Thoughts from Southwestbus

Today marks the 25th anniversary of the founding of my first 'proper' bus fleet, Blue Bus.  It ran under my control from 15/11/1997 until July of 2008 when I sold it to Pilgrim Travel  and entered the thrilling world of 'retirement'. This lasted less than 12 months as my present fleet was established in May 2009, initially operating in Kent and East Sussex (where I worked at the time) before moving to the non existent county of Wessex. Later in 2010, operations settled on Bridgwater in Somerset, where we continue to this day. Blue Bus began life under an odd set of circumstances. During my childhood I attended no fewer than five schools thanks to the losing of my special needs statement file by Somerset County Council. This meant I was denied the support I should have had through school and consequently my memories of that time are best left behind a firmly bolted door. I went to two primary schools and was probably happiest at the second. I was sad to leave people who