ABOUT BANBURY......

Banbury is situated in the southern central region of the British Isles. It lies approximately 45 miles south-east of Birmingham and about 75 miles north-west of London.

Banbury Cross is immortalised in the nursery rhyme “Ride a Cock Horse”. The medieval cross, however, was destroyed in 1602 by Puritans and the present one built in 1858.

Two miles south-west of Banbury is Broughton Castle, an Elizabethan manor house built around the core of a medieval castle. It has a secret room used by Parliamentarians in the Civil War. The first major Civil War conflict took place in 1642 at Edgehill, a few miles north-west of Banbury, and a museum at nearby Farnborough Hall has exhibits on the battle.

Wroxton Abbey, west of Banbury, was the home of Lord North, prime minister at the time of the American War of Independence (1775-1781). Also, Banbury is famous for the Banbury Cake which are still made today from a secret recipe handed down through the generations.

ABOUT US (BCTA)......

Banburyshire Community Transport Association Limited is a registered charity which provides transport services for the mobility impaired in and around the Cherwell District Council area.  The funded services provided by BCTA are:

Cherwell District Dial-A-Ride Dial-A-Ride is a door to door service for mobility-impaired people, supported financially by Cherwell District Council, Oxfordshire County Council.  All our vehicles are wheelchair accessible, so that people who find use of conventional public transport difficult, can use our vehicles with ease.  In order to use this service, it is necessary for the passenger to telephone our office the day before to book the journey.  Journeys may be paid for by Cherwell District Council Bus Pass, National Transport Token or cash.  Holders of a Cherwell District Council Bus Pass travel free on this service.

Bicester Shopmobility - Since it was opened in June 1997, BCTA has successfully run this worthwhile and much needed service in Bicester.  Shopmobility provides powered and unpowered wheelchairs and scooters for people who have either permanent or temporary mobility impairment.  It allows them greater independence to use the pedestrianised shopping areas in Bicester Town.

ABOUT THIS SITE......

It is the aim of this site to give you the opportunity to see what a Community Transport Association can offer. If you follow the links to the left you will find out where we operate and what services we provide at the moment.