The Kings Ferry news-archive Archive
Going for gold: Kent
sprinter receives coach name honour
April 2012
Ashford born sprinter Nick Leavey has unveiled a National Express
coach
named in honour of his impressive sporting achievements.
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The Gillingham based coach operator, who employ over 150 people
locally, has won the coach industry's highest honour, scooping
the award for UK Coach Operator of the Year and Top Large Fleet
Operator at the UK Coach Awards in Manchester on 19th April 2012.
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Europa
league transfer
December 2011
The Kings Ferry continues to be the coach provider of choice
for visiting European teams to the UK.
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Greek
football club rides with The Kings Ferry
November 2011
This week when Greek football club P.A.O.K arrives in the UK
for their game against Tottenham Hotspur in the group stages
of the UEFA Europa League, more than 250 players, press, fans
and team supporters will travel onboard coaches from The Kings
Ferry.
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more...
Katherine
Harper wins The Kings Ferry commuter survey prize draw
July 2011
The Kings Ferry recently invited our commuter customers to share
their views about proposed changes to our service in an online
survey.
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He’s got what
it takes to ferry the Kings of Europe
June 2011
As a boy Nestor De Barros never dreamed that one day he would
get to meet his favourite football team, let alone party with
them after winning the Champions League.
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The Kings
Ferry - coach travel fit for a King!
April 2011
Luxury Coach Hire specialists, The Kings Ferry has proved their
coaches really are fit for a King, by providing a fleet of 15
coaches to transport: various members of royalty, high-ranking
officials and other VIPs to The Royal Wedding at Westminster
Abbey on 29th April 2011.
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The Kings Ferry leads the way to the European Rally
Luxury coach hire operators The Kings Ferry and Connections
recently provided transport for Forever Living Products' European
Rally, held at Wembley Arena, London.
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more...
The Kings Ferry scores double with international football
The Kings Ferry continues to provide quality coach hire for
football teams as the coach operator has recently transported
Republic of Ireland (ROI) and FC Porto.
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more...
The Kings Ferry is poised to help stranded choristers reach home for Christmas
Dec 2010
An executive coach from The Kings Ferry will be waiting at Heathrow Airport this Christmas to provide transport back to Cambridge for sixteen young choristers who have been stranded in the States by the snow.
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iPhone app allows commuter coach tracking in the palm of your hand
The Kings Ferry today announces their Commuter CoachTrac App is available free from the App Store. The new application for the iPhone and iPad provides commuters with instant information showing pick up locations, timetabling and coach locations.
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The Kings Ferry were pleased to have been chosen as the coach operator to transport Shakhtar Donetsk FC for their Champions League clash with Arsenal.
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The Kings Ferry keeps the Catholic faithful on the move
The Kings Ferry was delighted to play a valuable supporting role in the Pope’s historic state visit to Britain. It ensured Cardinals, Bishops and other important members of the entourage, as well as members of the public, reached venues at the right time, in comfort.
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As the south east's leading commuter coach operator, The Kings Ferry was delighted to invite Bob Dale, of BBC Radio Kent, on to one of its early-morning commuter coaches to central London.
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The King's Ferry have once again been chosen as the coach operator to transport teams and VIP's to some fantastic football matches, taking place over the next few days.
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The Kings Ferry provides new bespoke coaches for commuting and private hire
As part of their ongoing fleet replacement program, leading coach operator, The Kings Ferry, has just taken delivery of nine new Mercedes OC500RF chassis Caetano CT650 53-seat coaches.
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Prime Minister thanks team from coach operator, The Kings Ferry
It’s not every day you receive a personal letter from the Prime Minster but that’s exactly what happened to coach drivers from The Kings Ferry.
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The Kings Ferry was once again chosen as the coach provider to transfer both celebrity teams to this year's Soccer Aid event at Old Trafford. They provided two VIP coaches which were completely wrapped in the respective team colours.
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Connections have come to the rescue of thousands of stranded UK passengers. As the UK's leading coach travel management company Connections was perfectly placed to assist in returning home thousands of displaced holiday-makers.
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Coach Hire Connections comes to the rescue – again!
Coach Hire Connections has repatriated more than 5,000 stranded passengers on behalf of the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) as the airline, Globespan, suddenly went into liquidation.
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Help for Heroes and ghosts – all in a night's work for The Kings Ferry
The Kings Ferry is transporting VIP guests to a spooky ghost hunt held at Fort Amherst in Chatham, Kent, on Saturday 13th February.
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Coach Hire Connections makes waves through the capital Coach Hire Connections provided an all-in-one solution for The Co–operative earlier this month, when it supplied a bespoke booking tool for the management of coach and train bookings to The Wave protest in London. Read more...
The Kings Ferry foxtrots to Blackpool with the cast and crew of Strictly Come Dancing
The Kings Ferry transported the celebrities, professional dancers and production team of BBC One's hit primetime show, Strictly Come Dancing, to Blackpool for the show's live broadcast at the weekend.
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Land Girls enjoy the Queen's tea and The Kings Ferry
The Kings Ferry recently transported a group of former Land Girls when they were invited to Buckingham Palace to have tea with the Queen.
