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Buckland
Buckland Richard Wellesley Memorial Transport. (Minibus) Buckland and Littleworth Regular shopping trips Tuesday and Friday to Faringdon. Leaves Buckland at 9.50am returning from Faringdon at 11.30am. Easy access with steps £1 return to Faringdon Private Hire: £10 minimum charge	Tony Haines Brendan Littleworth, OX17 8ED Tel: 01367 241286 Brian Kensett Audley House Buckland SN7 8QW Tel: 01367 870681
Buckland Richard Wellesley Memorial Transport. Buckland and Gainfield Transport service offered by volunteer drivers using their own cars, to residents of the two villages at any time for medical or essential personal reasons. 25p per mile	Betty Moon Woodbine Cottage Buckland, SN7 8RB Tel: 01367 870288
Faringdon
The Faringdon Community Bus operates the Number 61 timetabled service in and around Faringdon every weekday morning except Bank Holidays. The service is available to the whole community and passengers with concessionary bus passes travel free after 09:00am. The timetable, route and fares may be seen at www.faringdoncommunitybus.co.uk/routes.htm A programme of trips is also run to local towns and places of interest and to events within easy travelling distance of Faringdon. Details are available from the Faringdon Community and Tourist Information Centre, where tickets for trips can be purchased. The Faringdon Community Bus is also available for private hire. Please contact FCB via the web site, www.faringdoncommunitybus.co.uk/contact.htm. The bus has 16 passenger seats but is not fully accessible to wheelchair users. Folding wheelchairs can be accommodated but all passengers must be able to ascend steps to enter the bus. For further information, please refer to www.faringdoncommunitybus.co.uk	Community Bus website including timetable www.faringdoncommunitybus.co.uk
British Red Cross, Faringdon Transport for disabled, elderly & sick unable to use public transport. Medical loan, club, holiday, fundraising	Mrs Elizabeth Walker Willowbrook farm Hanney Road Steventon Abingdon Tel: 01235 868188
Faringdon Red Cross Car Transport Transport to hospital appointments provided by local volunteers using their own cars.	To be advised
U B W Minibus Weekly service to Faringdon Health Centre, monthly shopping to Carterton and Swindon, outings for senior citizens. Available for hire only to groups operating out of villages eg scouts, schools and to residents of Uffington, Baulking and Woolstone Vehicle has no wheel chair lift, but an accessible side door step	Sharon Smith Craven Cottage Uffington SN7 7RA Tel: 01367 820259
Oxfordshire
Red Cross Transport Car, minibus or ambulance transport to most of the county, also longer journeys outside Oxfordshire. Fully accessible vehicles, available for hire with drivers.	Alan James Ward 10 Churchill Hospital Headington OX3 7LE Tel: 01865 225622
Octabus Dial a Ride This door-to-door pre-bookable dial-a-ride service operates throughout the Vale of White Horse, West Oxfordshire and Oxford City districts of Oxfordshire. Mondays to Fridays 9am to 5pm. To use the service you have to be a scheme member (which costs a one-off fee of £5) and be unable to use or find it difficult to use conventional public transport because of a disability or mobility impairment. The service is operated on behalf of the Octabus Consortium by a company called Walters Limousines.	Bookings and Enquiries Tel: 01865 876176
St John Ambulance Ambulances only with stretcher trolleys and some sitting. Limited availability	Godfrey Smith County Headquarters 2-4 High St Kidlington OX5 2DH Tel: 01235 765622 Tel: 0702 0955752 outside office hours
Vale Youth Minibus Scheme Minibus loaned to youth organisations- schools, scouts and guides. Only scheme members may hire vehicle.	Daran Price Tel: 01235 224610 Peter Guill 5 Chapel Road Stanford-in-the-Vale SN7 8LE Tel: 01367 718224
Stanford in the Vale
Stanford-in-the-Vale Church Voluntary Transport Emergency transport service offered by volunteer drivers using their own cars to take passengers to hospitals for appointments or visiting relatives. Stanford-in-the-Vale only No charge	Mrs Janet Warren 32 Hunters Field Stanford-in-the-Vale SN7 8LX Tel: 01367 710789 Christine Turner 10 Cottage Road Stanford-in-the-Vale SN7 7RA Tel: 01367 710514
Stanford-in-the-Vale Community Bus Available for hire only to the residents of the eight villages covered by the scheme, between Faringdon and Wantage. A regular Tuesday to Saturday timetable is followed. Run by volunteers Stanford, Hatford, Shellingford, Charney Bassett, Lyford, Denchworth, W Challow, Goosey	Mr J F Smith 5 Neville Way Stanford-in-the-Vale SN7 8LY Tel: 01367 710494 Mr K Ackland Rosecroft Charney Bassett Wantage OX12 0ER 01235 868689
Watchfield
Watchfield Shopper Bus Fridays only for people who are unable to use conventional transport. Fully accessible vehicle. Escorts may accompany passengers Bookings: 01793 616050	John Reeves BSS House, Unit 22 Cheney Manor Trading Estate Swindon SN2 2PJ Tel: 01793 617828

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