Community & Charity
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The Didcot Powerhouse Fund opens for grant applications
The Didcot Powerhouse Fund opens on 26 January 2022 and is inviting community-focused organisations inside the Didcot Garden Town Area of Influence to apply for grants.
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SO Charitable Lottery raises an additional £15,000 for good causes
Since its launch in 2018, over £63,000 has been distributed to good causes in the district that have signed up to the South Oxfordshire District Council scheme.
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The Oxfordshire people recognised in the New Year Honours List 2022
Here are all the Oxfordshire people recognised in the New Year Honours List 2022 for their achievements in public life and their commitment to serving and helping the UK.
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Ridge makes £25,000 donation to Ronald McDonald House Charities
The company made the donation as part of its 75th-anniversary celebrations, which it has been marking throughout 2021 with a series of charitable and community initiatives.
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Lord Mayor’s Christmas Concert cancelled due to COVID-19 concerns
Proceeds from the concert, to have taken place on Sunday 19 December, were to be donated to the Lord Mayor’s supported charities – Oxfordshire Mind, Ark-T and Wood Farm Youth Centre.
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Overwhelming support for Broad Meadow in consultation results
Oxford’s residents have expressed overwhelming support for the initiative introduced by the City Council over the summer.
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New report highlights poverty and inequality challenges in our communities
The report, published by the Diocese of Oxford, tells the story of poverty and inequality in a wide range of community and church contexts across the Thames Valley region.
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Didcot Powerhouse Fund launched to sustain local community organisations
The fund will attract donations from companies, grant bodies and philanthropists, and it will dispense grants to organisations working on the ground in the Didcot community.
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Oxford’s Remembrance Sunday 2021 Service in pictures
On 14 November 2021, The Lord Mayor of Oxford, in partnership with the Oxford City branch of the Royal British Legion, hosted this year’s Oxford’s Remembrance Sunday Service at the Memorial in St Giles’.
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Redevelopment of East Oxford Community Centre set for approval
The council’s scrutiny committee will be reviewing the request to make sure the council has a strong plan to deliver benefit to the community for the investment.
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Have your say on the emerging Oxpens development masterplan
The feedback from this November consultation will assist the refinement of the masterplan for Oxpens, ahead of a planning application being made in the new year.
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Barton Park School children unveil display of hand-made poppies
A delightful collection of poppies crafted from recycled plastic bottles by 45 students from the school is on display at Hill’s popular Oxford development, Mosaics.
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Oxford to mark Remembrance Sunday 2021 on 14 November
This year’s Remembrance Sunday Service at the War Memorial in St Giles’ on Sunday, 14 November 2021 is especially significant as it marks the centenary of the Royal British Legion.
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Hundreds turn out to see Little Amal meet Alice in Oxford
Hundreds turned out to see Little Amal meet Alice in Oxford before joining in an outdoor procession through the city centre as part of a festival of art and hope in support of refugees.
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Oxford city applies for Bathing Water status at Port Meadow
The application for designated Bathing Water status is for two popular wild water swimming spots in Oxford – Wolvercote stream, and Fiddlers Island near Port Meadow
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Oxford prepares to welcome Little Amal as part of ‘The Walk’
The Walk is a travelling festival of art and hope in support of refugees featuring Little Amal – a young 9-year-old refugee girl in the form of a 12-foot tall giant puppet.