THE MINIBUS

The club has been fortunate to own a Minibus for many years. It is an excellent facility that we can offer for use in supporting the community.  We loan the bus, free of charge, to various groups in the local area (we even provide the fuel).  Please, note that the use of the bus is restricted to within sixty miles radius from Hornsea.  If you wish to take a trip further afield, then please, contact other providers.

The Hornsea and District Lions minibus is used by members of the “Poppin Club” which is held in the Parish Hall every week. It provides a place for senior citizens in the town and surrounding villages to get together on a weekly basis for a cup of tea a snack and most importantly a good natter.

We also bring other senior citizens into the town for shopping trips every week and for the tea dances mentioned elsewhere on this website. 

The local “Resource Centre”, which is a facility for mentally and physically disabled people of all ages, use the bus every week to take their members on trips from which they all derive a great deal of pleasure.

On a number of occasions throughout the year, the bus is used by Boys and Girls sports team to get them to matches when other transport is not available.

The bus was used by the Hornsea/La Grande Motte twinning association in 2006 to collect our French counterparts from the Airport when they came over on a visit. They retained the bus over the weekend to ferry their guests and the Town Mayor around the area. After a very successful visit it was used to return them to Leeds/Bradford Airport.

The bus is very useful for Lions Club Members as well. It is often used when visiting other Clubs in the area and attending Zone and District Conferences.

Because of the excellent sign writing on the bus (see Photograph) it is a superb way of advertising the shop and keeping the club in the public eye.

BOOKING THE MINIBUS:

If you wish to arrange use of the minibus, please, contact Lion Dick Purr, Tel: 01964 500224

Dick will approve the booking and put it in the diary.  He will authorise collection at the appointed time from Gorton Services at the entrance to the Hornsea Pottery.   A key code will be issued for the keysafe which is by the door to the premises.  Please, respect the one way system around the premises.

A single car may be left parked in place of the minibus.

Before moving the minibus, drivers should enter up the mileage log sheet and damage report.  If a member of the Lions finds unreported damage, or mileage, when inspecting the minibus upon return,  the Lions Club will be notified and the driver could be barred from using the bus again.

Revised 11/2009