Stagecoach celebrates Christmas with festive bus tour

To celebrate the festive season, Stagecoach is touring the East Midlands in a special Christmas open-top bus, the Stagecoach Sleigh.

 The Christmas bus tour started on Wednesday 11 December with a visit to Branston Community Day Nursery where Santa met with the children, who each received a Christmas present, and spread some Christmas cheer. This was followed by a tour around Lincoln, where Santa and his elves were onboard to wave to passers-by and help get people in the festive spirit.

 This week, the Christmas bus continued its tour with visits to several other locations including Young Tots Nursery in Lincoln on Monday and Puddleducks Pre-school in Worksop on Tuesday, where Santa and his elves were on hand to spread their Christmas cheer by handing out gifts to the children.

 The festive entourage also stopped at Worksop bus station yesterday and will visit the Hull Interchange today to give out Lindt chocolate treats to passengers and Christmas shoppers.

Matt Cranwell, Managing Director of Stagecoach East Midlands, said “The Christmas bus has proven popular across the region. Children love it and of course it’s lovely to hand out chocolates to people, and say thank you to our customers for their support throughout the year.

“We want to encourage more people to take the bus this Christmas and have provided extra services to support late night shopping. Our Stagecoach services are the greenest and most efficient way of travelling this festive season.”

Lyn Young, owner of Young Tots Nursery said: “We want to say a big thank you to Stagecoach East Midlands for visiting us with their wonderful Stagecoach Sleigh Bus! The children really enjoyed meeting Father Christmas and getting in the Christmas spirit. It was a truly magical visit and brought a smile to all the childrens’ faces.”