{"id":34,"date":"2011-07-13T09:13:59","date_gmt":"2011-07-13T09:13:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/paghamresidents.org\/?page_id=34"},"modified":"2026-04-12T12:49:42","modified_gmt":"2026-04-12T11:49:42","slug":"minibus-shopping-trips","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/paghamresidents.org\/?page_id=34","title":{"rendered":"Shopping Trips &#8230; and more"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\r\n\t<div class=\"slideshow_container slideshow_container_style-light\" style=\"height: 75px; \" data-slideshow-id=\"580\" data-style-name=\"style-light\" data-style-version=\"2.3.1\" >\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"slideshow_loading_icon\"><\/div>\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t<div class=\"slideshow_content\" style=\"display: none;\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"slideshow_view\">\r\n\t<div class=\"slideshow_slide slideshow_slide_text\" style=\"background-color: #FFFFFF;\">\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"slideshow_description\" style=\"color: #000000;\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\u2022 Wonderful! I rely on it because carrying shopping from the bus stop is so difficult.\r\n\u2022Genuinely a godsend.\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t<a  class=\"slideshow_background_anchor\"><\/a>\r\n\t<\/div>\r\n<div style=\"clear: both;\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"slideshow_view\">\r\n\t<div class=\"slideshow_slide slideshow_slide_text\" style=\"background-color: #FFFFFF;\">\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"slideshow_description\" style=\"color: #000000;\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\u2022 My right hand  -absolutely amazing \u2013 a reliable best friend\r\n\u2022 We are so lucky to have it, it is a godsend.\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t<a  class=\"slideshow_background_anchor\"><\/a>\r\n\t<\/div>\r\n<div style=\"clear: both;\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"slideshow_view\">\r\n\t<div class=\"slideshow_slide slideshow_slide_text\" style=\"background-color: #FFFFFF;\">\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"slideshow_description\" style=\"color: #000000;\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\u2022 The only way to do my shopping.  I don\u2019t know what we would do without it.\r\n\u2022Life would be a lot harder, it solves many problems.\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t<a  class=\"slideshow_background_anchor\"><\/a>\r\n\t<\/div>\r\n<div style=\"clear: both;\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"slideshow_view\">\r\n\t<div class=\"slideshow_slide slideshow_slide_text\" style=\"background-color: #FFFFFF;\">\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"slideshow_description\" style=\"color: #000000;\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\u2022A Life saver it really is we rely on our shopping trips\r\n\u2022My husband wouldn\u2019t be able to go out shopping without this service.\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t<a  class=\"slideshow_background_anchor\"><\/a>\r\n\t<\/div>\r\n<div style=\"clear: both;\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"slideshow_view\">\r\n\t<div class=\"slideshow_slide slideshow_slide_text\" style=\"background-color: #FFFFFF;\">\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"slideshow_description\" style=\"color: #000000;\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\u2022 A life saver \u2013 without exception everyone says they don\u2019t know how they would cope without it.\r\n\u2022 Every driver and helper is marvellous all very kind and helpful\r\n\u2022 Most of us live on our own so it\u2019s also a social outing.\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t<a  class=\"slideshow_background_anchor\"><\/a>\r\n\t<\/div>\r\n<div style=\"clear: both;\"><\/div><\/div>\r\n\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t<div class=\"slideshow_controlPanel slideshow_transparent\" style=\"display: none;\"><ul><li class=\"slideshow_togglePlay\" data-play-text=\"Play\" data-pause-text=\"Pause\"><\/li><\/ul><\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t<div class=\"slideshow_button slideshow_previous slideshow_transparent\" role=\"button\" data-previous-text=\"Previous\" style=\"display: none;\"><\/div>\r\n\t\t<div class=\"slideshow_button slideshow_next slideshow_transparent\" role=\"button\" data-next-text=\"Next\" style=\"display: none;\"><\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t<div class=\"slideshow_pagination\" style=\"display: none;\" data-go-to-text=\"Go to slide\"><div class=\"slideshow_pagination_center\"><\/div><\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t<!-- WordPress Slideshow Version 2.3.1 -->\r\n\r\n\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\">The Residents&#8217; Association run a number of regular shopping trips for members to local supermarkets and<strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/strong>to Havant. &nbsp;The service is door to door making it easier for those people who are less mobile and gives more than adequate time for people to do their shopping. &nbsp;Each trip allows at least an hour at the shops to ensure you have plenty of time to get what you need.