Transport Arrangements
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Transport Arrangements NEW Commencing 4 January 2016 Scholar Green/Rode Heath/Alsager/ Hassall/Betchton/Malkins Bank/Sandbach (timetable inside) Commencing September 2016 Betley/Wrinehill/Madeley/Stapeley March 2016 Cheshire East Council Cheshire East Transport will provide assisted home to school transport under the following circumstances: (a) Where a pupil attends the local or closest available school and the distance by the shortest available walking route exceeds two miles (primary school) or three miles (secondary school). The local school is defined as the school in which catchment area the pupil lives. (b) Pupils may qualify where the route to the local school is less than the statutory distance but has been assessed by Cheshire East Transport as unavailable. Please note that it is the responsibility of a parent/carer to arrange for their child to be accompanied to/from school by a responsible person and all routes are assessed on this basis. (c) Secondary School pupils only: For families in receipt of one of the qualifying benefits listed below, there may be help with transport for those pupils who are attending one of the three nearest secondary schools that is between two and six miles of the home address (or between two and fifteen miles for a denominational secondary school). Free School Meals Income Support Income Based Employment Support Allowance (but not contribution based) Income Based Job Seekers Allowance (but not contribution based) Child Tax Credit (annual income must not exceed £16,190) Maximum level of Working Families Tax Credits Guaranteed Element of State Pension Credit (d) Pupils with special educational needs and/or a disability (SEND) who live more than the statutory walking distance from a qualifying school or college or less than the statutory distance but the pupil has been identified by the local authority as having a specific qualifying need as set out in the School Transport Policy. If you believe that your child may be eligible for school transport, you should complete an online school transport application form or call the helpline on 0300 123 5012. Contact: School Transport Cheshire East Council Floor 6, c/o Municipal Buildings Earle Street Crewe Cheshire CW1 2BJ Helpline: 0300 123 5012 (Monday to Friday ‐ 8:30am to 5:00pm) Website: www.cheshireeast.gov.uk Email: [email protected] Pupils Travelling from Crewe/Haslington/Winterley Pupils who are eligible for transport will automatically receive a bus pass in the post by the start of new academic year. Pupils joining mid‐year will need to apply using the online application form or by contacting the School Transport team. Pass holders must take note of their pick up point, pick up time and transport operator. For girls who pay the daily fare from Crewe, please note that Routemaster Buses will be operating the service from Crewe Bus Station via Hungerford Road. The buses drop pupils off and collect from the school premises at the end of the school day (3.15pm). Pupils from Winterley should travel on the S71185 (formerly the 36F bus) and wait at the Winterley Pool or Foresters Arms stop. HASLINGTON / WINTERLEY AREA BUS SERVICES GHA COACHES (Pass holders only) ROUTEMASTER BUSES (Pass holders and fare payers) S71180 (Formerley A Bus) RM 837 (Formerley B Bus) AM PM AM PM Primrose Avenue, Bradeley Hall Road 07:52 15:27 Haslington, Oakland Avenue 07:50 15:34 Primrose Avenue, Shelburne Drive 07:53 15:26 Haslington, Fox Corner 07:52 15:32 Primrose Avenue, Near the Dingle 07:54 15:25 Crewe Road, Broughton Arms 07:53 15:31 Sandbach High School (Girls) 08:06 15:15 Sandbach High School (Girls) 08:04 15:15 STANWAYS COACHES (Pass holders only) ROUTEMASTER BUSES (Fare payers only) S71185 (Formerley F Bus) RM 38X AM PM AM PM Primrose Avenue, Bradeley Hall Road 07:56 15:27 Crewe Bus Station 07:30 15:37 Primrose Avenue, The Dingle 07:57 15:26 Crewe Library 07:31 15:36 Crewe Road, Cartwright Road 07:58 15:25 Hungerford Road 07:35 15:33 Winterley Pool 08:01 15:22 Wheelock 07:41 15:20 Winterley, Foresters Arms 08:03 15:20 Sandbach High School (Girls) 07:50 15:15 Sandbach High School (Girls) 08:09 15:15 Routemaster Buses – Fares on 38X Single Journey ‐ £1.50 Ten Journey Ticket ‐ £12.00 N.B. ‐ Items that are left on the bus by pupils travelling in the Season Tickets available on application: morning are usually put on the bus for the return journey and Termly Tickets ‐ £175.00 pupils can ask the driver for any