or 4

4 Summary of Changes Bulmershe School There are no changes to bus services at Bulmershe School. Bus routes and timetables remain the same. Chiltern Edge School Service 923 will now operate non-stop between Henley Road, County Boundary and Ariel View. The following stops will no longer be served by service 923: Earlsfield Close Galsworthy Drive Montpelier Drive These bus stops will continue to be served by service 922 in the afternoons. In the morning, passengers should walk to bus stops on Caversham Park Road to catch service 922. Denefield School In response to feedback from Denefield School, the service 15 that leaves from inside the school grounds at 15:20 will now depart at 15:15. It will follow the same route, calling at each bus stop five minutes earlier than it does currently. There has also been a minor change to the afternoon timetable of the 991 in Whitley; it now serves three additional stops beyond Northumberland Avenue, with a new terminus at Spencer Road. Little Heath School Service 26L has a completely revised timetable. Buses will depart significantly earlier in the morning, in order to offer an earlier arrival time at Little Heath School. This is in response to feedback from parents. Pupils will have more time at school before the day starts, and any delays that occur due to traffic congestion will have less of an impact. In the afternoon, the bus will continue to leave Little Heath School at 15:40, although it will have a revised timetable throughout the rest of its journey. The route of the 26L has been altered slightly; the bus will no longer serve IKEA, in order to reduce the journey time for pupils. Additionally, in the mornings the bus will use Chapel Hill and Little Heath Road; in the afternoons the bus will continue to use City Road.

5 Service 33 has a slightly revised timetable in both directions. Service 33S has a slightly revised timetable in both directions. Buses will depart slightly earlier in the morning, in order to offer an earlier arrival time at Little Heath School. This is in response to feedback from parents. Pupils will have more time at school before the day starts, and any delays that occur due to traffic congestion will have less of an impact. In the afternoon, the bus will continue to leave Little Heath School at 15:45, although it will have a revised timetable throughout the rest of its journey. The morning journey will start from Kettering Close, and not serve Calcot, Mill Lane. The afternoon journey will continue to terminate at Calcot, Mill Lane. Theale Green School Service 1S has a slightly revised timetable in the morning. Buses will depart earlier from most stops, with journey times increased to take account of worsening traffic congestion along this route. In response to feedback from Theale Green School, service 15T will depart five minutes later in the afternoon, at 15:10. It will follow the same route, calling at each bus stop five minutes later than it does currently. This is to give pupils more time to get from the school building to the bus park at the end of the day. Service 26T has a completely revised timetable. Buses will depart earlier in the morning, in order to offer an earlier arrival time at Theale Green School. This is in response to feedback from parents. Pupils will have more time at school before the day starts, and any delays that occur due to traffic congestion will have less of an impact. In the afternoon, the bus will leave Theale Green School slightly earlier, at 15:10, and will have a revised timetable throughout its journey. The route of the 26T has been altered slightly; the bus will no longer serve IKEA, in order to reduce the journey time for pupils.

6 Bulmershe School

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8 Bulmershe School 13 to school Central Reading Cemetery Junction Central Reading, Blagrave Street bus stop EM 7:45 Cemetery Junction 7:52 London Road, The Drive 7:55 Bulmershe Sports Centre 8:05 14 to Central Reading Bulmershe Sports Centre 3: 15 London Road, The Drive 3:22 Cemetery Junction 3:26 Central Reading, Blagrave Street bus stop EM 3:33 Central Reading Cemetery Junction 14 to school Woodley Green Woodley Airfield Central Reading, Blagrave Street bus stop EM Cemetery Junction London Road, The Drive Shepherds Hill Top Chequers Way, Howth Drive Chequers, Headley Road Woodley Piazza Sandford Lane Thatchers 7:30 7:37 7: 41 7:45 7:48 7:51 7:59 8:04 8: 15 7:40 7:47 7: 51 7:55 7: Bulmershe Sports Centre 8: 19 7:59 13 to Central Reading Bulmershe School 3: 15 Bulmershe Sports Centre - Thatchers - Sandford Lane - Woodley Piazza - Chequers, Beechwood Avenue - Chequers Way, Howth Drive 3: 16 Shepherds Hill Top 3: 18 London Road, The Drive 3:23 Cemetery Junction 3:27 Central Reading, Blagrave Street bus stop EM 3:36 Woodley Green Woodley Airfield - 3:36 3:38 3:48 3:51 4:00 4:02 4:05 4: 10 4: 15 4:23 Services 13 and 14 are circular, operating in opposite directions around Woodley.

