Lords Travel KX66 UME in Chippenham (Cambs) - 24 Apr 2021 (P1080195)

Saturday 24 April 2021 (1017) – Lords Travel of Littleport KX66 UME seen in Chippenham (Cambridgeshire) when working the 1003 service 203 from Fordham to Newmarket. Operated on Tuesdays and Saturdays the service is supported by the local authority. It is a Treka Bus Mobility+ bodied Mercedes-Benz that was new between 1 September 2016 and 28 February 2017.

The contract comprises the 0930 service from Isleham to Newmarket (arriving 0955) immediately followed by the 1003 service from Fordham to Newmarket (arriving 1026). The Isleham service departs Newmarket at 1220 arriving in Isleham 1243 immediately followed by the Fordham service which departs Newmarket at 1305 arriving in Fordham at 1330.

The ancient village water pump is housed within a shelter at the corner of the High Street and Palace Lane across the road from the local pub, the Tharp Arms. John Tharp, who made his wealth from Jamaican sugar plantations, bought the Chippenham Park estate in 1791.