YourSummer 2013 OxfordBuilding a world-class city for everyone Circulation 62,000 double your ...and inside summer fun! P2/3: The Light fantastic Two stunning events for you to enjoy The highlight of the summer Carnival, which is one of Oxford’s most P4: Benefit changes in Oxford sees the city come vibrant community-led outdoor events to life with two spectacular takes place. From midday until 7pm, celebrations. East Oxford will be filled with carnival Oxford residents and visitors alike vibes and family fun and the event is are invited to join in the fun at two of free to everyone. our most iconic events. The famous Carnival Procession Alice’s Day takes place on Saturday involves local schools and community 6 July with wonderful Alice and Mad groups, street bands and dancers, as Hatter themed events across the city. well as carnival groups from across P6/7: Working for you You will be able to take part in arts the South East region, who have spent and crafts, listen to storytelling, get months creating their costumes. dressed up and take part in a Mad Cowley Road will be closed to Hatter’s Tea Party. traffic and lined with bands and sound On Sunday 7 July the Cowley Road systems. Local bars and restaurants will be selling food and drink from around Photo: Mark Bassett the world. The Carnival Procession promises to be bigger, more colourful and inventive than ever before. P12: Our performance The two events are part of the city’s major summer cultural events and we Plus want to provide a legacy to our 2012 Above: P13: St Clement’s plans Children join Festive Oxford programme which took in the fun for place in South Park at the Olympic P19: Your Councillors Alice’s Day Torch Relay event where over 20,000 people attended. Oxford City Council is investing Recycle it... Right: £50,000 each year to be shared Cowley Road Your Oxford is printed on between these partnership led environmentally friendly paper. Carnival organisations, which is hoped will Please recycle Your Oxford in your procession enable them to bring in £50,000 of blue wheelie bin when you have marches on finished reading it. Call the press additional funding from other sources office on 01865 252096 or e-mail in 2013-14. [email protected] if you n Read more about these two would like to make any comments or to advertise in Your Oxford. Photo: Kathleen Bailey unmissable events on pages 10-11. Your Oxford 2 Building a world-class city for everyone Your Oxford 3 Building a world-class city for everyone www.oxford.gov.uk www.oxford.gov.uk Summer 2013 Summer 2013 A message Your guide to... from the Leader of What’s on your Council Photo: Greg Smolsonski Dear Friends and Residents AS THE new fi nancial year started, we learnt that the British economy had narrowly avoided a triple dip recession and had not yet recovered to the level that it reached before the international banking crisis of 2008/9. Oxford has been spared the worst of the recession and has not seen the high levels of unemployment seen in many other parts of the country. The city’s economy has continued to benefi t from our two highly successful universities, a health sector that is a centre of national excellence, Join continued growth of tourism and the visitor economy, the publishing industry, and an expanding high tech sector based on a large number of small ‘start-up’ companies. In order to build on our successful growth over the past decade, the City Council is working with the County Council, the other four Oxfordshire Districts, the Local Enterprise Partnership, the universities and the ‘big science’ facilities at Harwell and Culham, to submit a ‘City Deal’ bid the to the government during the summer. Eight ‘City Deals’ were launched last year in the major English conurbations, and Oxford and Oxfordshire are among the 20 in the second wave that are expected to be concluded before the end of 2013. Each ‘Deal’ is different, but they all involve an agreement from Whitehall to hand over certain powers to local City Deal Boards and to allocate to those Boards funds festival fun that would otherwise have been spent by Whitehall departments. Our bid to the government is based on ChrISTMAS light Festival weekend from events and a day of song on Sunday. fostering the potential growth of science based industries, 22-24 november 2013 provides a spectacular each day of the Festival also hosts our linked to knowledge ‘hubs’ in Harwell/Culham/Milton Park, curtain-raiser to eight weeks of fun-fi lled Victorian fairground and festive market in St Oxford and the Begbroke and Magdalen Science Parks entertainment in Oxford. Giles, where hundreds of stalls will offer visitors and, potentially, in the new business area opening up in Friday sees the return of Christmas light local ales, mulled wine and produce from Bicester. night, followed by Saturday’s music