Partner pack – Say Yellow December 2024

Monday, 5 January,  Greater Manchester’s remaining bus services in Stockport, Tameside, Trafford and parts of Manchester and Salford will join the Bee Network.

Ahead of this date we are carrying out communications, engagement and marketing to inform the public across Greater Manchester and these areas of the changes that are coming in.

This includes our Say Yellow marketing campaign that has gone live this week to push key messages to the public to promote the Bee Network and to help them make their journeys.

All Bee Network passengers across Greater Manchester, from 5 January, everyone using the Bee Network can look forward to:
• Low single ‘hopper’ fare (£2 adult/£1 child) so you can ‘hop on’ on more than one bus within 60 minutes of buying your tickets.
• Cheaper 7-day, 28-day and annual Bee Bus tickets making travel easier.

This is ahead of combined contactless travel with a daily and weekly cap across trams AND buses, making it easier than ever to pay.
People whose services join the Bee Network on January 5 will also need to check for new timetables this week (December 2) for some services, download the Bee Network app and make sure they have the right ticket as operator tickets are not available on Bee Network services.

Below you will find social media assets and messaging to help amplify this via your channels.
If you require any more materials to help communicate this with your audiences, please contact Alex Peace on [email protected] who will be able to help.,

Customer info page
Our one stop shop for all Bee Network information is our Say Yellow customer information page: Say yellow to the Bee Network | Bee Network | Powered by TfGM
This is the best place to refer people looking for more information about the Bee Network and the changes coming in July.

Press release
On Friday last week, the Mayor visited Hoot Credit Union in Bolton to promote the new annual ticket coming to the Bee Network. By joining their local Credit Union, people will be able to spread the cost of this ticket. You can find out more here: Greater Manchester’s Bee Network leads the way on cutting cost of public transport. Please feel free to share this on your social media channels.

Social media
You can download all assets here: https://we.tl/t-raleb7PE7e