Archway Travel LTD

23/06/2026

☀️🔥🚍 IT'S GOING TO BE A HOT ONE 🚍🔥☀️

As everyone knows, we seem to have swapped Climates with Spain this week and it's certainly shaping up to be a record breaking week for temperatures.

That said it does affect us slightly:-

1. When heading to the bus stop, don't head out too early. We generally operate our services on time or a couple of minutes late so don't venture out too soon to stand in the heat. Make sure you drink plenty of water before you leave the house to stay hydrated.

2. Buses are by design mobile greenhouses, they are full of windows and temperatures do get high in there. Make sure you leave all of the opening windows open at all times and take plenty of water with you for the journey. Most of our coaches have Air Conditioning so they will not be as bad inside but please be advised the Fylde Villager Network and School. Services do not have Air Conditioning and as such will be hotter than usual.

3. Our drivers have been allowed to "dress down" for the duration of this heat wave, they may not be as smart as they usually are but rest assured they are still as professional as ever (albeit in their civvys) We did however ban the wearing of socks and sliders for safety and style reasons 😅

We will do our best to ensure we operate the best service possible and be as caring to our customers as possible and if there are any changes or issues with services we will try our best to communicate this to you.

Thankyou 🙏

18/06/2026

Today we receieved a phonecall from the staff at Ridgeway who were worried about a group of children who were stranded and couldn't get to the farm....luckily our driver Rokib had just dropped off nearby so we diverted him to Peel Corner to collect the children and get them safely to Ridgeway Farm so they could enjoy their day looking round the farm!!!

We hope you all had a lovely day (when you made it there) 🚍🚜🐄

Thankyou to the team at Ridgeway Farm for this lovely post 🙏

🌟 Big Shout Out to Archway Travel! 🌟

Today, Archway Travel were our absolute knights in shining armour! 👏

When 35 children were unexpectedly stranded on Peel Road, Archway Travel stepped in at the last minute, saved the day, and kindly made sure everyone arrived safely at Ridgeway Farm. 🚍🐮

The children went on to have a fantastic time feeding the animals, cuddling the rabbits and guinea pigs, playing Guess Who Laid the Egg? 🥚 and, to top it all off, picking their very own fresh strawberries… yum! 🍓

A huge thank you to Archway Travel for going above and beyond today — your kindness and quick thinking made sure a special day wasn’t missed.

Thank you, Archway Travel — true local heroes! ❤️

09/06/2026

‼️ New Service 910 - starting September 📣

Finishing school this year?
Starting at Blackpool & Fylde Bispham Campus?
Live Over Wyre?

Archway have you covered 🤝

Join the waiting list by following the link below 👇

https://archwaytravel.shuttleid.uk/waiting-list/25-26/fdc86be2-d4fd-4659-9c96-c3b18da141bc

Keep your eyes peeled for more information in the near future 👀

04/06/2026

🔴❌️ LORD STREET FLEETWOOD CLOSED ❌️🔴

Due to the building fire last night Lord Street is currently closed. Our 74 and 75 services are unable to serve Lord Street and will use Dock Street instead.

Apologies for the inconvenience

27/05/2026

🛞🚍 FANCY JOINING THE TEAM 🚍🛞

We currently have a vacancy for a PCV Driver to join our Schools and Private Hire team based from our depot in Fleetwood.

We are looking for someone who can think on their feet, is a people person, enjoys driving and most importantly is nice and friendly 😁

Our fleet varies from School Buses, College Runs, Rail Replacement, Private Hires, Overnight Trips and so much more. We have everything from 19 seat Minicoaches, 34 to 72 seat executive coaches and our fleet of Double Decker Buses that are mainly used on Home to School runs.

We work 7 days a week, 364 days a year. Weekends are not optional but are shared out equally between everyone to make it fair. You can get plenty of hours in during the week between driving, washing buses, helping out round the yard, anything to pass the day really.

