Festive Cheer with #NextStopChristmas

Christmas is coming and we're excited to announce that our popular #NextStopChristmas competition is returning from Monday 1 December. 

Once again we've teamed up with local businesses and events to give you the chance to win fantastic prizes this December. 

We’ll be posting competitions on our Facebook, X (Twitter), Blue Sky and Instagram pages, so make sure to follow us there so you don't miss out. 

To enter, all you need to do is reply to the post with your answer to our festive question and include the hashtag #NextStopChristmas for the chance to win. 

It's free to enter and there’s no limit to how many times you can enter, just make sure you answer the question, all we ask is that you make your answers as creative as you can! 

We’ll be selecting winners each day of the competition and contacting them via direct message on the social media platform they posted on, usually within a few days of the question being posted.

We have a fantastic range of prizes up for grabs this year with something for everyone - from pantomimes to cinema tickets to bowling. 

Our generous sponsors this year include The Hexagon, Whittington’s Tea Barge, Double Barrelled Brewery, The Biscuit Factory, The Sainsbury Singers, Bowl Central, Thames River Cruises, Eclectic Games, Reading Rep Theatre, Boom Battle Bar, The Kenton Theatre, John Lewis, Tutts Clump Cider,  Reading Winter Wonderland, Vino Vita, Veggievores, Reading Rep Theatre, Ozone Bracknell, Beale Park, Everyman Cinemas and more!

great value travel for Christmas

Whether you are heading out to see friends and family, heading to town to shop for presents or heading to the pantomime, you can take advantage of our great value tickets and let us get you where you need to be!

Our simplyReading group ticket offers travel all around Reading all day for up to four people travelling together for just £6 after 9.30am Monday - Friday and all day weekends. 

Avoid car park queues and town centre traffic with our park&ride services. It’s also just £2.50 for a return ticket on our park&ride services from Mereoak, Winnersh and that includes parking too! You can find out more here. 

There are also free travel days for customers boarding the bus in West Berkshire, Wokingham and Bracknell Forest council areas on selected weekends too. Full details can be found here.