Final call for Brand the Bus 2025 competition

Oxford Bus Company and Thames Travel have issued a final appeal to enter its Brand the Bus charity competition, as it revealed more than 50 good causes have entered so far.

The competition offers people the chance to nominate their favourite good cause to be branded on a double-decker bus and the deadline to enter is 1st March. 

This year, Brand the Bus is offering its biggest prize giveaway yet, with the winning charity scooping an advertising package worth £100,000, thanks to partnerships with Get Radio and Oxford City Football Club.

Runner-up prizes for highly commended entries are also available with onboard bus advertising packages worth £2,000 and £1,000, respectively, up for grabs.

All charities and good causes with a presence in Oxfordshire or the nearby surrounding area that benefit the local community are eligible to enter. So far, 54 good causes have entered and there is still time to enter.

Luke Marion, Managing Director of Oxford Bus Company and Thames Travel, said: “We’re thrilled to have received such a big response to our Brand the Bus competition this year. 

“The number and quality of the entries is inspiring and we’re looking forward to working through them with our judging panel and going through the difficult task of selecting a winner.

“There is still time to enter and I’d encourage as many people to get involved as possible to help raise awareness of good causes doing valuable work in the county.”

Entrants must complete a simple online entry form by 1st March stating what it would mean for their chosen organisation to win the competition.

The top 10 charities from the public vote will be shortlisted and go to a judging panel who will decide the Brand the Bus 2025 winner and runners-up. The winner will be announced in June, with the branded bus unveiled and put into service in the autumn.

Charities and good causes can enter this year’s Brand the Bus competition by completing an online submission form via www.oxfordbus.co.uk/brand-the-bus.

Prizes will be awarded to entries that have, in the panel’s opinion, fulfilled the brief to the highest standard. The winning organisation will be invited to work with Oxford Bus Company and Thames Travel on the design.

Previous winners of Brand the Bus include SeeSaw, Girl Guiding Oxfordshire, Home-Start Oxford, Blue Skye Thinking, Restore and last year’s winners, Oxford Hospitals Charity.