Travel Secretary - Jeanette Westlake

Forthcoming away fixtures

How to book a coach seat

Departures & pick up points

Cancellation

Rules, regulations & laws

How to book a coach seat

• Visit the CUSA at the W.H.C.S. We are currently located to the left of the Main Reception on home matchdays. We will be open approximately 90 minutes before K.O. and will close 15 minutes before K.O.
• Email Jeanette Westlake at away_travel@cusa.co.uk
• Call Jeanette on 07778 018 834 or Jon Burns on 07752 531 600 between 7 pm and 9 pm.
• You must be a CUSA member to travel on these coaches. You may join the CUSA at the time of booking. If you are booking more than one seat, all persons travelling must hold current membership.

Departures & pick up points

• The coaches depart from outside the south stand at the W.H.C.S.
• Committee Members will be positioned inside the West Stand concourse under W1/W2 to collect monies and issue tickets for around 45 minutes before departure. The stadium toilet facilities will be available during this time.
• The coaches will leave promptly at the published time. If you are delayed, call Jeanette or Jon as soon as possible to discuss options.
• If joining the coach at Braintree, the pick up point will be at the bus stop on the north bound carriageway of the B1018, near the car sales garage. For a map showing the Braintree pick up point please follow this link: Map of Braintree Pick Up Point (The pick up point is marked B on the map).
• If joining the coach at Witham, the pick up point will be at the south-west bound bus stop in Newland Street (the B1389), outside the Old Post Office, just before the right hand junction with Collingwood Road. For a map showing the Witham pick up point please follow this link: Map of Witham Pick Up Point (The pick up point is marked B on the map).
• On most journeys of 2hrs or more, the coach will stop at least once on the outbound leg and once on the return leg. The steward will advise of the length of stay at the service station on arrival.
• After the game please return to the coach immediately.

Cancellation

We continuously try to keep prices at an acceptable level. Therefore, can members who have booked a coach seat and then find that they are unable to travel, telephone either Jeanette or Jon on the numbers above immediately so that we may cancel coaches that we do not need or re-allocate the seat if possible. The CUSA committee has decided that where a member persistently fails to turn up having booked coach travel then that member will not be guaranteed a seat in future until the fare for that journey has been paid.

Rules, regulations & laws

• Alcohol No alcohol may be taken onboard a coach. This hasn't been a problem for the CUSA stewards, but please be aware that there are Laws govening this. The police are empowered to search a coach and stop it from continuing it's journey should alcohol be found. To be specific, Section 27 from the Violent Crime Reduction Act of 2006 gives police power to serve banning orders on the spot, to whole groups of supporters, whether an offence has been committed or not. It allows police to move someone from a specified area for a period of up to 48 hours. No offence needs to have been committed for the act to be enforced: the legislation gives police the power to move on people who they say pose a risk of alcohol-related disorder.
• Hot food must not be brought onto the coach.
• If you do not intend to continue a journey or make your way home after a game by other means, please inform a CUSA Steward.
• Please dispose of any unwanted items in the bags provided. The Stewards will make trips through the coach to collect rubbish.
• Please obey instructions from your Stewards to ensure safe passage and prompt departure times.
• It is a legal requirement to wear a seat-belt where there is one fitted.