and dance across the Thames Valley and the Cotswolds. For the city, the focus is on the potential of the Oxford Magnet in New Road, the University of Oxford’s plans for a bioscience centre on the Churchill site, the realisation of the Northern Gateway site and the possible allocation hands-on activities for all at museum of business innovation land in the Oxpens redevelopment COMe along to the Museum excavation techniques and tools, and Thursday 22 August, scheme. of Oxford to enjoy a variety of and be prepared to meet a real 1pm-4.30pm. Key aspects of the City Deal bid, supporting the family events and gallery trails Anglo-Saxon. We are excited about working in economic growth hubs, will be greater control over the this summer. n Wonderland Wildlife partnership with the Museum of government funding that goes into training and skills so n Digging the Anglo-Saxons – exploration Station – Thursday Natural History while their roof is that schools and our colleges are better able to provide Thursday 25 July, 10am-4.30pm. 8 August and Thursday 15 being restored. Touch real furry support for the needs of the main growth sectors; funding Celebrate our Archaeology August, 1pm-4.30pm. and feathery specimens from the to support the desperate need for more affordable housing; Festival with us and excavate Small donation suggested. museum and create Wonderland and some major bids to upgrade the A34 and the A40 at Anglo-Saxon objects in our n Wonderland Wildlife hands- Wildlife with us. You can visit the Wolvercote/Banbury Road junctions. museum dig. Learn about on workshops – Wednesday 21 our craft and hands-on activities Surveys of local businesses show very clearly the alongside the gallery exhibition. importance which is attached to improvements in our n Museum of natural history housing stock and transport system to support the Great gifts and Goes to Town continued dynamism of the local economy. This summer, while the Museum We expect to learn whether the City Deal bid is of Natural History is closed, successful by the end of the year. The Deal will give greater entertainment its residents are going on an local control over key factors that will infl uence our ability to OxFOrD’S Christmas Market adventure. maintain the future success of the city and the local region will take place in Broad Street All around Oxford city centre in generating jobs and prosperity and helping to pull the this year for two weeks. you will see them in unexpected country out of economic diffi culties. You will be able to buy places – the library, cafes, Christmas decorations bookshops, the market and Good wishes and stocking fi llers from many other locations. approximately 40 stalls Find them all and answer a Top Councillor Bob Price from Friday 13 to Sunday 22 Leader, Oxford City Council Trumps-style challenge to win an December. invitation to the Museum before it There will also be the chance Translations: ‘Language Line’ – a telephone translation service to help people reopens early in 2014. To fi nd out to buy food and drink. local more visit www.goestotown.com with information about Council services – is available at all Council offi ces. choirs and bands performing l To fi nd out more visit our Produced by the Communications Team, Oxford City Council, Town Hall, St Aldate’s, Christmas carols will be website: www.oxford.gov.uk/ Oxford OX1 1BX. e-mail: pressoffi [email protected] invited to add to the festive museumofoxford or follow atmosphere throughout the Design by Merlin Publications (01442 827146, e-mail: [email protected]). us on www.twitter.com/ market’s ten days. MuseumofOxford Your Oxford 2 Building a world-class city for everyone Your Oxford 3 Building a world-class city for everyone www.oxford.gov.uk www.oxford.gov.uk Summer 2013 Summer 2013 Your guide to... WIN tickets for Brush up your dance moves DAnCIn’ Oxford is bringing a family dance week in the autumn half term. James and the From Saturday 26 October to Sunday 3 november there will be a week-long programme of dance Giant Peach! activities for children and their families to enjoy at various locations across the city. Oxford Playhouse – Tuesday 23 – Photo: Greg Smolsonski Join us for a week of high quality Saturday 27 July dance workshops and performances JAMeS lives with Aunt Sponge and suitable for all the family. Aunt Spiker, the most revolting Aunts experience as much or as little as in england. you like! They make him work and slave and n For more details visit the website never let him play with other children www.dancinoxford.co.uk or follow us Then one day he meets a mystical old on www.twitter.com/dancinoxford man who gives him a bag that contains the strongest magic the world has ever
