And what if they’re custard creams?Before the match!? Tsk!
And what if they’re custard creams?Before the match!? Tsk!
You swine! How could you?And what if they’re custard creams?
And what if they’re custard creams?
The bus service in from Wheatley is great, I can’t remember the last time we took the car into oxford city centre. We’ve already planned the journey to SB, piece of cake.Oxfordshires local public transport is terrible, no train station in Abingdon, Witney, Wallingford, Wheatley, out lying parts of Oxford etc, no local train service linking Oxford to the surrounding county. A cheap, basic service with no frills but that links the county up in a quick and reliable way would really change peoples lives.
I live in Blackwater in north east Hampshire, thanks to being near to a decent rail service I have made it into Oxford city centre to meet mates for a few pints in only ten minute’s longer than it has taken them to get the bus in from places like Wheatley which is ridiculous.
The bus service in from Wheatley is great, I can’t remember the last time we took the car into oxford city centre. We’ve already planned the journey to SB, piece of cake.
Don't tell @Manorlounger he's only getting BiscuitsThe bus service in from Wheatley is great, I can’t remember the last time we took the car into oxford city centre. We’ve already planned the journey to SB, piece of cake.
Well maybe. But driving to Bicester (which is I think the nearest station to me on the same line as Oxford), paying to park, then buying a train ticket, a train ride into Oxford, then a bus out to the stadium - then all in reverse is, while possible, a lengthy and expensive business. And I will have already driven the car about two thirds of the way anyway, so not that green really.Or maybe drive part of the way? Park and ride style.
Or bus from Bicester to SB. Job done!Well maybe. But driving to Bicester (which is I think the nearest station to me on the same line as Oxford), paying to park, then buying a train ticket, a train ride into Oxford, then a bus out to the stadium - then all in reverse is, while possible, a lengthy and expensive business. And I will have already driven the car about two thirds of the way anyway, so not that green really.
I am happy to park at some sort of Oxford park and ride and walk/take a dedicated bus to the stadium, but I think the novelty of the first trip I described would wear off after about one week!
Steady Birdio10 minute walk from my front door to my local train station, train straight from there to Oxford Parkway, job done. I’ll be swinging my trousers above my head before I’ve even got to the ground.
Well maybe. But driving to Bicester (which is I think the nearest station to me on the same line as Oxford), paying to park, then buying a train ticket, a train ride into Oxford, then a bus out to the stadium - then all in reverse is, while possible, a lengthy and expensive business. And I will have already driven the car about two thirds of the way anyway, so not that green really.
I am happy to park at some sort of Oxford park and ride and walk/take a dedicated bus to the stadium, but I think the novelty of the first trip I described would wear off after about one week!
Park at Bicester’s Park and Ride, which is free, then a 10-15 minute bus ride to the ground.Well maybe. But driving to Bicester (which is I think the nearest station to me on the same line as Oxford), paying to park, then buying a train ticket, a train ride into Oxford, then a bus out to the stadium - then all in reverse is, while possible, a lengthy and expensive business. And I will have already driven the car about two thirds of the way anyway, so not that green really.
I am happy to park at some sort of Oxford park and ride and walk/take a dedicated bus to the stadium, but I think the novelty of the first trip I described would wear off after about one week!
Brilliant - I didn't even know there was one (not being a local).Park at Bicester’s Park and Ride, which is free, then a 10-15 minute bus ride to the ground.
Yeah.Do the Brookes Buses still go to Wheatley?
Is Milton Keynes close to your driving route to Oxford, as that line to Kidlington is due to open in 2024?Just don't forget that some exiles and away supporters really have very little choice other than driving - personally I'd have to take the train 60 miles into London and then out again - and that's after I have had to drive 10 miles to a station in the first place because the busses would just not get me there. Encouraging the use of buses and trains is of course the right thing to do, but there will always be those who can't use them.
Link ?I see in "The Times" that a property developer has just bought land at Frieze Way" (Stratfield Brake?) for £120m, for a science park development.
Will this have any effect on OU's development plans?
Link ?
That's it then? How has this happenedCan't read it as I'm not subscribed, can anyone post what it says?
Oxfordshire rugby pitch turned science park is in £120m league of its own
A former rugby pitch on the outskirts of Oxford has been sold for £120 million in a graphic illustration of the red-hot market for space to accommodate the UK’swww.thetimes.co.uk
Surely not the same area? Annoyingly I can’t read itI see in "The Times" that a property developer has just bought land at Frieze Way" (Stratfield Brake?) for £120m, for a science park development.
Will this have any effect on OU's development plans?