Local Voices

Read the stories of Oxfordshire residents who make bikes, buses, walking or wheeling a part of their everyday lives. 

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Wendy and Maria

Wendy and Maria both live in Ambrosden, near Bicester and work at the John Radcliffe. They get the H5 bus everyday to work, and have become good friends with each other and their other bus buddies. Read their story here.

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Elizabeth

While participating in the Oxford Car Free Challenge Elizabeth travelled by bus and on foot, and enjoyed encouraging fellow students on her nursing course to join her in walking with her to the next bus stop: "They all went with me. And along the way, we’re talking, we’re engaging. So I gained friends.” She felt walking was also good for her physical health: “At times I could become breathless, but when I started walking it was flowing, it was easy. I really enjoyed it.”

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