New Comet bus service Souldern– Bicester
posted 28 Jun 2018, 12:32 by David CarlisleThe Following community bus service will commence on Monday 25th of
June 2018 for a 20week trial. The bus will operate every Monday, making two runs into Bicester & back. During the trial period the service is FREE to ALL users.
The service is operated by Oxfordshire County Council using their “Comet”
fleet of buses and is open to all users. Wheelchair users can be
accommodated by advising the Comet Administrator (01295 257 930) the day
1ST RUN 2ND RUN
10:30 – SOULDERN – OPPOSITE THE FOX PH 11:30
10:33 - FRITWELL – OUTSIDE THE GEORGE AND DRAGON PH 11:33
10:35 – FEWCOTT – OPPOSITE THE WHITE LION INN 11:35
10:38 – ARDLEY – OPPOSITE WATER LANE 11:38
10:42 – BUCKNELL – OPPOSITE THE BUS SHELTER 11:42
10:48 – CHESTERTON – THE GREEN BUS SHELTER 11:48
10:50 – CHESTERTON – THE RED COW PH 11:50
11:00 – BICESTER – MANORSFIELD BUS STAND 1 12:00
1st RETURN 2nd Return
12:15 – BICESTER – MANORSFIELD BUS STAND 1 13:15
12:23 - CHESTERTON – THE GREEN BUS SHELTER 13:23
12:25 – CHESTERTON – THE RED COW PH 13:25
12:33 – BUCKNELL – THE BUS SHELTER 13:33
12:37 – ARDLEY – WATER LANE 13:37
12:40 – FEWCOTT – OUTSIDE THE WHITE LION INN 13:40
12:42 - FRITWELL – OPPOSITE THE GEORGE AND DRAGON PH 13:42
12:45 – SOULDERN – THE FOX PH 13:45
Trial arranged by Cllr Ian Corkin. Email: ian.corkin@oxfordshire.gov.uk Fb.com/cllriancorkin
Press Release: For Immediate Release
Following recent negotiations with Oxfordshire County Council (OCC), two new community bus trials have been announced in the Ploughley Division. The first will run every Monday (commencing 25th June) from Souldern to Bicester, via Fritwell, Fewcott, Ardley, Bucknell & Chesterton. The second will run every Thursday (starting 28th June) from Mixbury to Bicester via Finmere, Newton Purcell, Fringford, Hethe, Hardwick & Stoke Lyne.
Cllr Ian Corkin commented “Public transport in rural areas remains a challenge and I was more than happy to work with both OCC and the local community to set up this trial”
The service utilises Oxfordshire County Council’s fleet of specially adapted “Comet” buses. The trial will last for 20 weeks and will be free to all users during that time. It is anticipated that passengers will get approximately 2 hours in Bicester.
Ian continued “I hope the service will be well used and will open the door to other opportunities, but in the meantime I would advise everyone to make use of this free facility”
Notes:
Wheelchairs can be accommodated with 24hours notice to the service administrators (01295 257 930)
Ian Corkin is an Oxfordshire County Councillor for Ploughley Ward and also serves on Cherwell District Council for Fringford & Heyfords Ward
The free trial is being funded from OCC’s Community Transport budget to assess demand.
Any questions relating to this release should be directed to Ian Corkin: ian.corkin@oxfordshire.gov.uk 07841 041 419