items that may have been found. Annual Tickets ‐ £400.00 N.B. The above fares were correct as at 1/9/14. However, these should be checked with Cheshire East Council at the time of application. Contact: The School Transport Team (Cheshire East Council) ‐ 0300 123 5012 / Traveline – 0871 200 2233 Stanways Coaches – Smallwood/Arclid/Brereton This service operates under contract to Cheshire East Council, with spaces allocated to pupils eligible for help with transport. We understand that students who are not eligible for free transport are able to travel on this service by purchasing a season ticket from Cheshire East Council. (see timetable below) Contact: The School Transport Team (Cheshire East Council) ‐ 0300 123 5012 Current timetable: Pick‐Up Point A.M. P.M The Bulls Head, Smallwood 0740 1600 Newcastle Road, Smallwood 0743 1557 Arclid, Villa Farm 0745 1555 Brookfield Hall, Davenport Lane 0750 1550 Sandbach Road, Smethwick Lane 0758 1542 Bears Head, Brereton 0805 1535 School Farm Court, Walnut Tree Lane, Bradwall 0810 1530 Sandbach High School (Girls) 0820 1520 Sandbach School (Boys) 0825 1505 Gerrards Private Hire Ltd – Shavington/Hough/Wychwood Park/Weston This service runs via Shavington, Hough and Wychwood Park, terminating at Weston. It is not contracted to Cheshire East Council or Sandbach High School. The fare of £4.50 per day (from 2 September 2015) is payable monthly in arrears to Gerrards Private Hire Ltd. Pickup/drop off points are by private arrangement with Gerrards at reasonable points along the route. Contact: [email protected] (Gerrards Private Hire Ltd, Roadside Farm, Moorhead Lane, Brereton) New for September 2016 – Betley, Wrinehill, Madeley and Stapeley! Mikro Coaches – Coppenhall/Sydney The following two routes are a public transport service run by Mikro Coaches and used by schoolchildren. It is not contracted to Cheshire East Council or Sandbach High School. All drivers are CRB checked. Current timetable: MIKRO COACHES ‐ Service 8 Warmingham Road (bus stop opposite first houses) 07:33 15:58 Parkers Road (lay‐by opposite Co‐op shop) 07:35 15:50 Parkers Road (outside Bargain Booze) 07:37 15:47 Bradfield Road (opposite the Merlin PH) 07:40 15:45 Bradfield Road (opposite Cliff Road) 07:42 15:42 North Street (outside Horse Shoe PH) 07:44 15:40 Elm Drive (opposite Kezbecks) 07:47 15:35 Sydney Road (outside Sydney Arms) 07:50 15:30 Sandbach High School & Sixth Form Centre 08:00 15:15 Fare ‐ £1.50 each way Mikro Coaches – Scholar Green/Rode Heath/Alsager/Hassall/Betchton/Malkins Bank Current timetable: MIKRO COACHES (Updated March 2016) Bleeding Wolf Pub, Congleton Road North, Scholar Green (ST7 3BQ) 07:20 16:14 The Travellers Rest, Congleton Road North, Scholar Green (ST7 3HA) 07:22 16:12 The Old Post Office, Congleton Road North, Scholar Green (ST7 3HF) 07:24 16:11 Church Lane Bus Stop, Scholar Green (ST7 3QQ) 07:26 16:09 Poolside Bus Stop, Scholar Green (ST7 3QS) 07:30 16:05 Greengate/Knutsford Road Bus Stop, Scholar Green (ST7 3QT) 07:33 16:03 Linley Lane Bus Stop, Alsager (ST7 2UJ) 07:35 16:00 Moorhouse Avenue Bus Stop, Alsager (ST7 2DT) 07:37 15:58 St. Gabriel's Church, Lawton Road Bus Stop, Alsager (ST7 2AF) 07:38 15:57 Sue Ryder Bus Stop (Bank Corner), Alsager (ST7 2AF) 07:40 15:55 Brookfield Drive, Alsager (ST7 2SD) 07:44 15:51 Hassall Green (Romping Donkey) (CW11 4YA) 07:48 15:47 Betchton Road Bus Stop, Betchton (CW11 4YE) 07:54 15:41 Malkins Bank, Sandbach (CW11) 07:56 15:39 The Hill, Hassall Road (CW11 1JJ) 07:58 15:37 Sandbach High School & Sixth Form Centre 08:08 15:20 Fare ‐ £2.00 each way It is not necessary for parents to contact Mikro Coaches to let them know in advance of students wishing to travel – they should just wait at the appropriate stop. Please note that the Alsager route is subject to change and continuation is dependent on sufficient numbers of students travelling. Contact: Tel ‐ 01270 588867 (Mikro Coaches, 102 Victoria Street, Crewe – Email: [email protected]) Other Public Transport Routes D&G Bus – 78 (Nantwich–Warmingham–Coppenhall–Sandbach–Alsager–Rode Heath–Scholar Green) – www.dgbus.co.uk D&G Bus – K51A (Betchton–Hassall Green–Malkins Bank–Sandbach Heath–Sandbach High School) – this service was withdrawn at the end of the Autumn term (2015) – D&G advise that service 78 provides alternative journeys from Hassall Green and Malkins Bank. Sapphire – 38 (Macclesfield–Congleton–Sandbach–Crewe) – www.arrivabus.co.uk Arriva – 37, 37A, 37E (Northwich–Winsford–Middlewich–Sandbach–Crewe) – www.arrivabus.co.uk .