Viva Brighton Issue #78 August 2019

MY SPACE
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brilliant. I didn’t have to become a driver, but I wanted
to, so I went from driving a smart car to driving a bus!
I’ve become a real bus geek.
There are eight tables on the upper deck and
four downstairs. We can seat 42. In the summer
we run two tours a day from Thursday to Sunday,
picking up the passengers at Pool Valley and taking
them on a 90-minute tour of Brighton, out to
Saltdean and back. Along the way we serve afternoon
tea with a choice of four sandwiches, five cakes on
a cake stand, and scones with cream and jam. We
also do Brighton Gin and Prosecco afternoon teas,
and, once a month, we do a tour out to Albourne
Vineyard and another up through West Sussex
villages to Horsham.
Now I run the coffee shop and the bus, my
airline background has really come into its own.
I used to be responsible for everything from the
teaspoons to toilet rolls on an aircraft – so I was used
to a lot of planning. It’s also helped me with serving
on the move: you have to walk a bit like a penguin
for balance.
As told to Lizzie Lower
£38 for the classic and £48 for the Brighton Gin and
Prosecco tours. The bus is also available for private
hire. brightonregencyroutemaster.co.uk
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