Community & Charity
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Oxfordshire Homeless Movement raises over £75k at its CEO Sleepout event
The CEO Sleepout, which took place on 12 October, brought together over 40 Oxfordshire professionals – business owners, CEOs, Directors and Partners – to sleep outdoors in the rain to raise money for an important cause.
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Kingsgrove has celebrated its third Community Fun Day in 2023
Kingsgrove community gathered for its third annual Community Fun Day in Kingsgrove’s public square on Saturday, 30 September 2023.
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Leading housebuilder Persimmon Homes donates £3k to Oxford Food Hub
Leading housebuilder Persimmon Homes has donated £3,000 to the Oxford Food Hub as part of its Community Champions initiative.
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Sign up for the 2023 CEO Sleepout to help raise vital funds to tackle homelessness
The 2023 CEO Sleepout is open to anyone in a senior position in an Oxfordshire business – all you need is a big heart, a sleeping bag, and to be willing to raise or donate £1,000.
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Vistry Group staff take to the stands to climb the height of Everest for charity
Employees from Vistry Group climbed the height of the world’s highest mountain in Reading FC’s Select Car Leasing Stadium to raise money for the Alzheimer’s Society.
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Sue Ryder nurses join families in remembering loved ones in a walk under the stars
Sue Ryder Starlight Hike will return to the beautiful grounds of Pangbourne College on the evening of Saturday, 21 October 2023, and it is hoped hundreds of walkers will lace up their trainers in support.
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Wantage-based community action group benefits from developer’s Community Champions scheme
A Wantage-based community action group with sustainability at the core is the latest beneficiary of Persimmon Homes’ Community Champions scheme.
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Vistry staff take on Tough Mudder challenge for charity
Staff from Vistry Group took on a tough – and muddy – challenge to raise money for the Alzheimer’s Society – their chosen charity for the year.
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Gusto Italian restaurants raise over £100k for “Young Lives vs Cancer” charity
In July 2022, Gusto selected “Young Lives vs Cancer” as its first Charity of the Year with the aim of raising £100,000 in 12 months. Now, thanks to the generosity of its customers and the endeavours of its team, Gusto has surpassed its target months ahead of schedule.
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Oxford City Council confirms LSD Promotions as organiser of this year’s Christmas market
Oxford City Council has confirmed LSD Promotions will be the organiser for this year’s Christmas market on Broad Street after the previous organisers withdrew.
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Oxfordshire businesses back city’s huge OxTrail 2024 event
Oxford Bus Company, Oxford City Football Club, Blenheim Palace, Darcica and Bidwells are among the businesses supporting the ‘ox-traordinary’ sculpture trail by Sobell House Hospice.
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Community pulls together to save Be Free Young Carers’ stricken coach trips
In a perfect example of how companies and charities can work together, Pulhams Coaches have ridden to the rescue of Be Free Young Carers following the closure of a local coach firm.
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Oxford Christmas Market as we know it has been cancelled indefinitely
The organiser of the Oxford Christmas Market for the last 14 years has announced that the market as we know it is has been cancelled indefinitely.
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Metro Bank’s colleague volunteers at Battle Proms and raises nearly 11k for SSAFA
Metro Bank’s Rebekah Burke recently volunteered at the Battle Proms held at Blenheim Palace to help raise nearly £11,000 for the Armed Forces charity, SSAFA.
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Free ‘Science Wonder’ garden party to take place at Begbroke Science Park
The free Science Wonder’ garden party will take place in the walled garden at Begbroke Science Park on Saturday, 01 July, from 11.00am to 4.00pm.
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The Oxfordshire people recognised in King’s Birthday Honours List 2023
The 2023 birthday honours list marks the extraordinary contributions and service of people across the UK and includes a Companion of Honour (CH) for Professor Sir John Irving Bell, Regius Professor of Medicine at the University of Oxford.