Ticket To Ride For Bus Infants!

As part of their continued drive to familiarise infants with bus travel, Halesowen-based Manor Way Pre-School Group are to take over 40 of their pupils on their local bus to Dudley Zoo - where they will be taking part in a charity ’Toddlethon’.On 9th June 2005, the 40 pupils, teachers and parents from the pre-school will be using the Travel West Midlands 241 bus service to travel to Dudley Zoo for a ’Toddlethon’ - which is supporting national charity ’Barnardo’s’. Stuart Henry, Corporate Affairs Manager for Travel West Midlands said, "This is the second year that we have worked with the pre-school and its pupils and we are pleased that they are using our local bus services to travel to the event at Dudley Zoo. I know through working with them last year that the kids all enjoy bus travel and I hope that they will continue to take their journeys by bus over the years. Manor Way pre-school are very pro-public transport and they have an excellent bus network in the Halesowen area to utilise. Our Company works very closely with school children through our Operation Safer Travel initiative and this is very much an extension of that partnership. It’s all about the kids having fun and a good day out and I know that they can’t wait to travel on the 241!"Carol Bennett from the pre-school said, "We are delighted for the second year running to have organised a trip for our pre-school children in conjunction with Travel West Midlands, and I would like to take this opportunity to thank them for all their support in ensuring the day is a success."The pupils from the pre-school will be joined on the trip by members of the teaching staff and parents and a Travel West Midlands Inspector will ensure that they are able to board and alight the bus safely. The children are all aged between 3 and 5 years old.

Published 2nd June 2005