&nbsp; What is on offer are;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"display: inline !important; float: none; background-color: #ffffff; color: #444444; cursor: text; font-family: Georgia,'Bitstream Charter',serif; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 1.5; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;\"><em><span style=\"font-style: normal;\"><strong>Swimming<\/strong><br><\/span><\/em>We run a trip to the Leisure Centre at Felpham on Monday&#8217;s to go swimming.&nbsp; These trips will run on the following dates:<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>      <em><strong>Dates for 2026:<\/strong><\/em><br>      April&nbsp; &nbsp; 13, 20, 27<br>      May&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;11, 18<br>      June&nbsp; &nbsp; 1, 8, 15, 22, 29<br>      July&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;6, 13, 20, 27<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\"><strong>Bognor Regis shops and Morrisons<br><\/strong>We go to Bognor town centre and Morrisons every Tuesday at 9:00 am.&nbsp; Unfortunately the bus has to stop in Morrisons car park, so you must be able to walk from the car park to the entrance of Morrisons, as well as walk round the store.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em><strong>Dates for 2026:<\/strong><\/em><br>April&nbsp; &nbsp; 14, 21, 28<br>May&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;5, 12, 19, 26<br>June&nbsp; &nbsp; 2, 9, 16, 23, 30<br>July&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;7, 14, 21, 28<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Marks and Spencer\u2019s at Portfield, Chichester<br><\/strong>E<span style=\"display: inline !important; float: none; background-color: #ffffff; color: #444444; cursor: text; font-family: Georgia,'Bitstream Charter',serif; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 1.5; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;\">very four weeks w<\/span>e will run one bus at 9:00 am to go to M&amp;S at the Portfield Retail Park in Chichester on a Wednesday<span style=\"display: inline !important; float: none; background-color: #ffffff; color: #444444; cursor: text; font-family: Georgia,'Bitstream Charter',serif; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 1.5; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;\">.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/span>This is a M&amp;S food hall.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Other shops that can be visited nearby include Dunelm, Hobbycraft, Currys, Homesense, John Lewis and nearby are the Range &amp; Sainsburys.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\"><em><strong>Dates for 2026:<\/strong><\/em><br>April&nbsp; &nbsp; 22<br>May&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;27<br>June&nbsp; &nbsp; 24<br>July&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;22<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\"><strong>The Shripney Line &#8211; Aldi, Lidl, Food Warehouse, Matalan and Sainsburys<br><\/strong>The bus will run on the 1st and 3rd Thursdays of the month when the minibus is not being used to take people to the Coffee Mornings.&nbsp; Pick-ups will be at 9.00 am and if there is sufficient demand, a second pick up at around 10.00 am will be added.&nbsp; Please note that only you can only visit one of the drop off locations per trip.&nbsp; Advise John of your preference at the time of booking.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em><strong>Dates for 2026:<\/strong><\/em><br>April&nbsp; &nbsp;16<br>May&nbsp; &nbsp; 7, 21<br>June&nbsp; &nbsp;4, 18<br>July&nbsp; &nbsp; 2, 16<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Coffee mornings<br><\/strong>Held on the 2nd and 4th Thursday mornings of each month. Please see the <a href=\"https:\/\/paghamresidents.org\/?page_id=92\">Activities<\/a> for more details.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\"><em><strong>Dates for 2026:<\/strong><\/em><br>April&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;23<br>May&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; 14, 28<br>June&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;11, 25<br>July&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; 9, 23<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\"><strong>Tesco in Bognor Regis<br><\/strong><span style=\"display: inline !important; float: none; background-color: #ffffff; color: #444444; cursor: text; font-family: Georgia,'Bitstream Charter',serif; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 1.5; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;\">We run two trips to the Tesco store every Friday.&nbsp; The first pick-ups start at 9:00 am and the second start at approximately 10:00 am.