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Carterton Town Council

Welcome from the Mayor
Introducing Carterton
A Brief History
Carterton Badge of Office
Local Government
Carterton Youth Council
Carterton Lions
Carterton Educational Trust
Leisure Facilities in Carterton
Willow Meadows
Carterton Community Centre
Carterton Market
RAF Brize Norton
Events
The Surrounding Countryside
Celebrating Carterton 2010 in pictures
Community Safety Partnership
Neighbourhood Action Group
General Information
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Carterton Town
Council Contact Information


Town Hall
19 Alvescot Road
Carterton
Oxfordshire
OX18 3JL


Tel: 01993 842156
Fax: 01993 844898

Email: Carterton Council
Carterton Website

 

General Information

BANKS
Barclays Bank plc, Black Bourton Road Tel: 0845 755 5555
Lloyds TSB Bank plc, Burford Road Tel: 0845 300 0000
HSBC Bank plc, The Tower Centre, Alvescot Road Tel: 0845 740 4404

BUS SERVICES
Stagecoach in Oxfordshire, Freepost SCE 15567, Oxford Tel: 01865 772250
Carterton Coaches, Supergas Industrial Estate,
Downs Road, Witney Tel: 01993 772202
RH Transport Services, North Bungalow,
Downs Road, Witney Tel: 01993 869100
Carterton Town Bus (113) runs on Thursdays only
Tappins Coaches, Didcot (runs free bus service from Carterton
to Tesco in Abingdon on Fridays) Tel: 01235 819393

CAR PARKS
There are two public car parks:
- at the rear of the Tower Centre on Alvescot Road and
- at the rear of Haldanes off Black Bourton Road

CHEMISTS
Lloyds Pharmacy, 7 Burford Road Tel: 01993 844 442
Lloyds Chemist, 4 Streatfield House, Alvescot Road Tel: 01993 844 442

CHURCHES
Carterton Community Church Tel: 01993 846510
St John the Evangelist C of E Church, Burford Road Tel: 01993 846996
Methodist Church, Burford Road Tel: 01993 845322
St Joseph’s RC Church, Arkell Avenue Tel: 01993 842463
St Christopher’s Church, RAF Brize Norton Tel: 01993 897530

CLUBS AND ORGANISATIONS
Full listings of local clubs and organisations can be found on the Town Council website - www.carterton-tc.gov.uk - and in the Carterton Community Magazine (see below)

COMMUNITY MAGAZINE
The Carterton Community Magazine is an independent free publication delivered to all Carterton homes four times a year. Contact the Editor, Wendy Morgan, 6 Butlers Drive, Carterton, OX18 3QU. Telephone 01993 842663.

DENTISTS
Broadshires Dental Practice, Broadshires Way Tel: 01993 867147
The Dental Centre, 6 The Clock House, Brize Norton Road Tel: 01993 845522
Matthew Jackson, 12-13 The Tower Centre, Alvescot Road Tel: 01993 840117
Sinson & Sykes, 50 Burford Road Tel: 01993 842534

EDUCATIONAL TRUST
Carterton Educational Trust Tel: 01993 841060

ESTATE AGENTS
Chancellors, 5 Falklands House, Black Bourton Road Tel: 01993 841402
David Richings, 2 Streatfield House, Alvescot Road Tel: 01993 843846
Robert Taylor, 3 The Clock House, Burford Road Tel: 01993 840214

HALLS
Brownes Hall, Brownes Lane, OX18 3JH. Booking Secretary Tel: 07765 502258
Carterton Community Centre, Marigold Square OX18 1AX Tel: 01993 842807
Carterton Football Club, Kilkenny Lane OX18 1DY Tel: 01993 842410
Women’s Institute Hall, Brize Norton Road,
Booking Secretary Tel: 01993 841674
Town Hall, Alvescot Road, OX18 3JL Tel: 01993 842156
St John’s Church Hall, Burford Road, OX18 3AA Tel: 01993 846996

HOSPITALS
Witney Community Hospital, Welch Way, Witney Tel: 01993 209400
John Radcliffe Hospital, Headley Way, Headington,
Oxford (inc A & E) Tel: 01865 741166
Churchill Hospital, Old Road, Headington, Oxford Tel: 01865 741841

