Wednesday 21 August 2013

Busy Bus North Wales Adventure

Not just for tourists.....
I was recently lucky enough to join in on a 
Busy Bus North Wales Adventure Tour. 
What a fabulous day out!!

Busy Bus is a locally based company - started by Peter Rosenfeld. 
The company is run today by Pete, his lovely wife Vera and a group of competent and friendly driver/guides.
They offer the Wales Adventure Tour from Chester and Liverpool, package trips to Alton Towers, 3 Peak Tours -- and are available for private hire as well.
Their web site has all the information you need to make a booking. 
Tickets for Wales are also  on sale through the Chester Visitor Centre in town. 

We were picked up in a beautiful new mini bus just across from the Chester Railway Station-- and whisked into the heart of Wales for a busy day of fun.

First stop-- Llandudno. We were driven up to the top of the Great Orme by our fun loving and informative guide Frank. The views were fabulous!!  Our first coffee of the day was enjoyed walking along the beautiful Llandudno Pier---enjoying the morning sunshine.
Busy Bus emphasises having fun and a great day- and it was easy to tell that Frank loves his job. This was an upbeat and  positive day!

 From there it was a short ride to Conwy. We toured the beautiful Conwy castle, walked along the harbour, took photos of the smallest house and toured the town. 
Frank was waiting for us and whisked us away to Snowdonia national park from there - with lots of interesting facts along the way...and great tunes... we ended up in a beautiful spot in the national park where we could enjoy the awesome views, waterfalls and could enjoy the fresh air and walks....
As if that were not enough we continued on from there to the beautiful town of
 Betws-y-Coed.  Here we visited the village church, railway cafe and walked thru the town. A lovely atmosphere and we will be going back to enjoy the walks and maybe the 9 hole golf course !
Frank even took us by the Pontcysyllte  Aqueduct on the way back to Chester. A full and amazing day. We loved it.
 I would highly recommend this tour for the WOW effect...We also enjoyed not having to drive  ourselves- very relaxing. We also got to see more in one day then we would have done on our own.   A great day!!

http://www.busybus.co.uk/



Wednesday 14 August 2013

Sleeping Rough in Chester

Passionateaboutchester 
 
 recently met up with some street Angels in the city.

They roam the streets of Chester looking for homeless people or "rough sleepers" and bring them to a shelter.
They explained to me that they encourage them to come along to the shelter located across from the Grosvenor Museum. There they can have a night stay and a shower.
They can also get advice and information on possibilities available to them.



There are possibilities for those interested in turning their lives around. Admittedly , not always as easy as it sounds... There are organizations here that are willing to help.
 


A new homeless shelter/ hostel is being planned in Boughton.
There is a lot concern about this issue from
local residents . 


One step at a time.

Also helping out in Chester: among others :)



The Welsey Methodist Church in Chester

 
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Helping Out on the Streets of Chester:
from The Enterprises NW Foundation
Outreach Team