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The latest news and features from the Diocese of Oxford. To contact the press office, please call 01865 208 277 (out of hours 07880 716761) or email communications@oxford.anglican.org.

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Funding in place for a playground in Palestine

First published on: 23rd May 2019

Funding in place for a playground in Palestine. PLAYGROUNDS for Palestine UK, a new charity that aims to raise funds for, you guessed it, playgrounds for children in Palestine, has the funding in place for its first playground.


Families needed to adopt siblings

First published on: 23rd May 2019

Families needed to adopt siblings. PARENTS And Children Together (PACT) is searching for adopters who could provide a forever family for groups of siblings who need to stay together.


Faith groups working towards a more sensitive and tolerant society

First published on: 23rd May 2019

Faith groups working towards a more sensitive and tolerant society. Christ Church Cathedral in Oxford recently hosted a conference on Religion and Belief in British Public Life arising out of the the report of the same name from the Commission on Religion and Belief in British Public Life, convened by the Woolf Institute and chaired by Baroness Butler-Sloss.


Fairtrade gold pioneer coming to Oxford

First published on: 23rd May 2019

Fairtrade gold pioneer coming to Oxford. DYNAMIC Fair Trade pioneer Greg Valerio, who helped bring Fairtrade gold to market, will be the keynote speaker at a Shrove Tuesday Fairtrade event for churches.


We're dreaming of a LOAF Christmas'

First published on: 23rd May 2019

We're dreaming of a LOAF Christmas'. AS Christmas gets closer, the Door looks at ways of making the festive season as Locally sourced, Organic, Animal-friendly and Fair Trade (LOAF) as possible.


The Day of the Drones in Chadlington

First published on: 23rd May 2019

The Day of the Drones in Chadlington. Jamie How of Atlantic Geomatics lets children take the controls of the drone.


Church growth in Childrey

First published on: 23rd May 2019

Church growth in Childrey. With rapidly expanding communities and a rapidly changing society, it's vital that we reach out to people who are untouched by the Church because they are physically, or culturally, just too far away.


Bridging the Gap for the homeless

First published on: 23rd May 2019

Bridging the Gap for the homeless. CHURCHES are stepping in to bridge the gap as Government austerity measures are forcing more people out of their homes and onto the streets.


The Bible Reading Fellowship and Cliff College join forces

First published on: 23rd May 2019

The Bible Reading Fellowship and Cliff College join forces. THE Bible Reading Fellowship (BRF) , based in Abingdon, Oxfordshire and Cliff College have joined forces to develop training resources for churches.


60 years of the York Nativity Play at St Mary's

First published on: 23rd May 2019

60 years of the York Nativity Play at St Mary's. A modern image of Aldermaston's nativity play Before - a York Nativity Play in Aldermaston from the 1960s.

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