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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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Demand rockets for rural foodbanks. NUMBERS of people needing help from rural foodbanks has risen sharply, an investigation by the Door has revealed.
Spring is the time to start thinking of where we might escape to for breaks this year. Retreats can provide an unusual and restorative getaway. The Door explores a selection of different types of retreat.
Five days in Berlin. The Revd Canon Tony Dickinson on his trip to the Kirchentag festival in Germany THE flags on the Reichstag and the nearby embassies were at half-mast.
The way of Christ leads across the river (Thames) in Reading. A NEW crossing over the River Thames lived up to its name as the Bishop of Reading, the Rt Revd Andrew Proud, led worshippers across Christchurch Bridge from Reading to Caversham.
County Archives welcomes its 10,000th collection. A VILLAGE church has provided the Berkshire Record Office with its 10,000th collection for its archives.
Archbishops' Awards for Jane and John. TWO people from the Diocese of Oxford were among the 35 to receive Archbishop of Canterbury's Awards in a ceremony last month.
Author Bill Bryson reveals St Mary the Virgin, Iffley, Oxfordshire, as one of his favourite churches.
Awards for Burford's £3.7m church hall. Children take part in a sponsored Wilderness Walk.
Canon Wilfrid Robert Francis Browning. A MEMORIAL service for Canon Wilfrid Browning, who sadly died on 23rd February, aged 98, will take place at Christ Church Cathedral in Oxford on Saturday 27th May at 3pm.
Dioceses unite over airport expansion. THE Diocese of Oxford has joined forces with the Dioceses of London and Southwark to give a joint response on the impact of plans for a third runway at Heathrow.