2024 Comet and HandyBus Shopping Trips to Henley – stopping at Waitrose/Tesco/Town Hall decided by passengers on the day
- Comet Bus on 1st and 3rd Thursdays
- HandyBus trips available on 2nd and 4th Tuesdays of each month
(extra Comet Bus trips added from Jan-March dates are included below)
Comet Bus starts picking up passengers from 10.30am and the Handy Bus from 9.30. Both offer a home/driveway pickup.
• Number of passengers will be a maximum of 14 persons
• Current Bus pass must be shown
• Bookings to be made, in advance with Claire Harwood (via email above or phone: 01491 640805)
Claire will manage the bookings fairly which will allow regular users and new users an opportunity to visit the shops to do their own shopping, subject to availability.
| 2024 | COMET BUS | HANDY BUS |
| JANUARY | Thursday 4th | Tuesday 9th |
| Thursday 18th | Tuesday 23rd | |
| FEBRUARY | Thursday 1st | Tuesday 13th |
| Thursday 8th | Tuesday 27th | |
| Thursday 22nd | ||
| MARCH | Thursday 7th | Tuesday 12th |
| Thursday 21st | Tuesday 26th | |
| APRIL | Thursday 4th | Tuesday 9th |
| Thursday 18th | Tuesday 23rd | |
| MAY | Thursday 2nd | Tuesday 14th |
| Thursday 9th | Tuesday 28th | |
| Thursday 23rd | ||
| JUNE | Thursday 6th | Tuesday 11th |
| Thursday 20th | Tuesday 25th | |
| JULY | Thursday 4th | Tuesday 9th |
| Thursday 18th | Tuesday 23rd | |
| AUGUST | Thursday 1st | Tuesday 13th |
| Thursday 8th | Tuesday 27th | |
| Thursday 22nd | ||
| SEPTEMBER | Thursday 5th | Tuesday 10th |
| Thursday 19th | Tuesday 24th | |
| OCTOBER | Thursday 3rd | Tuesday 8th |
| Thursday 17th | Tuesday 22nd | |
| Thursday 31st | ||
| NOVEMBER | Thursday 7th | Tuesday 12th |
| Thursday 21st | Tuesday 26th | |
| DECEMBER | Thursday 5th | Tuesday 10th |
| Thursday 19th |
A few details about the services:
- Free shopping trip service twice a month to Henley with pick up and return
from passenger’s doorsteps. - Passengers need to sign up for the coming week by noon on the Sunday
before travel. - Address details, phone number and postcode will need to be supplied at the
time of booking. - Claire will liaise with the bus driver to give number of passengers, pick up
locations and suggested route. - The service is aimed at people that are unable to drive for one reason or
another (don’t drive, don’t own a car or have a medical condition which
means they cannot drive). - A current bus pass is required to travel.
- Both the Comet and Handy-bus will stop in Henley at Waitrose car park
and/or drop off at Tesco, Henley. Details decided by the passengers on
each trip. - The Comet Bus offers a service on the 1st and 3rd Thursdays of each month.
However, where there is a 5th Tuesday in a month, the Comet can be
booked for additional journeys on a Thursday, with prior arrangement.
These dates have been included in the above timetable for 2023 trips and
are highlighted in red. - The Handy-bus runs it’s fortnightly service on Tuesdays (2nd and 4th of each
month).
Further information please email Sue Abbott at susan@theabbotts.co.uk
(07968870408) or telephone Claire Harwood 01491 640805.