Chigwell Parish Yellow Bus Service Timetables and Future service

Current Timetable for free bus service till 5th October 2020 

TWO BREWERS
Monday to Friday
Two Brewers	07:45	08:30
Chigwell Primary Sch (Via Vicarage Lane)	07:50	08:40
Chigwell High Rd - Shops	08:00	09:00
Luxborough Lane (Chigwell Grove)	08:06	09:06
West Hatch School	08:09	09:09
Limes Ave Loop (anti-clockwise) via Turpins Lane	08:16	09:16
Grange Hill Station	08:23	09:23
Two Brewers	08:30	09:30
TWO BREWERS
Monday to Friday
Two Brewers	15:00	16:15
Chigwell Primary Sch (Via Vicarage Lane)	15:10	16:25
Chigwell High Rd - Shops	15:30	16:35
Luxborough Lane (Chigwell Grove)	15:36	16:40
West Hatch School	15:40	16:45
Limes Ave (Loop anti-clockwise via Turpins Lane	15:46	16:55
Grange Hill Station	16:00	17:00
Two Brewers	16:10	17:10

Proposed School Bus Service

Minibus 1 Chigwell Row to	Minibus 2 Chigwell Row to
Arrive Chigwell school 7.55 8.10 Chigwell Primary school 8.25 8:40 Davenant Foundation 9.05 9.25 Return from     West Hatch 15.05 15.20 Chigwell Primary school 15.20 15.35 Davenant Foundation 15.45 16.05	Arrive Davenant Foundation 7.55 8.10 West Hatch 8.15 8.35 West Hatch 8.35 8.50 Return from     Davenant Foundation 14.45 15.05 West Hatch 15.20 15.35 Chigwell School 16.00 16.15

Proposed new route (click here)

The new service will not be scheduled by a conventional timetable but by a schedule 

that responds to community need by people booking in advance for their journeys. 

The cost for the service will include membership £15. 

Adults tickets one way £4.20 or £6.00 return. 

Children £2.00 each way or £3.00 return.

Read more below:

What is DaRT?

Demand Responsive Transport (DaRT) is an alternative option enabling access 

to key services in rural areas such as Chigwell.

DaRT services differ from bus services in that they are flexible and may divert on and off route to 

collect and drop off passengers within the area of operation.

DaRT is not a taxi service, as there must be a enough volume of passengers with similar itineraries

in order to make the intended journeys viable.

 Most DaRT services will align with the existing routes and group bookings.

However, the DaRT service only needs three or four passengers to confirm a group booking. 

When the service is not operating a timetabled bus route or group booking, vehicles may be available 

for individual runs, in circumstances where no alternative transport is available.

The DaRT service will be operational between:

 0800 and 1700 Mondays to Fridays.

Unlike a conventional bus service,

Ø  Prior customer registration is essential,

Ø  Seating for journeys must be booked at least 36 hours in advance of travel.

Ø  May be booked up to one months in advance of the intended date of travel.

Ø  If passenger travels regularly they can make a regular booking which lasts for three months,

   however if the passenger is unable to travel on a particular day, they must cancel that journey.

Ø  Passengers with a concessionary bus pass maybe used proving they are registered with Epping Forest 

  Community Transport.

 For further information please contact

Epping Forest Community Transport

Telephone: 01992 579556 & 01279 798876

Email: efct@efcommunitytransport.org.uk

Please note that Chigwell Row Residents Association is in favour of a free yellow bus service in our Parish.  We understand our Parish Council's decision to conclude the contract with Epping Forest Community Transport only because it was hemorrhaging  our General Reserves (money from council tax).  

Our position is that Councillors must return to a free service as soon as the £800,000 S106 agreement money, due via the Planning application for Chigwell Primary Academy, is received from Epping Forest District Council (EFDC). We are also adamant that the Parish Council must fight tooth and nail for those funds to be transferred to the Parish for the purpose of funding our buses.  Failure to do so will be a betrayal by the existing councillors some of whom would prefer the funds to be used by EFDC to be used for increased Social Housing in places like Grange Farm where green belt land could be converted to 50% social housing  as per the EFDC Local Infrastructure Plan. 

Please sign our petition to prevent the loss of the free service permanently and usurping of funds for our buses for use of towards social housing that would impact our poorly infrastructured community (click here).

Please also email ian.ansell@eppingforestdc.gov.uk and call for him to expedite the planning approval for Chigwell Primary Academy (EPF/1681/19).

Full details of DaRT service can be found (here)

Details for the DaRT contract can be found (here)

A passenger application can be found (here)