Peterborough children and carers have a Happy Day by bus!

A total of 37 young people, and roughly 20 carers, from Orton Goldhay and Orton Malborne were taken, by bus, to Hamerton Zoo Park under a scheme run by the Happy Days Children’s Charity.

The children were picked up at 9.15am and taken to Hamerton Zoo Park. They departed the zoo at 2pm and the trip went without a hitch.

Happy Days works with local communities across the UK to provide vital respite breaks for individuals, families and groups who support children with a wide range of additional needs.

The young people helped come from many different backgrounds and cultures, and suffer many different conditions. They include children with learning difficulties, physical or mental disabilities, emotional challenges and those with acute, chronic or life limiting illnesses.

Hayden Mustafa, Operations Manager of Stagecoach in Peterborough, drove the bus, along with ‘co-pilot’ Assistant Operations Manager Jay Soer.

Hayden said: “It was a wonderful day, full of laughter and fun. We are so proud to have had the opportunity to work with Happy Days to make this a reality.

“Like any bus journey, there is a lot of planning and work that needs to happen behind the scenes to make sure that everything runs smoothly and our passengers get the kind of service they should expect, but when you see such happiness and so many smiles, it makes everything very worthwhile.”