Category Archives: Horley village

New Bus service is up and running on Thursdays

The new once a week bus service to Banbury started last week and will run every Thursday as follows:

A Horley resident who tried out the service last week gave this report:

‘It provides a quick and flexible way to get to and from Banbury without the use of a car. The journey starts from Hornton then through Horley etc. Depending on the requirements of the passengers the driver will go to the Banbury bus station or miss that out and go straight to the Gateway Retail Park. There is certainly enough time to shop there and or in Banbury etc.

As you can see from the timetable the bus will pick you up from the retail park for the return journey so no need to use the current service to get back to Banbury. Speak to the driver on the inward journey and he will adapt the route to suit the passengers.

The service is free to everyone both young and old, infirm or not. 

Speaking to the driver he explained that the service was not a trial run but was intended to be a permanent feature. However, he did go on to say that after a period of time, it is quite possible that the popularity of the service will be looked at and if it was not used to any great extent it could be stopped.

The provision of a bus service has been the subject of much debate with pressure being applied on the council regularly. So please use the bus. It is flexible, comfortable and gives you enough time for shopping.‘

New Bus service

The new once a week bus service to Banbury is starting on Thursday 18th April:

Service 79 Hornton – Horley – Banbury  Thursdays only
HORNTON, The Green10:00
Horley, Red Lion10:05
Hanwell, Moon & Sixpence10:10
Little Bourton, Chapel Lane10:15
Banbury, High Street10:25
BANBURY, Bridge Street10:30
BANBURY, Gateway Retail Park10:40 R
Service 79 Banbury – Horley – Hornton  Thursdays only
BANBURY, Gateway Retail Park13:05 R
BANBURY, Bridge Street13:15
Banbury, Castle Street/Bolton Road13:18
Little Bourton, Chapel LaneR
Hanwell, Moon & SixpenceR
Horley, Red LionR
HORNTON, The GreenR
R = Serves this point on request

Shuttle service – only operates if requested on outbound journey:

BANBURY, Gateway Retail Park11:35
BANBURY, Bridge Street11:45
  
BANBURY, Bridge Street11:45
BANBURY, Gateway Retail Park11:55

No Service on Bank Holidays

Horley Ladies Guild Quiz a Resounding Success

Thanks to all those who helped make the Horley quiz held on Friday 3rd February such a success. We had a great turnout – in fact, we would not have been able to fit many more into the Old School!

Teams puzzled over crops grown around Horley; beers served in the Red Lion, road sign locations and kitchen cupboard ingredients amongst other things.

Huge thanks to everyone who helped on the night.

The quiz raised £600 to be split between two worthy charities: The Katherine House Hospice and the Royal Agricultural Benevolent Institution.

Horley Charity Quiz – Friday 2nd February

Horley Ladies Guild are organising a charity quiz on 2nd Feb at 7pm – see poster below for details.

Most of the questions have a local twist so come along and pitch your wits against your neighbours in this fun quiz. Teams of up to 6 can enter, or you can come along and make up a team on the night.

Entry is £5.00 per person and all monies raised will be shared between the Katharine House Hospice and the Royal Agricultural Benevolent Institution.

There will be a cash bar serving refreshments and a raffle. (Raffle prizes welcome!) Previous quizzes have been very popular – in fact we ran out of room so please book your place by contacting Emma Hamer on 07469 084691 or email Emma.Hamer@nfu.org.uk

Horley bus route

Oxfordshire County Council are looking to improve the provision of rural transport. Horley would come under ‘Service D’ as shown below as a guide only. If you wish to comment please go to communitytransport@oxfordshire.gov.uk or contact David Beck Horley Parish Clerk horleypc@gmail.com

Service D: North Oxfordshire (Banbury) 

Little Bourton, Great Bourton, Cropredy, Mollington, Claydon, Hornton, Horley,  Shutford, North Newington 

Days of operation to be determined (see below) 

HORLEY, Red Lion 0930 BANBURY,           Return Bus Station 1200
Hornton, Church 0940                                  Return North Newington 1215
Balscote 0945                                               Return Shutford 1220
Shutford 0955                                                Return Balscote 1230
  North Newington 1000                                   Return Hornton, Church 1235R
  BANBURY, Bus Station 1015                         Return HORLEY, Red Lion 1245R
MOLLINGTON, Chestnut Road 1035             Return BANBURY, Bus Station 1300
Claydon, Manor Park 1041                              Return Hanwell, Moon & Sixpence 1315
   Cropredy, Brasenose Arms 1046                    Return Great Bourton, The Bell 1320R
   Great Bourton, The Bell 1049                         Return Cropredy, Brasenose Arms 1323R
   Hanwell, Moon & Sixpence 1054                    Return Claydon, Manor Park 1328R
   BANBURY, Bus Station 1109                          Return MOLLINGTON, Chestnut Road 1334R

Notes related to service D: 

• Times are subject to change due to fleet/operator availability, and each route might operate on different days 

• Mollington and Little Bourton now served frequently by Stagecoach service  77A, six days per week 

• Cropredy served by routes 497 and 501 on Thursdays and Saturdays • Claydon served by route 497 on Thursdays 

• R indicates that the service operates to these points on request only

Particular questions related to service D:  

• Is there enough time in Banbury for each service? 

• What days of the week should this service run, bearing in mind the existing  provision for Cropredy and Claydon? 

• Is a minibus (16 seats) likely to be sufficient? 

• Is there likely to be sufficient demand for this service?