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Yahoo
07-05-2025
- Yahoo
Free travel for military personnel and veterans on VE Day
Free travel for military personnel and veterans on VE Day Stagecoach East is offering free travel to military personnel, veterans, and cadets on VE Day. This initiative is in honour of the 80th anniversary of VE Day, which marks the end of the Second World War in Europe. The free travel will be available on Thursday, May 8, across all Stagecoach East services in Suffolk and surrounding areas. Eligible individuals include those in uniform or carrying a military ID, veterans with a badge or medal, and cadets in uniform. The initiative is supported by Stagecoach's employee-led Veterans Network, which aims to unite colleagues with shared experiences and drive positive change within the company. ADVERTISEMENT Darren Roe, managing director of Stagecoach East, said: "We're incredibly proud to employ many veterans, and it's a privilege to recognise the bravery and dedication of our Armed Forces, cadets, and veterans. "Offering free travel on VE 80 Day is a small gesture of appreciation for the enormous contribution made by our service men and women, past and present." The offer excludes services operated by Megabus, TfL, and the Bee Network.
Yahoo
07-05-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Free bus travel for veterans and military on VE Day anniversary
Veterans, cadets, and serving military personnel will be able to enjoy free bus travel across Oxfordshire on VE Day. This year marks eight decades since World War Two came to an end in Europe, with celebrations taking place across the country on Thursday, May 8. To mark the occasion, Stagecoach West is offering free travel to those in uniform or carrying a military ID, veterans with a badge or medal, and cadets in uniform. Chris Hanson, managing director at Stagecoach West, said: "We're incredibly proud to employ many veterans, and it's a privilege to recognise the bravery and dedication of our armed forces, cadets, and veterans. ADVERTISEMENT "Offering free travel on VE 80 Day is a small gesture of appreciation for the enormous contribution made by our service men and women, past and present." Stagecoach has been a member of the Armed Forces Covenant since March 2015, recognising the value of serving military, regular and reservists, veterans, and military families to both the country and businesses across the country. In recent years, the firm has shown its support to the armed forces community by also allowing free travel over armed forces weekends and remembrance days. The latest offer will also be available on the bus operator's services in Bristol, Gloucestershire, Herefordshire, Swindon, and Wiltshire, and is backed by the company's employee-led veterans network.
Scotsman
06-05-2025
- Scotsman
Free travel for Scottish veterans on VE day
Stagecoach, the UK's leading bus operator, is continuing its ongoing commitment to the Armed Forces, by offering free travel on its bus services across the UK this VE 80 Day. Sign up to our Scotsman Money newsletter, covering all you need to know to help manage your money. Sign up Thank you for signing up! Did you know with a Digital Subscription to The Scotsman, you can get unlimited access to the website including our premium content, as well as benefiting from fewer ads, loyalty rewards and much more. Learn More Sorry, there seem to be some issues. Please try again later. Submitting... Across the UK, Stagecoach is offering free travel on May 8 to serving military wearing their uniform, carrying a military ID card and to veterans carrying a medal or veteran's badge, as well as cadets. This will allow more veterans and serving military to enjoy the public concerts, exhibitions and street parties taking place across the UK. Advertisement Hide Ad Advertisement Hide Ad This initiative is backed by Stagecoach's employee-led Veterans Network, created to unite colleagues with shared experiences, amplify their voices, drive positive change, and help shape business decisions - introducing new ways of working to make the company even stronger. Stagecoach are offering free travel for veterans this VE Day - 80. In recent years Stagecoach has shown its support to the Armed Forces community by also allowing free travel over Armed Forces Weekends and Remembrance Days. Claire Miles, Chief Executive Officer at Stagecoach said: 'We are incredibly proud to employ many veterans, and it's a privilege to recognise the bravery and dedication of our Armed Forces, cadets, and veterans.
Yahoo
05-05-2025
- Yahoo
Free bus travel for military on VE 80 Day
Serving military personnel, veterans and cadets will be given access to free bus travel on the 80th anniversary of Victory in Europe (VE) Day. Stagecoach East Midlands, which runs in Hull, East Yorkshire, Lincolnshire and Nottinghamshire, is scrapping fares on 8 May for those wearing uniform, carrying a military ID, a veteran's badge or medal. Officials said the free travel would allow those eligible to attend events and commemorations. Matt Cranwell, managing director of the bus company, said it would be a "privilege to recognise the bravery and dedication of our armed forces, cadets and veterans". He added: "Offering free travel on VE 80 Day is a small gesture of appreciation for the enormous contribution made by our service men and women, past and present." Events are being held across the country to mark the day Allied forces accepted Germany's surrender in World War Two on 8 May 1945. The national celebrations will start with a military procession in central London from Whitehall to Buckingham Palace on the 5 May bank holiday. Other landmarks will be illuminated to mark the occasion and installation of 30,000 ceramic poppies will be displayed in the Tower of London, which was bombed during the Blitz. Listen to highlights from Hull and East Yorkshire on BBC Sounds, watch the latest episode of Look North or tell us about a story you think we should be covering here. VE Day: What is it, when is it and why do we remember? VE Day 80th celebrations in Lincolnshire VE Day 80 celebrations in Hull and East Yorkshire Stagecoach East Midlands
BBC News
05-05-2025
- BBC News
Stagecoach East Midlands offers free VE Day travel for military
Serving military personnel, veterans and cadets will be given access to free bus travel on the 80th anniversary of Victory in Europe (VE) East Midlands, which runs in Hull, East Yorkshire, Lincolnshire and Nottinghamshire, is scrapping fares on 8 May for those wearing uniform, carrying a military ID, a veteran's badge or said the free travel would allow those eligible to attend events and Cranwell, managing director of the bus company, said it would be a "privilege to recognise the bravery and dedication of our armed forces, cadets and veterans". He added: "Offering free travel on VE 80 Day is a small gesture of appreciation for the enormous contribution made by our service men and women, past and present."Events are being held across the country to mark the day Allied forces accepted Germany's surrender in World War Two on 8 May national celebrations will start with a military procession in central London from Whitehall to Buckingham Palace on the 5 May bank landmarks will be illuminated to mark the occasion and installation of 30,000 ceramic poppies will be displayed in the Tower of London, which was bombed during the Blitz. Listen to highlights from Hull and East Yorkshire on BBC Sounds, watch the latest episode of Look North or tell us about a story you think we should be covering here.
