The North Ryedale Public Transport Forum meets 3 times a year to make suggestions about buses, bus stops, timetables and connections. We were delighted to see the new easy access East Yorkshire buses now in use and look forward to all settlements having easy access bus stops. Please note that there are bus stops to Helmsley in Middleton Road although there are no bus stops signs on that side of the road. In Eastgate there is a bus stop for Scarborough outside Orchard Close. If you wish to alight ring the bell and if you wish to get on please indicate with a firm signal.

          Since April when the National Bus Pass for Pensioners and others was introduced, there has been a heavy demand for timetables indicating that visitors are using theirs in Ryedale, which is good news for traffic reduction. This could cause problems if the buses get full and locals using them for their daily business cannot get on! Many pensioners are finding wonderful free days out round the area by connecting the different services - Moorsbus, East Yorkshire and Coastliner. For the rest - there are freedom tickets available from Coastliner and from East Yorkshire Services, also available are weekly and one month tickets. Coastliner offers discounted admission vouchers at some attractions. Student concessions - see timetable booklets or e mail: 

youngperson@coastliner.co.uk 

          If you are travelling further afield, you will be able to buy a rail ticket plus bus  all in one. For information, see the website:

www.plusbus.info

          New Service. If you text, put in your bus stop number (8 digit) and 62244 to find out when the next coastliner is due.

Timetable information at  Pickering Tourist Information Centre or phone traveline 0871 200 22 33, or look on www.coastliner.co.uk  For East Yorkshire: www.eyms.co.uk

Check as timetables change with the seasons.

Judy Dixon.