Application forms and information brochures for Great Aycliffe Town Council’s free Senior Citizens’ Excursions will be available from 9.00am on Saturday 25th April. You can collect them from the Library and Recreation Centre in Beveridge Way, the Oakleaf Sports Complex and Golf Complex, they will available from Great Aycliffe Town Council Offices, School Aycliffe Lane on Monday 27th April at 9.00am. The forms and full details of the excursions will also be available from the Council’s website www.great-aycliffe.gov.uk – Please note, however, that the library does not open on Wednesdays.
The application process opens at 10.00am on Monday 27th April 2026 at the Council Offices on School Aycliffe Lane. The closing date for applications is Friday 8th May 2026.
To be eligible, you do not have to be drawing a pension or have a bus pass, but you do have to be a resident of the electoral parish of Great Aycliffe and 60 years old, with a date of birth on or before 31st March 1966 (applies to both men and women). You must provide proof of your age and address. We do not keep records from previous years, so please do not assume we will be able to check from last year. If you are in any doubt, please telephone 01325 300700 and we will check your eligibility.
You can bring (with proof of residency and age) to our offices at School Aycliffe Lane during the times shown on the brochure, which is available with the forms. You can send your forms and copies only of your proofs via the post or e-mail the form and proofs to info@great-aycliffe.gov.uk.
This year we will be visiting York, Whitby, Keswick, Alnwick, Northallerton and Thirsk (dual destination), Tynemouth, Seaham and Dalton Park (dual destination) and Redcar (shorter day). Please note that places are limited and given out on a ‘first come, first served’ basis.
The coaches provided are 49-53 seater executive coaches with toilet facilities. There is also one executive coach with a wheelchair hoist to Whitby, Alnwick and Redcar. This ensures that people with mobility problems can enjoy a day out too. The hoist can be used for loading wheelchairs for residents who need to travel in their wheelchair.
