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First Bus East of England is proud to announce its sponsorship of a giraffe sculpture as part of the highly anticipated 2025 GoGoSafari, an art sculpture trail organised by Norfolk based charity, Break.

Veterans and UK armed forces personnel using First Bus services in Norfolk and Suffolk are being offered free travel during remembrance commemorations this year.

Following a successful competitive tender process, First Bus East of England has been awarded the contract to operate services from the Airport and Thickthorn sites for the Norwich Park and Ride.

• The Night Bus Service is returning to Norwich from 30 September
• The service is thanks to a collaborative effort between the UEA, UEA SU, Norfolk County Council and First Bus

• First Bus' Roundtree Way in Sprowston has ben independently verified as a net zero-emission bus depot
• The depot has been the home of 70 new state of the art electric buses since April 2024

• First Bus is launching its brand new open-top service the City Clipper on Saturday 20 July
• Take in the historic sites of Norwich from the top-deck on this carefully curated circular route
• 'Hop-on and hop-off' at any of the 12 stops featured on the map to explore Norwich

• First Bus East of England is official communications sponsor of Norwich Pride 2024
• First's vibrant Pride Bus will be used as a unique venue at the event on Saturday 27 July

• New research commissioned by First Bus finds that four in five Brits think buses are an important way of connecting with their community, inspiring wordsmith, George the Poet, to create a powerful poem 
• However, nine in ten Brits struggle to make conversation with strangers and four in five would love to be better at making small talk 
• Psychologist and expert in social sciences, Dr. Tara Quinn-Cirillo, has revealed her top tips on how to engage in small talk

To commemorate and support ‘Armed Forces Day’, First Bus East of England, is providing ‘FREE BUS TRAVEL’ on Saturday 29^th and Sunday 30^th June to any person travelling to an organised event wearing uniforms and/or medals of the Royal Navy, Army, Royal Marines, Royal Air Force and any associated cadet force.

• Turquoise Line X13 will now offer faster journeys from Attleborough to Norwich, and route extended to Norwich Rail Station.
• Introduction of Green Line 17 service providing additional connectivity between St Stephen's Street, Castle Meadow, Yarmouth Road, and Broadland Gate.

The much-loved 1C Coastal Clipper Cabriolet bus service is returning to Great Yarmouth seafront on Saturday 4^th May.

First Eastern Counties has announced some changes to its Suffolk services, that will come into effect from 14^th April 2024.