We try and let our staff have a good work life balance and work round you whereever we can, that said we are incredibly busy at the moment so we need people who want to work and enjoy what they do. We do our best to make it an enjoyable place to work and you need a good sense of humour to work with us.

You would be required to either have a current DBS Badge or be able to apply for one through us. You will need a Full Cat D License and a Tacho Card would be advantageous. (Sorry no trainees at the moment, qualified staff only please)

The important bits:-
💷 £13.50 Monday to Friday Rate
💷 £16.00 Weekend Rate
📆 Paid Weekly
📲 Payslips are available on an app
👵 Company pension provided
👔 Uniform Provided

If this sounds like something that may suit you, lease email your CV to [email protected]

16/05/2026

💙 CHARLIES CONVOY 2026 💙

We are pleased to unveil our advert for Charlies Convoy 2026 that will be riding around the Fylde Villager routes going forward in support of this amazing cause and all those who help put the event together.

For anyone at a loose end today, Charlies Convoy Family Fun Day starts at 10am where there will be static displays of HGVS, Vans, Cars and Motorcycles. Childrens entertainers and rides, various food and drink stalls, Ice Cream and performances from some local acts all preceed the main event, The Convoy which leaves the showfield approximately 7pm to do the usual route through Inskip, Catforth, Bartle, Salwick, Treales, Elswick and Gt Eccleston.

For more infomation please check out the Charlies Convoy Social Media pages 🤳

To access the showfield you can use our 74 or 78 services and ask the driver to get off at Great Eccleston.

A few of our Haulage team will be in attendance throughout the day so pop down and say hi 👋

30/04/2026

🛠 FITTING WEEK 🛠

Following our recent award winning weekend in Blackpool, it is very fitting that the IRTE Northern Centre shared our post with it's members as this week we have undergone our periodic IRTEC Audit on our workshop and technicians and we are pleased to announce they all passed with flying colours and are now certified to repair our vehicles and external customers vehicles to the highest standards once again 🌟

The Institute of Road Transport Engineers (IRTE) is the most recognised industry based standards scheme in the Road Transport Sector and they have various meetings, seminars and courses to upskill engineers and technicians within our industry and give recognised qualifications and Continued Professional Development to those who join.

We have always been proud supporters of the IRTE Northern Centre and every one of our Technicians is fully IRTEC Certified.

Thankyou to Brian from Woldsway Training for coming down to carry out our certifications.

For any more info on the IRTE and the IRTEC Scheme please check out https://www.soe.org.uk/our-sectors/irte-professional-sector.html

19/04/2026

🌟🌟🏆 WE WON 🏆🌟🌟

The trophy cabinet will have some Silverware in it once again as we walked away with the "Top Team in the Saturday Drive" Trophy!!!

We had to navigate a set route, follow directions and stick to strict and exact average speeds throughout several checkpoints to arrive back into Blackpool nicely to take part in the driving challenge.
Unfortunately this year we didn't make it to the finals of the Coach Driver of the year but nevertheless it's testement to the hard work of our team to come away with this trophy!!!

Thankyou to the whole team at the UK Coach Rally for all the hard work they put into organising such an excellent event and heres to many more years of the UK Coach Rally 🙏

18/04/2026

🏆🏆 UK COACH RALLY 2026 🏆🏆

It's the time of year again where we hit the Promenade and compete in the driving challenges and try and retain our winnings from last year.

If you see the coaches out and about throughout the Fylde Coast then give them a wave. The amount of polish, tyre shine and elbow grease that has gone in to presenting these vehicles in such pristine condition is second to none. Good luck everyone 🤞

31/03/2026

🐣 Bank Holidays - Sunday Service 🍫

Just a reminder that on Friday 3rd April & Monday 6th April we will be operating our Sunday timetable across the Fylde Villager network.

On Saturday 4th April we will be following our normal Saturday timetable.

Have a good weekend!