Tr a n s p o rt G u i d e 2020 - 2021
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Contents Page 3.
Getting Started
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Travelling by Bus
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Endeavour Card
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One Bus
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Park & Ride
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Travelling by Rail
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Cycling, Motorcycles, Scooters and Driving
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Reduce your Travel Costs
Page 10. 16-19 Bursary Fund Page 11. Useful Contacts
Getting Started How you travel to and from College can seem a little daunting, especially if it’s the first time you’ve needed to travel some distance. This guide, along with our dedicated webpage, aims to provide support and guidance to help you plan your journey.
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To start, head to our website suffolkone.ac.uk and follow these links to see details of the various transport options:
Prospective Students Travelling to Campus Or
Click on the Transport Icon:
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Travelling by Bus There is an excellent infrastructure of dedicated and public bus routes to and from Campus providing easy access for students from a wide radius. The diagram below illustrates the local bus transfer routes:
This website provides a journey planner on the homepage. Just pop in your home postcode, and ours too, to determine your most efficient route into college. The postcode for One is: IP8 3SU For more information head to:
www.suffolkonboard.com
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Endeavour Card Suffolk County Council’s Endeavour Card is eligible to Students who are aged 16 – 19 years old and offers at least 25% discount off full price adult fares on participating bus services throughout Suffolk. Endeavour Card holders can make cashless payments on public transport services that accept the card. The card has a stored cash value and online top-up ability. This enables parents and others to ensure young people can pay for their transport. For further details or to apply online head to:
www.SuffolkonBoard.com
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One Bus Routes Felixstowe, Stowmarket & Claydon Areas The College currently provides three dedicated buses through First Buses: • Stowmarket SO1 - covering Combs Ford, Needham Market and Great Blakenham. • Felixstowe SO2 - Covering Grange Farm, Walton and Trimley St Martin. • Claydon SO3 - Covering Stowupland, Stonham, Coddenham, Bramford and Sproughton These buses allow students in these areas a door to door service.
Please click on the links on our website for full details of each route and further information on the First Bus App.
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First Bus App Once we receive the initial payment for your bus pass, you will be issued with a unique code. When activated, you will be able to travel, at no additional cost, on any First Bus to and from your home town at any time of the day. This includes evenings, weekends and half term holidays and also the Park and Ride 800 bus between One and Ipswich town centre. Payment will not be required until enrolment in August. However we would like to ask that you complete an online application to register your interest in using this service. By declaring your expression of interest, you are helping us to gauge the number of passengers and plan-ahead for the start of September. NB: The Felixstowe, Stowmarket and Claydon One Buses are operated directly by One College and are not provided through Suffolk County Council, therefore students must apply directly to One and not Suffolk County Council.
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Park & Ride Park & Ride buses operate across Ipswich between Martlesham Health and London Road passing One on a regular basis. For specific timings of the buses that drop off and pick up directly at One please head to the website below.
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Travelling by Rail
Firstly, you will need to get yourself a student railcard. These can be obtained from any staffed station ticket office or online using the following link: www.railcard. co.uk You can choose from either a 16-17 railcard or a 1625 railcard which offer up to 50% discounts. You can then order your tickets online at www.greateranglia. co.uk which will automatically charge the discounted amount. If you are arriving to Ipswich by train, you can use the Park & Ride 800 service to get directly to One or Ipswich Buses number 13.
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Cycling, Motorcycles & Scooters Cycles, Motorcycles and Scooters are a popular form of transport for students travelling to campus. We provide secure facilities within the car parking area. To further support cycling to college, we provide lockers and shower facilities for students. Please ask at Reception for access to the bike shed.
Students are not able to park on-site at the college. The best and safest place to leave your car is at the London Road Park and Ride which is a 10 minute walk or a hop onto the 800 bus, that passes in front of the college.
Reduce your Travel Costs Suffolk County Council’s (SCC) Post 16 Discretionary Transport scheme
Assistance with travel costs may be available through SCC’s Post 16 Discretionary Transport Scheme. Find out if your child is eligible to apply for post-16 home to school or college travel based on distance, income and SEND: You can check your eligibility by following this link: www.suffolk.gov.uk/children-families-and-learning/schools/home-to-schooltransport-and-travel/check-if-your-child-is-eligible-to-apply-for-home-toschool-or-college-transport/ You should make your application by the closing date, otherwise SCC will not guarantee a response by the start of the academic year. Please do not wait until you have received your GSCE results before you 8submit your application; you can always change your mind later. 9
Eligible for the Student Bursary? The 16-19 Bursary Fund has 2 parts and offers help to students at One to continue in full-time education, who might otherwise be financially disadvantaged. 1. The Vulnerable Bursary: A bursary of £1,200 a year for young people in the following defined vulnerable groups: • In care • Care leaver • In receipt of Income Support, or Universal Credit in place of Income Support in their own right • In receipt of Employment and Support Allowance (ESA) or Universal Credit and Disability Living or Personal Independence Payments in their own right • Young carer in receipt of a Carer’s Allowance or GP assessment letter. 2. The Discretionary Bursary: All students not in receipt of the Guaranteed Bursary can apply for the Discretionary fund if the family income is £25,000 per annum or below. A copy of the Bursary Guidance Document can be found on our website www.suffolkone.ac.uk Click the tabs: Information > Finance@One > 16-19 BursaryFund To find out more contact the Finance team by emailing: Finance@suffolkone.ac.uk
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Useful Contacts One Transport Enquiries Tel: 01473 556600 Email: transport@suffolkone.ac.uk Greater Anglia Tickets Tel: 0345 600 7245 (Option 3) Website: greateranglia.co.uk Student Railcard Tel: 0345 300 0250 Website: www.railcard.co.uk Beestons Tel: 01473 823243 Website: www.beestons.co.uk Twitter: @Beestons First in Norfolk & Suffolk Tel: 0345 602 0121 Website: www.firstgroup.com Twitter: @FirstIpswich Ipswich Buses Tel: 0800 919390 Website: www.ipswichbuses.co.uk Twitter: @ipswichbuses Suffolk County Council Transport Tel:0345 6066171 Website: www.suffolkonboard.co.uk Twitter: @suffolkonboard Email: passenger.transport@suffolk.gov.uk
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Your Route to One:
suffolkone.ac.uk 01473 556600 transport@suffolkone.ac.uk