9 Bulmershe School 981 to school Caversham - Royal Berkshire Hospital St Andrew s Church 7:00 St Peter s Avenue 7: 13 The Mount 7:25 Caversham Library 7:29 Crown Place Passage 7: 41 St Joseph s College 7:50 Cressingham Road Church 7:56 Hartsbourne Road 8:04 Anderson Avenue 8: 14 Bulmershe Sports Centre 8: to Caversham Bulmershe School Anderson Avenue Hartsbourne Road Cressingham Road Church St Joseph s College Royal Berkshire Hospital, Main Entrance Crown Place Passage Caversham Library The Mount St Andrew' s Church St Peter s Avenue 3: 12 3: 15 3:20 3:24 3:27 3:29 3:58 4:08 4: 10 4: 11 4: 18

10 Bulmershe School 983 to Lower Earley Bulmershe Sports Centre 3: 19 Comet Way, Rose Close 3:29 Vauxhall Drive, Chapel Hall 3:32 Hearn Road 3:35 Loddon Bridge, The George 3:41 Mill Lane, Gipsy Lane 3:43 Easington Drive 3:45 Fleetham Gardens 3:49 Littington Close 3:52 Bradmore Way 3:57 Brerewood 4: to school Lower Earley - Earley - Loddon Bridge Brerewood 7:27 Bradmore Way 7:31 Littington Close 7:35 Fleetham Gardens 7:38 Easington Drive 7:44 Mill Lane, Gipsy Lane 7:48 Loddon Bridge, The George 7:50 Hearn Road 7:52 Vauxhall Drive, Chapel Hall 7:55 Comet Way, Rose Close 8:01 Bulmershe Sports Centre 8:08

11 Chiltern Edge School

12 Chiltern Edge School 25 to school Emmer Green - Peppard Road Central Reading, Friar Street bus stop FL Central Reading, Forbury Road bus stop EL Reading Station North bus stop NA 7:35 7:36 7:37 8:08 8:09 8: 10 Kiln Road 7:49 8:22 Bird in Hand Turn 7:53 8:26 Chiltern Edge School 7:57 8:30 25 to Central Reading Chiltern Edge School 3:43 Bird in Hand Turn 3:46 Kiln Road 3:50 Reading Station North bus stop NA 4:02 Central Reading, Friar Street bus stop FL 4: to school Caversham Heights - Caversham Caversham Road fire station Church Street, Caversham Richmond Road 7:50 7:59 8:08 Southdown Road 8: 16 Kiln Road 8:21 Bird in Hand Turn 8:24 Chiltern Edge School 8: to Caversham Road Chiltern Edge School Bird in Hand Turn Kiln Road 3:20 3:22 3:25 Southdown Road 3:28 Richmond Road 3:35 Church Street, Caversham 3:41 Caversham Road fire station 3:50

13 Chiltern Edge School 922 to school Caversham Park - Caversham Caversham Road fire station St John' s Road Henley Road County Boundary 7:55 8:00 8:07 Queensway 8: 15 Fraser Avenue 8: 16 Kiln Road 8: 18 Bird in Hand Turn 8:20 Chiltern Edge School 8: to Caversham Road Chiltern Edge School Bird in Hand Turn Fraser Avenue 3:20 3:23 3:28 Montpelier Drive 3:30 Henley Road County Boundary 3:33 St John s Road 3:42 Caversham Road fire station 3: to school Emmer Green - Caversham Park Nire Road 8:03 Travellers Rest 8:07 Henley Road County Boundary 8: 14 Kiln Road 8: 19 Bird in Hand Turn 8:21 Chiltern Edge School 8: to Lower Caversham Chiltern Edge School 3:20 Bird in Hand Turn 3:24 Kiln Road 3:27 Henley Road County Boundary 3:32 Travellers Rest 3:33 Nire Road 3:40

14 Denefield School

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16 Denefield School 15 to school Oxford Road - Dee Road Central Reading, Friar Street bus stop FE Reading West Station Pond House 7:35 7:42 7:48 Dee Road Fire Station 7:53 Tay Road 7:55 St Michaels 7:59 Tilehurst Triangle stop Y 8:02 Denefield School (inside school grounds) 8: to Central Reading Denefield School (inside school grounds) Tilehurst Triangle stop Z St Michaels 3: 15 3:25 3:27 Tay Road 3:31 Dee Road Fire Station 3:33 Pond House 3:39 Reading West Station 3:43 Central Reading, Station Road bus stop SD 3:50 16 to school Central Reading Norcot Junction Central Reading, Friar Street bus stop FE Reading West Station Pond House 7:43 7:51 7:56 Norcot Junction 7:57 Kentwood Circle 7:59 Dark Lane Foot 8:04 Denefield School (outside) 8:06 16 to Central Reading Denefield School (inside school grounds) Dark Lane Foot Kentwood Circle 3: 15 3: 17 3:22 Norcot Junction 3:25 Pond House 3:27 Reading West Station 3:32 Central Reading, Station Road bus stop SD 3:39

