GIRL Guide activities in Oxfordshire are now being highlighted on an Oxford Bus Company bus.
The company has launched the latest edition to its eye-catching fleet of buses backing good causes, with the winner of the Brand the Bus competition.
This double-decker has been transformed with the GirlGuiding Oxfordshire colours to brighten up city streets and raise awareness for a good cause.
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The winner was selected by a judging panel from a top ten group of good causes.
Phil Southall, Oxford Bus Company managing director, said: “The bus looks fantastic and we’re proud to support such a worthwhile good cause in our community.”
He added: "GirlGuiding Oxfordshire share similar values to Oxford Bus Company and we’re delighted to help spread their message around the county.”
Angela Peel, County Commissioner of GirlGuiding Oxfordshire, said: “We’re so grateful to Oxford Bus Company for this amazing opportunity to raise the profile of Girlguiding in Oxfordshire, and we can’t wait for people to see the wonderful bus design.”
Ros Letellier, who submitted the entry for Girlguiding Oxfordshire said: “Girlguiding offers all girls aged 5 to 18 a safe environment to learn skills, make friends and have fun.
"We pride ourselves on offering our members ‘mountain top moments’ - those moments of accomplishment which they will remember forever - and seeing this bus come to fruition is one of those moments for us as leaders.
"We hope that the bus will encourage more girls to come and try Rainbows, Brownies, Guides and Rangers, and perhaps more adults to put themselves forward as volunteers.”
Helen & Douglas House, Sobell House and Chron’s and Colitis UK were highly commended by the judging panel, which included an external partner.
Almost 6,000 members of the public voted for the good causes that entered, and following the overwhelming public response to the competition, Oxford Bus Company have committed to making it a regular event.
Mr Southall added: “The Brand the Bus competition really highlighted the fact there are so many good causes in Oxfordshire. This coupled with the phenomenal public response meant we’ve decided to make it an annual event, to help more good causes raise their profile.”
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The good causes that were voted into the Brand the Bus top 10 were Helen & Douglas House, Chron’s and Colitis UK, Blue Skye Thinking, SeeSaw, Girlguiding Oxford, Maggie’s Oxford, Shine Cancer Support, Sobell House, OASIS and Cyclox.
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