Community & Charity
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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.
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Local care home celebrates 75 years with a sponsored walk
Rush Court, a local care home in Wallingford, has celebrated 75 years with a sponsored 75-mile walk, where residents, staff and family members have been walking laps around the grounds and gardens.
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Firefighters to join 20th anniversary of Oxford Pride celebrations
Firefighters from Oxfordshire County Council’s Fire and Rescue Service will join Oxford Pride celebrations, marking the 20th anniversary of the event on Saturday, 03 June.
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Milton Park opens its doors to local students from St Birinus Boys’ School
Volunteers at Milton Park, a leading science, business and technology community in Oxfordshire, were joined by students from St Birinus Boys’ School last week as part of its ‘Explore Milton Park’ school engagement programme.