HOUSING
Cottsway Housing Association, Cottsway House,
Heynes Place, Avenue Two, Witney Tel: 01993 890000
English Churches Housing Group, 2 Estuary Boulevard,
Estuary Commercial Park, Liverpool L24 8RF Tel: 0845 112 7722
Sovereign Housing Group, Woodlands, 90 Bartholomew Street,
Newbury, Berks RG14 5EE Tel: 01635 572220

INSURANCE BROKERS
A-Plan Insurance, The Clockhouse, Burford Road Tel: 01993 844996
Swinton Insurance, 1 Streatfield House, Burford Road Tel: 01993 841752

JOB CENTRE/UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFIT
Unit 1, Two Rivers Trading Estate, Station Lane,
Witney OX18 6BH Tel: 01993 745400
Job Centre vacancies are also displayed on the Town Hall noticeboard
Telephone 0845 606 0234 quoting job reference number

LIBRARIES
Carterton Library, Alvescot Road, Carterton Tel: 01993 841492
Witney Library, Welch Way, Witney Tel: 01993 703659

LOCAL GOVERNMENT
Carterton Town Council Tel: 01993 842156
West Oxfordshire District Council Tel: 01993 861000
Oxfordshire County Council Tel: 01865 792422

MARKET
A weekly market is held on Thursdays in Black Bourton Road,
8.00am - 4.00pm Tel: 01993 842156

MEDICAL
Carterton Health Centre, Alvescot Road Tel: 01993 841718
Bampton Practice Tel: 01993 850257
Burford Practice Tel: 01993 822176
Broadshires Health Centre, Broadshires Way Tel: 08444 778780

MEMBER OF PARLIAMENT
The Rt. Hon. David Cameron, House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA
To make an appointment Tel: 020 7219 3475

NEWSPAPERS
Witney Gazette, 47 Market Square, Witney Tel: 01993 773133
Oxford Mail, Newsquest Ltd, Osney Mead, Oxford Tel: 01865 425500

OPTICIANS
Carterton Opticians, The Giles Centre, Alvescot Road Tel: 01993 841268
Michael Lowe & Partners, 5 Streatfield House,
Alvescot Road Tel: 01993 844291

POLICE
Thames Valley Police, Burford Road, Carterton Tel: 0845 8505 505 (non emergency)

POST OFFICES
In the Co-op Store, Black Bourton Road, Carterton Tel: 01993 841636
Carterton Delivery Office, Wycombe Way Tel: 01993 841779

RAILWAYS
Railway Stations at Oxford, Didcot, Charlbury and Swindon.
Enquiries Tel: 08457 48 49 50

SCHOOLS
Nursery:
Carterton Nursery Unit (LEA), Burford Road
Edith Moorhouse Nursery Unit (LEA), Lawton Avenue Tel: 01993 842372

Primary:
Edith Moorhouse Primary School, Lawton Avenue Tel: 01993 842372
Website: www.edith-moorhouse.oxon.sch.uk
Gateway Primary School, Netheravon Close Tel: 01993 842189
Website: www.gatewayprimary.ik.org
St Joseph’s RC Primary School, Lawton Avenue Tel: 01993 841240
Website: www.st-josephs-carterton.ik.org
Carterton Primary School, Burford Road Tel: 01993 842502
Website: www.carterton-pri.oxon.sch.uk
St John the Evangelist CE Primary School, Bluebell Way Tel: 01993 843124
Website: www.brizenorton.org.uk/stjohns_school

Secondary:
Carterton Community College, Upavon Way Tel: 01993 841611
Website: www.cartertoncc.oxon.sch.uk

Further Education:
Abingdon and Witney College, Holloway Road, Witney Tel: 01993 703464
Adult Learning Classes, Carterton Community Centre Tel: 01993 822314

SOLICITORS
Dunning Anderson, 5 The Clock House, Brize Norton Road Tel: 01993 840200

SUPERMARKETS
Co-op Superstore, Black Bourton Road Tel: 01993 841636
Haldanes Supermarket, Alvescot Road Tel: 01993 843446

TAXIS
Ace Taxis, Email: ace.taxi@btinternet.com Tel: 01993 840055
Charlies Taxis, Carterton South Industrial Estate,
Black Bourton Road Tel: 01993 845253
Mark One Taxis Tel: 01993 840405

VETERINARY SURGERIES
Jackson Veterinary Clinic, 17 Black Bourton Road Tel: 01993 842717
Darboe & Baily Ltd., 17 Alvescot Road Tel: 01993 845808




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