Community & Charity
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Oxford Bus Company unveils Oxford Hospitals Charity branded electric bus
Oxford Bus Company has launched its first electric branded bus, supporting Oxford Hospitals Charity, the 2024 winner of its ‘Brand the Bus!’ competition.
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Didcot’s 12th Scout Group is latest recipient of housebuilder’s community donations
Didcot’s 12th Scout Group has received a cheque for £1,000, becoming the latest recipient of Persimmon Homes Wessex’s Community Champions scheme.
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OxTrail auction date is set to raise funds for Sobell House Hospice
Oxfordshire’s ‘OxTrail’ has announced its auction date as a catalogue of sculptures goes on sale to raise funds for the Sobell House Hospice.
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Christmas in Oxford 2024: City council announces new organisers for 2024
Oxford City Council has announced Keston Events Ltd as the organiser for this year’s Christmas event on Broad Street and Gala Lights has been selected to illuminate the city centre with new festive lights.
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Oxford United reveals winners of its Community Giving Back grants fund
The fund was created to launch Oxford United’s Dreaming Spires project, which is designed to deliver a significant positive impact across the county through activities and outreach programmes as part of the club’s new stadium delivery.
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Blackbird Leys footballers head to FA’s St George’s Park national football centre
A group of young female footballers from Blackbird Leys will represent Oxford United at a national competition after meeting at a free-to-attend programme.
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Oxford Bus Company unveils rainbow bus to celebrate Oxford Pride
Oxford Bus Company has unveiled a brightly coloured new addition to its fleet with a rainbow bus celebrating Oxford Pride – the first in its new electric fleet to be branded with a community-based livery.
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Wallingford & Crowmarsh FC bowled over by Rural Sports Club Fund help
The Rural Sports Club Fund has enabled Wallingford & Crowmarsh FC to purchase a sports camera to help boost player development and team performance.
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Science Wonder Garden Party is back for 2024 with free family science event and activities
Families from Kidlington, Begbroke, Yarnton and the surrounding Oxfordshire area are warmly invited to get up close and hands-on with science activities at this year’s free Science Wonder Garden Party at Begbroke Science Park.
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Oxford Bus Company HQ welcomes Mini Ox Roxy ahead of OxTrail 2024
Oxford Bus Company welcomed a special guest to its Cowley depot this month ahead of the launch of one of the city’s most recognisable charity events in aid of Sobell House Hospice.
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Matchable and Oxford North partner to boost Oxfordshire corporate volunteering
Matchable, the digital platform which matches companies and their teams to volunteering projects has partnered with Oxford North, the new innovation district in Oxford, to help boost corporate volunteering in Oxfordshire.
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Wallingford’s historic ABM Skittles Club prepares to celebrate 60 years
Wallingford’s historic ABM Skittles Club is inviting everyone to join it in a two-day Festival of Skittles as part of its diamond jubilee celebrations.
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Get ready to party as Cowley Road Carnival is set to return to the city
The Cowley Road Carnival has announced the return of carnival to the city on Sunday, 01 September 2024, with the theme for the year’s event being ‘Our Nature Our Future’.
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Macdonald Hotels & Resorts brews up coffee partnership to provide 15,000 school meals
Macdonald Hotels & Resorts – an independent hospitality group that includes The Bear Hotel in Woodstock, has funded 15,000 school meals for children in countries including Kenya as part of a new partnership with direct trade coffee producers Paddy & Scott’s.
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City Sightseeing Oxford treats local Widowed and Young community
City Sightseeing Oxford provided a special open-top bus tour to give Widowed and Young’s Oxfordshire Big Picnic guests an extra boost this year.
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Italian Job Mile of MINI event makes a triumphant comeback in Oxford
The Italian Job Mile of MINI event made a triumphant comeback in Oxford with 150 classic and modern MINI cars journeying through the picturesque Oxfordshire countryside to raise much-needed funds for charity.