Views of Nottingham

Bartons Buses Centenary Celebrations

On 1st October 1908 Bartons ran their first scheduled service from Long Eaton to Nottingham Goose Fair.

To mark the centenary Bartons are organizing a number of events:

• A centenary show to be held in the Company’s historic Chilwell garage buildings, on the evenings of 30th September and 1st October 2008.
• A re-enactment of the first journey from Long Eaton to Nottingham in Fleet No. 1, Bartons’ veteran Daimler Char-a-banc on the 1st of October 2008.
• Historic Barton vehicles to carry the Lord Mayor of Nottingham and his civic guests to the Goose Fair Thursday 2nd October.
• A Heritage Open Day on Saturday the 4th of October at the former Chilwell headquarters to allow the return of past employees, vehicles, enthusiasts, passengers and local people to this historic site.

Full details can be found on Bartons Centenary Site

Once again, alas, I shall be working on the dates in question so I won’t get a chance to take part – oh the joys of working 5 Saturdays out of 6.