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When James accidentally spills the the opening night – Tuesday 23 July, Oxford Open Doors – explore our city bag near an old peach tree, the most 7pm. To enter fi ll in the coupon✂ below. OxFOrD opens its door on Join incredible things start to happen – and 14 and 15 September where James embarks on the adventure of a Competition entry coupon you can discover spectacular lifetime! architecture – old and new to Following its acclaimed productions Name get behind-the-scenes with the of George’s Marvellous Medicine and city’s experts and see some The Jungle Book, Birmingham Stage Address fantastic community projects Company presents Roald Dahl’s along the way: all part of what amazing story, adapted by renowned makes our city special. children’s playwright David Wood (Spot’s the ✂ Oxford Open Doors Birthday Party). is organised by Oxford If you’re looking for fruit-fi lled fun and Preservation Trust in partnership whizz-popping wonders this summer Phone number with Oxford University. holiday, then don’t miss James and his n Giant Peach! Times: Various, please see Send your form to Press Offi ce, Oxford City For full details see www. www.oxfordplayhouse.com. Tickets: Council, St Aldate’s, Oxford OX1 1BX or hand into oxfordopendoors.org.uk or £11-£16. the Town Hall reception by midday on Thursday follow us on www.twitter.com/ 18 July. Winners will be notifi ed on Friday 19 July. OxPresTrust festival fun n We have a family ticket up for grabs for try a new sport this summer WAnT some affordable, local activities to enjoy this summer? Then look no further than our GO Active and Active Women sessions on: football, netball, swimming, zumba, nordic walking and yoga! The range of activities taking place near you this summer include: n health walks in: Cutteslowe Park, Bury Knowle Park, hinksey Park, Summertown and at the Town hall. n Breeze social bike rides for women in Oxford. Free training and support available for women wanting to train to lead the rides on July. n Summer rounders league. Fun, social league in South Park, Oxford.
l For more information, please visit www.get oxfordshireactive.org or telephone 01865 249811. Your Oxford 4 Building a world-class city for everyone Your Oxford 5 Building a world-class city for everyone www.oxford.gov.uk www.oxford.gov.uk Summer 2013 Summer 2013 benefi ts: how the system is changing
n The Welfare reform Act 2012 introduced the most far reaching changes to the benefi t system since it began over 60 years ago n Oxford City Council’s Welfare reform Team is working hard to ensure that we can support residents through these changes
OxFOrD City Council has been needed and what impacted by the Welfare Reform selected by the Department landlords will need changes. for Work and Pensions (DWP), to do to support Our Welfare Reform Team is working Our services to take part in two separate them when this with residents affected by the under change happens. pilots testing different aspects occupancy changes in the Social During the Sector and will also be working with are a of Universal Credit when it is project we have those who stand to lose benefi ts under introduced. worked with the Benefi t Cap. The council has grasped both 600 Oxford City James Pickering, Welfare Reform of these opportunities as a way to Council tenants Manager, says “We want to hear from click establish and start delivering the and a further 400 you if you would like to discuss what support that our residents will need GreenSquare the changes mean for you and what James Pickering now and in the future. Housing Association you can do if you are affected. away In March 2012, the council was tenants who have been paid their “We can offer advice and support in selected along with fi ve other local Housing Benefi t directly. areas such as fi nding work, managing reMeMBer 24 hours a day, 7 days a authorities nationally, to take part The learning that the council and your money or help and guidance if you week, 365 days a year, you can visit in the 12-month Direct Payment GreenSquare Housing Association are considering taking in a lodger. our website to: Demonstration Project. have gained from this work is being “There are some options for people l Make online payments Under the current system, residents shared with the DWP with a view to it such as moving into work or increasing l Find your bin collection day who rent their home from their Local infl uencing national policy on Universal your income and we want to support l Report a missed bin Authority or a Housing Association Credit and other welfare reform people who are affected as much as l Join our garden waste collection would normally see their Housing changes. we can.” service Benefi t paid directly to the landlord. As a result we have identifi ed a l Request a repair to a council house When Universal Credit is introduced range of ways that we can improve the n You can fi nd more about the l