Community Transport in Oxfordshire DIRECTORY

Oxfordshire County CouncilOCC has a part time (working days are Monday, Wednesday andThursday) Assistant Public Transport Officer with responsibility forCommunity Transport.The County Council is keen to encourage community transportschemes, and supports ORCC’s CTA whose role is to provide directsources of advice and assistance to volunteer groups and parishes.Many CT schemes are self-financing, but some CT schemes mayrequire direct financial support to help meet running costs.Funding for this may be available from the County Council. A‘starter fund’ of up to £1,000 is available, enabling access at shortnotice to funds to get new schemes started. Such support isreviewed, generally after one year’s operation. The transport officerat ORCC can assist in applying for financial support.Larger grants may be paid, (and agreement entered into for up tofour years at a time) either to existing or to new communitytransport schemes, upon application to the County Council’sAssistant Public Transport Officer. For these grants a formal casefor funding will have to be put together, and a report compiled forthe decision of the County Council’s Cabinet Member forTransport. For more information please contact the Assistant PublicTransport Officer.The officer is: Neil TimberlakeEmail: neil.timberlake@oxfordshire.gov.ukTel: 01865 815585- 57 -