Finally a yellow school bus service for Debden Park and Davenant High School has been agreed!

Working with Chigwell Row Residents Association, Epping Forest Community Transport (EFCT) have now organised a Yellow Bus Service that will transport Children from Chigwell Row and Chigwell Village to Davenant High School, Debden Park High School, Chigwell School and West Hatch High School.  The service is a new one and will now utilise the second yellow bus. The bus still has school places on offer and will not charge for holidays and periods of interruption i.e. COVID-19 outbreak making this an inexpensive option.  

Furthermore the service has now been accepted onto the Essex Supported Travel programme for students living three miles away from catchment schools they attend. CRRA was very involved in the process of making this happen.

Readers may want to email EFCT as there are more available spaces especially as the long term plan is to operate a two bus system, which will result in shorter journey times for all travellers using shorter more direct routes. 

EFCT's contact details can be found at the end of this post.

School Transport

Dear Parent/Guardian

Please see below, timetable for school transport from Chigwell.

Transport to commence Monday 13th September 2021.

School Transport from Chigwell

Pick Up

Return

Two Brewers, Lambourne Rd, Chigwell

*07:00

16:40

Chigwell Row Wood, Lambourne Rd, Chigwell

*07:05

16:20

Chigwell School, High Rd, Chigwell

*07:20

16:10

Two Brewers, Lambourne Rd, Chigwell

*07:30

16:00

Debden Park High School, Willingale Rd, Debden

*08:00

15:40

Davenant Foundation School, Chester Rd, Debden

*08:10

15:30

West Hatch High School, Chigwell

*08:40

15:10

*These times are approximate

Please note that all routes and costings are subject to change.

Whilst every effort is made to expand the services where numbers are sufficient, spaces are limited, and seats cannot be guaranteed.                                        

·        Transport will be Monday – Friday (5 days) @ £3.00 per day = £15.00 per week.

·        No reimbursement will apply to unused journeys.      

·        EFCT must be informed by email/telephone of all inset days or school holidays to avoid charges. 

·        Failing to pay invoices within our terms of 14 days, will result in loss of use of the school transport.

·        Annual Membership £15 per annum.

Please can you confirm by email to efct@efcommunitytransport.org.uk that you agree to your child’s transport arrangements.

We thank all the parents who have been working behind the scenes with Chigwell Row Residents Association.  

Wilson Chowdhry, Chairman of the CRRA, said:

"It has taken almost two years of planning to get the Yellow Bus Service to include Davenant Foundation and Debden Park High School.

"Many parents were using existing services and were finding it hard to change until we negotiated no fees for holidays with EFCT, making this service a primary choice.

"I hope now we can encourage more parents to come on board."

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