Tell us about changes that affect your nationwide, payments will be made support we provide to our tenants to Welfare Reform changes on our council tax directly to the tenants themselves in the help manage this transition. website at www.oxford.gov.uk/ l Find out about housing benefi t majority of cases. Oxford City Council has also been welfarereform and if you would like l Report environmental issues such as As such, the council wanted to selected to run another national DWP to contact the Welfare Reform team, fl y tipping and graffi ti work with residents and our partners pilot, which is testing a case worker please e-mail benefi [email protected] l Give us your feedback to establish what support residents style approach to support residents or call 01865 249811. l Apply for a job l Found out what’s on at the Town Hall and Museum of Oxford and other local events Under-occupancy and benefi t cap explained l View leisure centre timetables l Get involved with current consultations One of the Welfare reform Housing Benefi t that they are by September 2013. l Find information on your councillors changes which has already had entitled to. The cap will mean that single and council meetings a large impact on residents last minute changes announced residents will receive a maximum l Watch recordings of Full Council in Oxford is changes to the in March mean that foster carers, of £350 per week in benefi ts, and Don’t have a computer? Social Sector Under Occupancy families with a severely disabled this amount will be £500 per week Visit our Customer Service Centre rules, commonly known as the child or those with a member for lone parents or couples with in St Aldate’s or Templars Square and “Bedroom Tax”. of the household serving in the children. use one of our self-service computers. The legislation came into Armed Forces may be entitled to however, residents who have You can also visit your local libraries to force on 1 April 2013 and over additional help. a member of the household access computers. 960 residents were identifi ed In July 2013, the Benefi t Cap will who receives Disability living Not sure how to use online services? as having at least one spare be introduced across the country, Allowance, or who receive bedroom and have already seen with everyone due to be affected Working Tax Credit will be One of our customer service offi cers reductions in the amount of seeing a reduction in their benefi t excluded from the cap. will be happy to help you use our self-service system. Your Oxford 4 Building a world-class city for everyone Your Oxford 5 Building a world-class city for everyone www.oxford.gov.uk www.oxford.gov.uk Summer 2013 Summer 2013 Funding communities n We are investing in our individuals provide activities and communities with the Youth events in the community. Kids’ activities Ambition Programme, the Social n The funding pot stands at more Inclusion Fund and the Culture than £250,000 and will help projects We also run a summer holiday Fund. This will help groups and and groups across the city. programme for young people in the city. We will be working with partners, who may have bid for funding through Ambitious for youth improvement the Youth Ambition programme, to The Youth Ambition Programme is n Improvements to community centres; run holiday activities for young people an investment of £240,000 a year into n Projects facilitating social contact aged 5 to 19. The activities take place improving the life chances of young between all ages and generations; around Oxford and are generally free people in the city and helping them n Courses where people can learn vital or have a minimal charge. There are into the world of work. skills to help them get back into work; lots of different activities to take part in It works alongside the Council’s n Projects which address a specific including theatre work, music and song commitment to improving educational issue within a particular community. writing, as well as sporting activities. attainment where we are investing For our younger children, there will l £400,000 a year. This focuses on If you want to find out more or be canal boating trips to learn about areas with the greatest need and least download a form, visit our website: the environment, and general activities, provision. www.oxford.gov.uk/grants such as board games, It is also part of Oxford’s ambition painting, outdoor play, baking to create a further legacy from the and puzzles. We will also be Olympics where many young people Promoting a vibrant cultural scene providing leisure activities are engaged in sporting activity. The Culture Fund offers grants to need to show how they will use funding in partnership with Fusion The Social Inclusion Fund aims individuals and organisations where to leverage in additional income, reach Lifestyle as well