An additional enhancement to the excellent Shuttle Bus service has now been confirmed.

The hugely popular service, which will continue to be vastly subsidised by chairman Robbie Cowling in the coming season, will now pick up in Head Street, right in the heart of the town centre.

The buses that collect at the Ancient Briton, Drury Arms and Fat Cat pubs will all stop on Head Street at Bus Stop P to collect fans from the town, including those who may have bought tickets from U's Central earlier in the day.

"We are continually looking to enhance the way in which we get people to the stadium on a matchday," Operations Manager Sean McQuaid said.

"By offering a town centre pick-up before the game, we believe it makes life even simpler for supporters to get to our fantastic stadium to cheer on Paul Lambert and his players."

Following last week's announcement that there will be a £1 charge for a return shuttle bus journey, the U's can now also confirm that senior citizens will continue to be able to use the shuttle buses for FREE on presentation of their Essex County Council concessionary pass.

The new charges come into force for the upcoming Leyton Orient Carling Cup game onwards.

COLCHESTER UNITED FOOTBALL CLUB
FOOTBALL SHUTTLE BUSES FOR SEASON 2009/2010

Pre-Game Departures
Ancient Briton 1:30pm (Saturdays) 6.15pm (Mid Week Games)
Drury Arms 1:40pm (Saturdays) 6.25pm (Mid Week Games)
Fat Cat 1:45pm (Saturdays) 6.30pm (Mid Week Games)

All Pub buses will call at Head Street (Bus Stop P) after departing the pubs.

Bruff Close
1:00pm and at regular intervals until 3pm (Saturdays)
6pm and at regular intervals until 7.45pm (Mid Week)

Severalls
1.30pm, 1.50pm, 2.10pm, 2.30pm, 2.50pm (Saturdays)
6.15pm, 6.35pm, 6.55pm, 7.15pm, 7.35pm (Mid Week)

Post-Game Departures
Return buses leave for the pubs at 5.30pm (Weekend Games) & 10pm (Midweek Games)

Bruff Close
4:50pm and at regular intervals until 6:00pm (Saturdays)
9.30pm and at regular intervals until 10.15pm (Mid Week)

Severalls
5pm, 5.20pm, 5.40pm ,6pm (Saturdays)
9.30pm, 9.50pm, 10.15pm (Mid Week)

Fares
£1 return for all bus journeys.
or
£25 for a Season Ticket including all cup games (Please contact Ticket Sales Point for details)

Concessions
OAPs qualify for free travel only when an Essex County Council Concessionary Pass is presented. No other concessions apply.