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Winter season skiing for Coach Hire Connections
Leading coach travel management operator, Coach Hire Connections, has recently secured a contract with Austrian ski school specialists HTS.
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Coach transport service for multi site school Harris Academy
The Kings Ferry has won a contract with the Harris Federation, an entity which governs Harris Academies across south east London.
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Commuter Update - Good news-archive Comes in 3's
Although coach continues to deliver the best value for money solution for commuting into London, The Kings Ferry would like to enhance this further by introducing a price freeze on all commuter fares for the coming year of 2010.
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As railway tracks freeze over, The Kings Ferry keeps moving. Again!
Train services throughout the south east were literally put on ice this morning as rail networks ground to a halt due to ice on the tracks. However, the sun was shining on The Kings Ferry who managed to deliver all passengers to London on time. Read more...
The Kings Ferry hosts the FA Cup at Confex 2009
Coach operator, The Kings Ferry, was proud to host the FA Cup on the first day of International Confex 2009. English football legend Peter Beardsley MBE made a surprise guest appearance and joined more than 160 show visitors who had their picture taken with the famous trophy. Read more...
Get snapped with the FA Cup at International Confex 2009
Visitors can have their picture taken with the FA Cup for free on Tuesday 24th February from 12pm - 4pm at The Kings Ferry/Connections stand (R620) at International Confex 2009 - a leading trade show for the events industry. Read more...
The Kings Ferry to provide VIP transport for Shockwaves NME Awards 2009
On 25th February celebrities at the Shockwaves NME Awards 2009 will travel in true VIP style from the awards ceremony to the exclusive after show party in Land Yachts™ from The Kings Ferry. Read more...
Italian rugby team chooses The Kings Ferry for all important first match
The Kings Ferry is the coach operator of choice for many leading sports clubs, so it’s no wonder the Italian rugby team picked us to travel in style when they recently visited the UK. Read more...
Branded coach promotes Skiweekends to mass audience
Skiweekends makes short skiing holidays to Europe accessible to a wide UK market and its presence marketing campaign with The Kings Ferry is helping to get the message out there. One of The Kings Ferry's commuter coaches is wrapped top-to-toe in Skiweekends branding, transforming the coach into a powerful, cost-effective marketing tool.
As train commuters in London were left out in the cold when South Eastern cancelled all of its early morning services into the capital, our coach commuters were instead travelling into London as normal. On time and ready for the day ahead. Read more...
The Kings Ferry scores with AS Roma
The Kings Ferry will transport Italian Football Club, AS Roma, when they play against Fulham FC in the Europa League on Thursday 22nd October.
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The Kings Ferry is the top of the league for FC Basel
The Kings Ferry will supply coach hire for Swiss football club, FC Basel, when they visit the UK to play against Fulham FC in the UEFA Europa League at the end of September.
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FC Porto takes a ride with The Kings Ferry
Portuguese football club, FC Porto, chose The Kings Ferry as their transport provider of choice when the team visited the UK this week... Read more...
Premier coach operator, The Kings Ferry, is offering all Sister Act fans an exclusive ticket and transport offer. Read more...
Coach firm goes all a-Twitter!
The Kings Ferry, has been twittering on Twitter for the last three months, attracting a number of avid followers... Read more...
The Kings Ferry supplies coach hire transport for local heroes
The Kings Ferry Limited supplied transport for local Normandy Veterans for their annual trip to York. Read more...
Football fever for The Kings Ferry
Kings Ferry Coach Hire is celebrating a double promotion after Gillingham Football Club took its place back in League One and Birmingham City was promoted to the Premier League. Read more...
The Kings Ferry Coach Hire Meets Ride2Recovery Team at Dover
Cycling 600 miles form London to Morzine in the French Alps to raise awareness of knife crime and two spinal injury charities, the Ride2Recovery Team reached Dover in the early evening of Sunday 24th May where pedal power was replaced by a Kings Ferry hire coach to help them on their trip across the channel. Read more...
The Kings Ferry to sponsor Ride2Recovery charity challenge
Coach operator, The Kings Ferry Ltd, is proud to be supporting the Ride2Recovery charity challenge by supplying coach transport for the event free of charge. Read more...
The Gills’ top driver recognised at annual awards
Humble coach driver Dave Taylor was rewarded for his outstanding 20 year service to Gillingham Football Club at an annual awards ceremony on Saturday 25th April
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The Kings Ferry's unsung hero is over the moon
Long-standing Kings Ferry coach driver Dave Taylor was presented with the Unsung Hero Award for his outstanding service to Gillingham Football Club at the Kent Regional news-archive & Media Sports Awards last week. Held at the Ramada Hotel, Dover, the event showcased the very best in Kentish sporting talent – but also celebrated those that work behind the scenes. Read more...
The Kings Ferry transported 3,000 journalists to the London Summit 2009
The Kings Ferry coach hire company provided carbon neutral coach transport for more than 3,000 international journalists attending the G20 London Summit 2009 on 2 April. Read more...


