739 Ann NormanNames on the buses
Connections with Brighton and Hove : Ann Norman was Mayor of the city in 2009-10 and a trustee of Martlets Hospice where she was an active participant in its activities. Ann worked for 25 years at the University of Sussex in the School of Maths & Physics [MAPS] where she worked in the teaching laboratory area and where she met her husband Ken. As passionate gardeners Ann and Ken achieved six Gold Medals at Chelsea Flower Show and she organised an International Bonsai Convention at Sussex University. She had a passion for Tibetan Terriers. A long serving Conservative Councillor for Withdean for 23 years, with her husband Ken, also a Withdean Councillor, she followed on from her mother who was a Councillor for the same ward in the 1960s.
739 ADL Enviro400 - carried name since delivery in March 2024. Express Route 1X branding added July 2024.