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em><strong>Dates for 2026:<\/strong><\/em><br>April&nbsp; &nbsp; 10, 17, 24<br>May&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;1, 8, 15, 22, 29<br>June&nbsp; &nbsp; 5, 12, 19, 26<br>July&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;3, 20, 17, 24, 31<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Out of area shopping<\/strong><br>In 2025, we will be again visiting Havant, Midhurst, Gunwharf, Petersfield and Whiteley Shopping Village.&nbsp; Please see the <a href=\"https:\/\/paghamresidents.org\/?page_id=224\">Minibus Trips<\/a> page in Outings for the dates.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>These trips are very popular, so p<span style=\"display: inline !important; float: none; background-color: #ffffff; color: #444444; cursor: text; font-family: Georgia,'Bitstream Charter',serif; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 1.5; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;\">lease book early.&nbsp; We maximise the number of people on each trip but y<\/span>ou may have to go on a waiting list if there aren&#8217;t enough spaces available.&nbsp; Typically we will call wait-listed people around 6.00pm the previous day if spaces come free.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\">In order to help with the costs of running the service we ask for a donation of \u00a32.50 per person for all trips.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">To reserve a place on one of these trips or for more information,<br>please contact <strong>John on 074 4914 9333<br><\/strong>(weekdays between 9:00 am and 5:00 pm)<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">Please note that to be able to use the minibus, you must be a member of PDRA, live within the Association&#8217;s boundary and pre-book your trip<\/span>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><b>THEATRE BUS<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/b><b><\/b><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Theatre Bus, using your PDRA Minibus will be operating over the next few months to allow FREE door to door travel for our members to visit Chichester Festival Theatre for certain shows.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you wish to use the service you <b>MUST <\/b>book your ticket <strong>DIRECTLY<\/strong> with the theatre, stating that you would like to reserve a seat on the Pagham minibus.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp; <\/span><b>We are unable to book theatre tickets or the minibus for you.&nbsp;<\/b><span class=\"Apple-converted-space\"> Contact the CFT box office on 01243 781312.<\/span><b><\/b><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>Dates and shows for early 2026 are:<br><\/em>Magic\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0      \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0<\/strong>30th April, 7:30 pm; 9th May, 2:30 pm<br><br><strong>Eclipse                <\/strong>19th May, 7.15 pm<br><br><strong>Atonement\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0<\/strong> 4th and 19th June, 7.30 pm<br><br><strong>45 Years\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0<\/strong>30th June, 7.15 pm<br><br><strong>My Fair Lady\u00a0 <\/strong> 10th, 21st, and 31st July,7.30 pm; 8th and 22nd August, 2.30 pm; <br> 1st September, 7.30 pm<br><br><strong>Atlantis\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 <\/strong>4th August, 7.15 pm<br><br><strong>A Small and Quiet Light\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 <\/strong> \u00a010th September, 7.15 pm<br><br><strong>Midsummer Nights Dream<\/strong>\u00a0 \u00a0 26th September, 7.30 pm; 10th October, 2.30 pm<br><br><strong>Antigone Exits\u00a0<\/strong> \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a03rd October, 2.30 pm<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Residents&#8217; Association run a number of regular shopping trips for members to local supermarkets and&nbsp;to Havant. &nbsp;The service is door to door making it easier for those people who are less mobile and gives more than adequate time for &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/paghamresidents.org\/?page_id=34\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"parent":8,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-34","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/paghamresidents.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/34","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/paghamresidents.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/paghamresidents.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/paghamresidents.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/paghamresidents.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=34"}],"version-history":[{"count":170,"href":"https:\/\/paghamresidents.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/34\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2508,"href":"https:\/\/paghamresidents.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/34\/revisions\/2508"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/paghamresidents.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/8"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/paghamresidents.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=34"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}