17 Denefield School 18S to school Pangbourne, George Hotel Pangbourne Primary School Purley Post Office Addiscombe Chase 28S from school Denefield School Dark Lane Foot Tilehurst Station Purley Post Office Pangbourne Primary School Pangbourne, George Hotel 8:07 8:09 8: 15 8: 18 3:25 3:28 3:34 3:42 3:44 3:45 Pangbourne - Purley 991 to school Coley Park - Bath Road Brayford Road 7:25 Northumberland Avenue Terminus 7:26 Spencer Road 7:28 Whitley Park School 7:32 Coley Park, Roundhead 7:45 Boston Avenue 7:47 Liebenrood Road 7:52 Prospect College 7:57 St Michaels 8:04 Tilehurst Triangle stop T 8:07 Denefield School (inside school grounds) 8: to Northumberland Avenue Denefield School (inside school grounds) 3: 12 Tilehurst Triangle stop U 3: 16 St Michaels 3: 18 Prospect College 3:28 Liebenrood Road 3:32 Boston Avenue 3:36 Coley Park, Roundhead 3:38 Whitley Park School 3:48 Brayford Road 3:52 Northumberland Avenue Terminus 3:52 Spencer Road 3:55

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20 Little Heath School 18S to school Pangbourne, George Hotel 8:07 Purley Post Office 8: 15 Addiscombe Chase 8: 18 Tilehurst Station 8:25 Tilehurst Triangle stop W 8:30 Chapel Hill, Lower Elmstone Drive 8:31 Little Heath School 8:37 Purley - Tilehurst 18S to Pangbourne Little Heath School 3:45 Chapel Hill, Lower Elmstone Drive 3:46 Tilehurst Triangle stop V 3:47 Tilehurst Station 3:52 Addiscombe Chase 3:57 Purley Post Office 4:02 Pangbourne, George Hotel 4:07 26L to school Reading Station bus stop EK 7:36 Coronation Square 7:54 Swanholm Gardens 7:59 Calcot (Sainsbury' s) 8: 10 Calcot Post Office 8: 11 Garston Crescent Summit 8: 13 The Water Tower 8: 18 Little Heath School 8:25 Beansheaf - Garston Crescent 26L to Central Reading Little Heath School The Water Tower Garston Crescent Summit Calcot Post Office 3:40 3:44 3:47 3:48 Calcot (Sainsbury s) 3:50 Swanholm Gardens 4:02 Coronation Square 4:09 Reading Station bus stop EK 4:27 Service 26L operates in a one way loop through Turnham' s Farm. Buses use Chapel Hill in the mornings, and City Road in the afternoons.

21 Little Heath School 33 to school Friar Street bus stop FE 8: 10 Reading West Station 8: 19 Tilehurst Road, Waverley Road 8:25 Usk Road 8:29 Tilehurst Triangle stop W 8:37 Little Heath School (outside) 8:46 Tilehurst Road - Meadway 33 to Central Reading Little Heath School (outside) 3:45 Tilehurst Triangle stop V 3:58 Usk Road 4:05 Tilehurst Road, Waverley Road 4: 11 Reading West Station 4: 15 Station Road bus stop SD 4: 24 33S to school Kettering Close 8: 08 Swanholm Gardens 8: 13 Meadway Precinct 8:24 Halls Road 8:31 Chapel Hill, Lower Elmstone Drive 8:35 Little Heath School 8:38 Calcot - Meadway 33S to Calcot Little Heath School 3:45 Chapel Hill, Lower Elmstone Drive 3:48 Halls Road 3:49 Meadway Precinct 3:55 Swanholm Gardens 4:06 Calcot, Mill Lane 4: 12

