13 August 2020 Dear Parents/Carers I hope you are enjoying the summer holidays and continuing to stay safe and well. From September, Lancashire County Council will run the transport to Southlands High School. The 793 service will replace the previous 401 service. This 793 service will also replace the LCC minibus which brings some of our students to school from outlying villages. ROUTE DESCRIPTION From WITHNELL FOLD Road End via A674 Chorley Road, Bolton Road, ABBEY VILLAGE Dole Lane, Norcross Brow, WITHNELL Railway Road, BRINSCALL School Lane, Buckholes Lane, HIGHER WHEELTON Bett Lane, Blackburn Road A674, Victoria Street, LOWER WHEELTON, Blackburn Road, A674 Blackburn New Road, Millennium Way, A6 Preston Road, BUCKSHAW VILLAGE Buckshaw Avenue, Central Avenue, Euxton Lane, EUXTON A49 Wigan Road, Balshaw Lane, Southport Road, Foxhole Road, Ackhurst Road, Yarrow Valley Way, Coppull Road, Butterworth Brow to Chorley Southlands High School Bus Turning Circle. Return via reverse of outward route. ROUTE TIMES - Service No… 793 Withnell Fold Road End 0755 Abbey Village, Hare & Hounds 0803 Withnell, Health Centre 0805 Brinscall, War Memorial 0808 Higher Wheelton, Bett Lane 0811 Lower Wheelton, Red Lion 0815 Buckshaw Village, Buckshaw Hall 0827 Euxton, Bay Horse 0831 Euxton, The Talbot 0835 Chorley Southlands High School 0845 Chorley Southlands High School arr 1510 Chorley Southlands High School dep 1520 Euxton, The Talbot 1530 Euxton, Bay Horse 1534 Buckshaw Village, Buckshaw Hall 1538 Lower Wheelton, Red Lion 1543 Higher Wheelton, Bett Lane 1547 Brinscall, War Memorial 1550 Withnell, Health Centre 1553 Abbey Village, Hare & Hounds 1555 Withnell Fold Road End 1603 In principle, LCC have awarded the contract to Lancashire Bus Ltd t/a Vantage Coaches. The contract is to operate a 49 seat vehicle. COST OF JOURNEY If the child's journey is over 3 miles the return fare is £4.10 – this will apply to all stops before Euxton - Balshaw Lane where the fare changes to £3 return. These fares are set by LCC. Whilst LCC do accept walk-up fare payers on school bus services, they can only guarantee a seat on the bus for those pupils who have a statutory travel pass or buy a season ticket; so we would advise that applying for a season ticket is the best option. Parents/carers can save up to 20% on the yearly cost of paying the daily fare by purchasing a season ticket. Applications for season ticket can be made via www.lancashire.gov.uk/schools or the School Transport Hotline: 0300 123 6738 Please note - This service will replace the minibus. For any direct enquiries related to the route, specific bus stops please contact LCC transport directly. www.lancashire.gov.uk/schools or the School Transport Hotline: 0300 123 6738 Southlands High School will no longer be involved in any collection of payments for buses. For any remaining enquiries please feel free to contact me at [email protected] and I will continue to ensure we seek resolutions to any transport issues. Sincerely, Kerry Millar Headteacher .