Eight-year-old fundraiser wins visit from Santa Bus
Sophia Garrett from Rickleton Primary School in Washington has been announced as the winner of Go North East’s ‘letter to Santa competition’.
Sophia Garrett from Rickleton Primary School in Washington has been announced as the winner of Go North East’s ‘letter to Santa competition’.
Go North East bus driver Julie Richardson is spreading holiday cheer by wearing a different Christmas-themed outfit every day in December, turning what might otherwise be a tough month into one filled with laughter and joy.
Go North East’s much-loved Santa Bus is back for 2024, ready to spread festive cheer and raise vital funds for Children’s Cancer North, a charity dedicated to supporting young cancer patients and their families. Starting from Monday 9 December, the open-top Santa Bus will travel through North and South Tyneside, Northumberland, Gateshead, Sunderland, and County Durham over ten magical evenings.
Go North East is supporting Christmas festivities with its services this year – buses will be running across the festive period, and paying for your £1 evening bus fare just got a whole lot easier.
Following its success last year, with thousands of people lining the streets to wave at Santa and his helpers, Go North East is bringing back its magical open-top Santa bus to help spread some Christmas cheer.
Whether you’re commuting to and from work, looking for that special Christmas gift, visiting friends and family, or heading to a Christmas event, we have your festive travel needs wrapped up.
Over the last couple of weeks, Go North East’s team have been getting out and about to wish people a Merry Christmas.
Go North East has launched its magical open-top Santa bus which will be touring the region right up until Christmas Eve.
Throughout December, bus drivers and support teams from the region’s largest bus company will be spreading festive cheer by wearing festive clothing.
Whether you’re commuting to and from work, looking for that special Christmas gift, or visiting friends and family as part of your bubble, we have your festive travel needs wrapped up.
The region's largest bus company, Go North East, has joined Sun FM in their toy appeal in the build up to Christmas.
Go North East buses run throughout the festive period, except Christmas Day and New Year's Day, with frequent services around the region.
Last-minute Christmas shoppers can enjoy the gift of affordable, convenient and comfortable travel this festive season by hopping on the bus with Go North East, which is helping passengers to avoid the bedlam of the region’s roads.
Journeying to all the North East’s retail hotspots, the award-winning bus company has a route to suit every taste - all without the season’s traditional frustrations
Put your travel worries behind you.