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24 Theale Green School Jet Black 1 from Central Reading to school Bath Road - Calcot Central Reading, Blagrave Street stop EP Greenwood Road Calcot, Mill Lane 7:30 7:54 7:54 Beansheaf Stores 7:58 Calcot (Sainsbury' s) 8:02 Arlington Business Park 8:06 Theale Green School 8: 11 Jet Black 1 from school to Central Reading Theale Green School 3: 16 Arlington Business Park 3:20 Calcot (Sainsbury s) 3:24 Calcot, Mill Lane 3:30 Greenwood Road 3:31 Central Reading, Blagrave Street stop EP 3:51 Jet Black 1 from Newbury to school Woolhampton - Thatcham Newbury Bus Station bay A Park Way stop P Cromwell Road 7:25 7:28 7:34 West Berkshire Community Hospital 7:41 Thatcham, Broadway 7:49 Colthrop Lane 7:56 The Angel, Woolhampton 8:02 Beenham Turn 8:09 Wigmore Lane 8: 14 Theale Green School 8: 15 Jet Black 1 from school to Newbury Theale Green School Wigmore Lane Beenham Turn 3:00 3:01 3:06 The Angel, Woolhampton 3: 11 Colthrop Lane 3: 15 Thatcham, Broadway 3:23 West Berkshire Community Hospital 3:30 Cromwell Road 3:38 Park Way stop Q 3:45 Newbury Bus Station bay A 3:49

25 Theale Green School 1S to school Little Heath School Chapel Hill, Lower Elmstone Drive The Victoria 7: 17 7:20 7:24 Norcot Junction 7:30 Water Road 7:34 Dellwood Hospital 7:37 Calcot, Mill Lane 7:45 Theale Green School, Bus Park 8:00 Norcot Junction - Bath Road 1S to Turnham' s Farm Theale Green School, Bus Park Calcot, Mill Lane Dellwood Hospital 3: 10 3: 19 3:24 Water Road 3:26 Norcot Junction 3:30 The Victoria 3:33 Chapel Hill, Lower Elmstone Drive 3:37 Little Heath School 3:45 Next Steps To register for your school bus services Order your child's smartcard online via their dedicated transport website (see back page for details) You will receive a confirmation , and the smartcard will be posted out within 5 working days. Sit back and wait for the card! If you have any issues in the meantime, complete our online contact form and our friendly customer services team will get right back to you.

26 Theale Green School 15T to school Central Reading, Friar Street bus stop FE Reading West Station Pond House 7: 10 7: 18 7:24 Dee Road Fire Station 7:28 Tay Road 7:30 St Michaels 7:34 Tilehurst Triangle stop Y 7:37 The Water Tower 7:41 Garston Crescent Summit 7:45 Calcot (Sainsbury' s) 7:49 Calcot (IKEA) 7:51 Theale Green School, Bus Park 8:01 Tilehurst - Garston Crescent 15T to Central Reading Theale Green School, Bus Park Calcot (IKEA) Calcot (Sainsbury s) 3: 10 3:20 3:21 Garston Crescent Summit 3:23 The Water Tower 3:27 Tilehurst Triangle stop Z 3:30 St Michaels 3:32 Tay Road 3:36 Dee Road Fire Station 3:38 Pond House 3:42 Reading West Station 3:47 Central Reading, Station Road bus stop SD 3:54

27 Theale Green School 26T to school Reading Station bus stop EK Southcote Road (Southcote Lane) Coronation Square 7:24 7:32 7:38 Swanholm Gardens 7:43 Knollmead 7:48 Calcot (Sainsbury' s) 7:54 Theale Green School, Bus Park 8:09 Southcote - Beansheaf 26T to Central Reading Theale Green School, Bus Park Calcot (Sainsbury s) 3: 10 3:22 Knollmead 3:27 Swanholm Gardens 3:33 Coronation Square 3:39 Southcote Road (Southcote Lane) 3:46 Reading Station bus stop EK 3:57 28S to school Purley Post Office Dark Lane Foot Tilehurst Station 7: 15 7:21 7:27 Purley Post Office 7:35 Pangbourne Primary School 7:37 Tidmarsh, The Greyhound 7:45 Theale Green School, Bus Park 8:00 Tilehurst - Pangbourne 28S to Purley Theale Green School, Bus Park Tidmarsh, The Greyhound Pangbourne Primary School 3: 10 3: 15 3: 19 Purley Post Office 3:22 Dark Lane Foot 3:28 Tilehurst Station 3:34 Purley Post Office 3:42

28 bus times & other info Reading bus shop in Broad Street Mall Monday to Saturday 9am pm for bus times, online fares & information bulmershe.vectare.co.uk chilternedge.vectare.co.uk denefield.vectare.co.uk littleheath.vectare.co.uk thealegreen.vectare.co.uk produced by Vectare for Reading Buses Vectare 2017