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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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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.


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.


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.


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.


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.


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.


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.


Giving youngsters the space to reflect

First published on: 23rd May 2019

Giving youngsters the space to reflect. A YOUTH work organisation with a difference is offering children and teenagers in Wokingham the opportunity to reflect on issues that affect them.


Greenham children help fund school in Ghana

First published on: 23rd May 2019

Greenham children help fund school in Ghana. A SCHOOL in Newbury has provided education for a village in the Volta region of Ghana.


Hundreds enjoy Bletchley's Christmas hog roast

First published on: 23rd May 2019

Hundreds enjoy Bletchley's Christmas hog roast. HUNDREDS of people flocked to the now annual Christmas at Melrose event in Bletchley, near Milton Keynes.

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