Do you have some time to help out in Faringdon Library ? The Library is looking for volunteers to work with a friendly team of library staff to ensure the local community has access to its local library and the services it provides. We are currently looking for help on Tuesday and Fridays, when the…
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Street Tag app launched to encourage more active children and communities
School pupils and their families in Oxfordshire are being invited to join in the fun of using new free smartphone app that offers rewards for exercise. Called Street Tag, the app is being highlighted at the launch of this year’s National Walk to School Week between 5-9th October. Street Tag is a family-friendly game app…
Job redundancy: check your rights and talk to Citizens Advice
One of the most serious outcomes of the current pandemic problem is that thousands of people in the UK are losing their jobs. If you are one of these people, and are made redundant or offered voluntary redundancy, it is important that you thoroughly understand your rights and options. The first thing to do if…
Broadband for Rural Communities
NEW Some of the hardest-to-reach places in the UK are eligible for additionalfunding towards the cost of installing gigabit-capable broadband to theirpremises when part of a group project How do you qualify? Premises must be in rural areas Available broadband speeds must be less than 100 Megabits per second(and not gigabit-capable) You must be part…
Citizens Advice needs volunteer advisers
We can all face problems that are too stressful or complicated to sort out alone. Last year our 150 volunteers advised over 11,000 people. We helped three quarters resolve their debt, benefits, employment and housing problems. We now need more advisers to help us during and after the Covid-19 crisis. Our main offices are in…
Open Letter to persons organising or participating in public gatherings
Thames Valley Police strongly advise people not to attend any large gatherings for the protection of yourselves and others as we are still in the middle of a global pandemic. The Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (No. 2) (England) Regulations 2020 as currently amended states that no person may participate in a gathering which consists of…
COVID Update: Cases in Oxford City
Please find below a notice that has been sent from the Corporate Director of Public Health at Oxfordshire County Council. “Dear MembersI am writing to inform you about rising cases of COVID-19 in Oxford.In the 7 days up to 25 September, there were 67 confirmed cases in Oxford, up from 33 in the previous week.This…
Neighbour of the Year Award 2020 Now Open
Dear Neighbourhood Watch supporters, Nominate a neighbour that goes above and beyond for your community for the Neighbour of the Year Award 2020 run by Co-op Insurance and Neighbourhood Watch For the third year running, we’re excited to launch the nationwide search in partnership with our friends at Co-op Insurance to find and celebrate some…
Recycling in Oxfordshire
People in Oxfordshire are among the best in the whole of the country at recycling but as the nation embarks on Recycle Week there’s more everyone can do to improve the situation even more. The theme for the Waste and Resources Action Programme’s (WRAP) seventeenth annual Recycle Week is to thank the people of Oxfordshire…
Apply for the Green Homes Grant scheme
You may be aware of the new Green Homes Grant Scheme that will see the Government fund up to two-thirds of the cost of home improvements of over 600,000 homes, supporting over 100,000 jobs in green construction. The Government has now set out further details on the range of measures included and how consumers in…