Community and living

Boost for local museums after successful funding bid

Museums in Oxfordshire will receive more support following a successful bid by the county council’s Museums Service and partners to the Museum Development Fund.

11 May 2012

New bid to tackle Bicester bottleneck

Plans to transform a notorious traffic black spot near Bicester and boost growth in the town are gathering pace following a major new bid for funding.

10 May 2012

Cash boost for budding musicians

Musical provision for youngsters in Oxfordshire will be even better following a successful county council application for its Music Service to receive central government funding to ensure every school pupil locally is able to access musical tuition.

8 May 2012

Hundreds selected to celebrate with The Queen

Hundreds of Oxfordshire residents will soon find out if they will be celebrating with The Queen at her Diamond Jubilee Garden Party near Henley-on-Thames in June.

4 May 2012
Plans for the new playground

RAF-themed playground for Carterton

Oxfordshire has been awarded a £130,000 grant by the Ministry of Defence to go towards a new RAF-themed playground in Carterton.

18 Apr 2012

More Big Society joy for local organisations

Community cinemas are among the projects set to receive financial help as a result of the latest awards from Oxfordshire County Council’s Big Society Fund.

18 Apr 2012
Diamond Jubilee logo

Attend the Queen's Diamond Jubilee Garden Party

People living in Oxfordshire are being given the chance to attend a unique summer garden party to celebrate the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee.

11 Apr 2012

When you change your clocks, check your smoke alarms

Oxfordshire County Council Fire & Rescue Service are backing the national “When you change your clock, test your smoke alarm” Fire Kills campaign.

21 Mar 2012
One of Maj Smyth's photographs

Museum displays local soldier’s Afghan conflict photos

Stark and unusual photographs of soldier life on the front line in Afghanistan taken by a Territorial Army Reservist Major from Oxfordshire are the subject of a new exhibition presented by the Soldiers of Oxfordshire at the county museum in Woodstock.

21 Mar 2012

Partnership leads to new dementia care facility

A recently-opened purpose-built specialist Oxfordshire care home for people with dementia which was constructed as part of a strong partnership involving the county council will soon ensure that many people can now reside closer to their families rather than being placed in out of county accommodation.

21 Mar 2012

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