X10 New Time Table review: X10 Middlesbrough to Newcastle

Hi, I am a 76 years old priest, I live in Middlesbrough and do my Sunday services in the Greek Orthodox Church of Newcastle at 12:30. For the last 33 years, my journey to Newcastle (with the old time table) was easy and smooth as I used to take 9:00Am buss, and arrive to Newcastle at 10:45AM, this gave me time to meet with the members of the church before the service, and to prepare myself for my services too. After the service I can also talk to my people and take the 3:00PM buss back to Middlesbrough, or if I have a baptism I can take 4:00PM buss as X10 buss was hourly. Now with the new timetable for Sundays, it is a nightmare to travel to Newcastle ... I cannot believe ... the first buss leaves Middlesbrough at 10:30AM, then I arrive at 12:05 to Newcastle, this means, every time, I have to run from the bus station to the church as I have only 15 minutes to prepare myself for the service, this also means after I finish the service at 2:00 PM again I have to run to the bus station to take 2:10PM buss, or I have to waist 2 more hours and take 4:10 buss back to Middlesbrough which I think no need for it. I do not know, I just wanted to complain.

Anyway, thank you very much to listen to me in this hard time, and for the lovely services you offer us.

The Lord Jesus Christ blesses all of you.

Take care,

In Jesus name,

Fr Andreas Amirhom