How businesses, communities and individuals can pledge their support to the armed forces.
Join the existing discount scheme www.forcesdiscount-mod.co.uk or create your own deals.
The picture right shows signing the covenant. Left to right: Brigadier Neil Baverstock OBS, Army; Oxfordshire County Council Chief Executive Joanna Simons; former leader of Oxfordshire County Council Councillor Keith Mitchell; Commodore Timothy Hennessey DL BCS MA, Royal Navy; Group Captain Dominic Stamp MA, Royal Air Force.
Pledge your support now
If you would like to pledge your support to the Oxfordshire Armed Forces Community Covenant then please let us know.
Fill in the form below and provide your name, address, organisation and what you are going to do in support of this. We need your contact details so we can keep you regularly updated about the work we are doing and also find out how your pledge is going. Your pledge will be added to our Covenant book of support and we will also update the list on the website to show who pledged support to date.
Tell us what you are doing, or plan to do, to support to the Community Covenant:
Please be assured that Oxfordshire County Council will hold and manage your personal information in compliance with the Data Protection Act 1998.
List of signatories
"We will work with our partners in business and enterprise, local government, health and wellbeing and the voluntary sector to encourage them to make a public commitment to support the Community Covenant."
- Councillor Keith R Mitchell CBE, former leader of Oxfordshire County Council
- Andrew Smith, MP, Member of Parliament for Oxford East
- Commodore Timothy Hennessey DL BCS MA, Royal Navy
- Brigadier Neil Baverstock OBS MA, Army
- Group Captain Dominic Stamp MA, Royal Air Force
- Fred Hucker, NHS and Oxfordshire Chairman
- Penelope Glenn, High Sheriff of Oxfordshire
Oxfordshire County Council
- Joanna Simons CBE, Chief Executive Oxfordshire County Council
- Councillor Patrick Greene, Chairman of Oxfordshire County Council
- Councillor Zoe Patrick, Leader of the Opposition Oxfordshire County Council
- Councillor J Heathcoat, Oxfordshire County Council
- Councillor L Stratford, Royal British Legion and Oxfordshire County Council
- Councillor Liz Brighouse, Leader Labour Group, Oxfordshire County Council
- Councillor David Roberston, Deputy Leader Oxfordshire County Council
Oxford City Council
- Councillor Bob Price, Leader Oxford City Council
District councils
- Councillor Timothy Hallchurch MBE, Chairman Cherwell District Council
- Councillor Felix Bloomfield, Chairman South Oxfordshire District Council
- Councillor Alison Thomson, Chairman Vale of White Horse District Council
- Councillor Derek Cotterill, Chairman West Oxfordshire District Council
- Councillor Richard Langridge, Cabinet member West Oxfordshire District Council
Town and parish councils
“Fully supports the aims of the covenant and will work with the military to offer local support to service personnel and their families.”
- Sharon Groth (Town Clerk) Witney Town Council
- Malcolm Leeding, President Oxfordshire Association of Town and Parish Councils
- Councillor Chris Butterworth, Mayor of Chipping Norton
- Sue Butterworth, Mayoress Chipping Norton and Oxford LINK Chair
- Councillor Rose Stratford, Town Mayor Bicester
- Councillor P Jones, Deputy Mayor, Abingdon Town Council
- Councillor K Mallon, Leader Banbury Town Council
- J King, Deputy Mayor Witney Town Council
- Rossyly Lester, Deputy Mayor Wallingford Town Council
- Councillor Dr Mike Wise, Mayor Faringdon
- Councillor Jill Dunsmore, Mayor of Woodstock
- B G Jenner (Chairman) Taynton Parish Meeting
- Sue Cooper ( Clerk to Benson Parish Council) Benson Parish Council
- Mrs Helen Sandu Aston, Cote, Shifford and Chimney Parish Council
- Jack Goodman Jr, Lt Col, USAF (Ret) (Parish Clerk) Upper Heyford Parish Council
- S.R.Clarke (Town Clerk) Charlbury Town Council
- David Perrow (Parish Clerk) Drayton (Abingdon) Parish Council
Voluntary, community and faith groups
“By encouraging stronger communities via intergenerational working, closer working relationships and by encouraging all children and young people to be physically and mentally healthy.”
- Martin Gillett, Oxfordshire Play Association
- Patrick Lawrence, Vice Chairman SE Nations Advisory and Pensions Office
- Rt Revd Colin Fletcher OBE, Bishop of Dorchester
- Brigadier Michael Stephens, Chairman SSAFA Forces Help Oxfordshire
- Michael Henderson, Oxfordshire County Chairman Royal British Legion
- Colonel Tim May, Soldiers of Oxfordshire Trust
- Peter R.M Leach, Chairman RAFA Oxford District Branch
- Sonia Harford, Regular Forces Employment
- K.E Lynch, 502 Retention and Resettlement HQ 4th Division
- Paul Hewson, Regional Director RAF Benevolent Fund
- Kate Bourne, HIVE Manager
- Linda Watson, Chief Executive Oxfordshire Rural Community Council
Schools
“Ferndale Preparatory School would like to support the Armed Forces Community Covenant with a 15% discount to serving families on top of sibling discounts where applicable.”
- Dr Philip Irwin Ferndale Preparatory School, Faringdon
- S Dicketts, Principal Oxford and Cherwell Valley College
Businesses
- Sarah Wolsey The Living Room
- Dr Martin Dare Edwards, Chairman Oxfordshire Local Enterprise Partnership
- Anneli Morgan, Jobcentre plus
“The Living Room are delighted to be a part of the covenant and will be supporting all service personnel by deducting 20% of their food bill when dining with us.”
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