BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//wp-events-plugin.com//7.2.3.1//EN TZID:Europe/London X-WR-TIMEZONE:Europe/London BEGIN:VEVENT UID:243@choosehowyoumove.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20230326T090000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20230326T170000 DTSTAMP:20230214T145024Z URL:https://www.choosehowyoumove.co.uk/events/browns-blue-turns-midland-re d/ SUMMARY:Browns ‘BLUE’ turns Midland ‘RED’ DESCRIPTION:Join us for a fabulous event including a heritage bus display a nd free heritage bus rides in the Coalville area – something for all the family!\n \;\nThe Leicester Transport Heritage Trust are organising a n event to commemorate the 60th anniversary of the take-over of Leicesters hire’s largest independent bus operator\, Browns Blue\, by Midland Red i n March 1963.\n \nThe main event will take place on Sunday 26th March\, f rom 10 am to 4 pm\, at the Sunnyside Garden Centre\, Leicester Road\, Ibst ock\, LE67 6HL right in the middle of Browns Blue’s former operating ter ritory.\n \nThe Garden Centre has an excellent café/restaurant and toile t facilities plus car parking on site. A large parking area at the rear ha s been reserved for us and we are expecting to display up to 20 buses and coaches. Owners of a number of former Midland Red buses and coaches along with local vehicles have already confirmed their attendance and Mick Gambl e’s Browns Blue liveried RT (KLB 596) will naturally be the ‘Star’ o f the show.\n \nAdditional Roberts Travel Group will also be attending wi th one of their latest Luxury Holiday Coaches and Arriva will have a new E nviro 400 on display.\n \nFree local heritage routes (C1 and C2) will lea ve Sunnyside on a frequent basis serving Ibstock\, Ravenstone\, Snibston C olliery Park\, Hermitage Park\, Whitwick\, Coalville and Ellistown. Both s ervices will provide a regular service to Snibston Colliery Park where the re will be indoor sales stalls\, model displays together with coal mining tours. There are also café and toilet facilities at Snibston Colliery Par k and historic transport films will be shown\, free of charge\, in the his toric Century Theatre which is also on the site.\n \nThere will be a Free single-deck Mystery Tour (C3) running from Snibston Colliery Park at 10.4 5\, 11.45\, 1.45 and 2.45. This will present a rare opportunity to photogr aph heritage buses in their former surroundings. \n \nA heritage bus fro m will connect with the event from Leicester. Departing from St. Margaret ’s Bus Station (Stand SZ) at 9 am and returning from the Sunnyside Garde n Centre at 4 pm. There will be a number of pick-up points on the way. Ful l details of the pick-up points and additional information about the event are on the LTHT website – www.ltht.org.uk/events-for-your-diary/.\n&nbs p\;\n \;\n \;\n\n ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.choosehowyoumove.co.uk/wp-content/up loads/2023/02/Ibstock-Event-Flyer.jpg CATEGORIES:Family,Heritage END:VEVENT BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:Europe/London X-LIC-LOCATION:Europe/London BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20230326T020000 TZOFFSETFROM:+0000 TZOFFSETTO:+0100 TZNAME:BST END:DAYLIGHT END:VTIMEZONE END:VCALENDAR