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Text Box: Welcome aboard! Text Box: In 2007 FELIX Bus Services celebrated 85 years as a bus and coach operator, having been established in Stanley Village in 1922, and named after the popular song of the day ‘Felix Kept on Walking’. We are justifiably proud to have served the public in and around Ilkeston and Derby for over 80 years and to have maintained a high standard of quality, service and reliability. With much regret, we have now decided to withdraw from the operation of our local bus services: with effect from Monday 30th January 2011, the ‘Black Cat’ and ‘Ilkeston Flyer’ bus services have been taken over by Trent Barton. We would like to thank our many loyal customers for their support over the years. For over 25 years Felix have been arranging our own coach holidays and day excursion programme. A list of this year’s holiday tours can be found by clicking on the “Holidays” button above. Our coaches have a small pick up area focusing mainly on Derby City Centre, Chaddesden, Oakwood, Stanley and Stanley Common, West Hallam, Kirk Hallam and Ilkeston - no feeder coaches are used so that once you are on board, the tour begins. Our main day trip programme pick up on the same route between Ilkeston and Derby. More recently we have started a second day excursion programme from Shipley, Langley Mill, Heanor, Loscoe, Codnor and Ripley. We are always happy to help with any coach hire bookings and we can provide groups with a tailor-made tour. We offer our coach hire customers a free booking service for theatre tickets, meals, hotel accommodation and many tourist attractions. It is also possible to make a small group booking on one of our day excursions if your club hasn’t enough members to fill a coach completely. We regularly take Heanor Branch of the Rams Supporters’ Club to away matches and they always welcome new supporters. You can contact them on heanor.rams@lycos.co.uk

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COACH HOLIDAYS & DAY EXCURSIONS from Derby and IlkestonText Box: LUXURY COACH HIRE 53 seat standard coaches 49 seat tour coaches with WC 39 seat midi-coaches 29 seat midi-coaches 22 seat mini-coaches RING 0800 019 0047 for a quotation for your next trip! Text Box: COACH HOLIDAYS Join us for a relaxing and interesting holiday tour - we have a selection of UK tours from Derby and Ilkeston. LONDON WEEKENDS HOLIDAYS BESIDE THE SEA SCENIC TOURING HOLIDAYS SHORT BREAKS & WEEKENDS Text Box: GREAT DAY TRIPS Seaside or Scenery, sightseeing or shopping - lots of ideas for a great day out on a coach! Let us do the driving and the parking - you just sit back and relax! Local pick ups in Derby, Ilkeston, Ripley and Heanor Text Box: Please note that from 29th January all Felix Local Bus Services (Black Cat, Ilkeston Flyer and Pride Park football specials) will be operated by Trent Barton. For information about Bus Routes after this date please contact Trent Barton or Traveline (0871 200 2233) not Felix Coaches. Felix Bus Services will continue to operated School Bus and Swimming Bath services until the end of the Spring Term. If you have an enquiry regarding school bus services please contact 07540 557516. Felix Coach Holidays and Felix Day Excursions, plus all coach hire arrangements, will be operated by Swiftsure Travel from 30th January 2012. Bookings for all these services can be made now - to contact us at Swiftsure Travel please call 0800 019 0047. Text Box: For Day Excursions and Holidays from Burton upon Trent, South Derbyshire and East Staffordshire please visit the Swiftsure Travel website: www.swiftsure-travel.co.uk or call 0800 019 0047 and ask for a Swiftsure Holiday Tour brochure Text Box: FELIX COACH HOLIDAYS LLANDRINDOD WELLS & THE VALE OF RHEIDOL Sunday 13th to Thursday 17th May 2012 5 days/4 nights Dinner, Bed and Breakfast at the four star METROPOLE HOTEL & SPA Excursions/visits to Leominster, the Elan Valley lakes, Aberystwyth, Brecon and Hereford, plus a train ride on the famous Vale of Rheidol narrow gauge steam railway £313 per person RING 0800 019 0047 to book your seat Text Box: FELIX DAY TRIPS Friday 2nd March Scenic drive through Sherwood Forest with a coffee stop at Rufford Abbey on the way to LINCOLN. Free time to visit the cathedral or castle or have a look around the shops. All seats £10.80 Pick up from local pick up points along a route from Derby, Chaddesden, Oakwood, Stanley, West Hallam, Ilkeston and Kirk Hallam. RING 0800 019 0047 to book your seat