as activities to promote projects that provide the they can enhance the cultural offering in audiences in Oxford and make their at our street sports sites. opportunity to build skills, create a the city. activities sustainable beyond the Last year, 1,293 young sense of achievement and to address Up to 20 grants can be awarded each funding received from Oxford City people took part in one or any issues within our communities. year. Grants will be allocated throughout Council. more of these activities. Ideas that may get funding include: the year and the amount you can bid for n If you want to find out more or n For more information about n Transport improvements to allow ranges from £500 to £1,000. download an application form visit our where the activities will take community participation city-wide; For all of the grants, applicants will website: www.oxford.gov.uk/culturefund place visit our website: www. n Creating networks between schools; oxford.gov.uk/streetsports Your Oxford 6 Building a world-class city for everyone Your Oxford 7 Building a world-class city for everyone www.oxford.gov.uk www.oxford.gov.uk Summer 2013 Summer 2013 Working for you – a look at some of our projects n We are working We’re spending a hard to improve the city and pretty penny for some major work your convenience has happened We’re improving 21 public toilets and spending £450,000 to bring them up to over the last world-class facilities. six months to We have already opened the Market Street facility, refurbished to a high standard, which improve housing, has famous quotes about Oxford or from Oxford’s celebrities on the walls. facilities and open Books are in both the ladies’ and gents’ facilities for people to take away, read and then spaces for you. send a review to the Oxford Mail. Copies of the The revamped Market Street toilets, one of 21 public loos improved across the city Oxford Mail review pages are also on the walls for people to look at. Gloucester Green will be Cherished green completed later this summer and aims to be a five star facility. Florence Park toilets have also been improved. The facilities include the space protected latest energy efficient solutions to Oxpens Meadow, the much-used green drive down electricity consumption space beside the ice rink in Oxford, is to and carbon emissions. Motion be designated a ‘Field in Trust’. sensors on ventilation fans and The Fields in Trust scheme, set up as part lighting have been fitted to ensure of the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee, allows electricity is consumed as required. landowners to protect green spaces. The five-acre meadow is used year-round new homes in Barton for public recreation as well as organised OXFORD City Council and events, such as the annual Oxford Pride its development partner, celebration. Grosvenor, have submitted A plaque will be erected this summer a planning application for a in celebration of the meadow’s protected neighbourhood on a 38ha site status. west of Barton. It will include up to 885 homes, 40% affordable, Elsewhere in Oxpens and a community hub. We are putting together a draft plan for the future on the wider Oxpens site. New centre will place services under one roof David Lock Associates have drawn In the last issue of Your Oxford we up the plan which sets out the design mentioned that we were consulting guidelines for a range of possible local residents on the future of Rose land uses, including houses and flats, Hill community centre. a hotel, commercial office space, The consultation event has now taken student accommodation and a public place and residents voted for a new square. community centre, bringing together It also shows key access points several local services under one roof including a new route into the site from including the community centre, social Becket Street. club, advice centre, sports pavilion and A programme of informal consultation the youth club. with key stakeholders and landholders The next steps have been working was held earlier this year and has with the community association and all helped shape the formal draft those affected community groups on proposals. Public consultation is detailed designs for the new centre. planned for summer 2013. Your Oxford 6 Building a world-class city for everyone Your Oxford 7 Building a world-class city for everyone www.oxford.gov.uk www.oxford.gov.uk Summer 2013 Summer 2013 Better access to leisure facilities We’re working with Oxford Spires Academy to provide leisure facilities within the community. Working for you – a look We have invested £200,000, which will provide an extension and upgrade to the sports hall, including a new purpose built fi tness gym, entrance and viewing gallery. The changing rooms and the roof on the sports hall will be improved and a new outdoor basketball court will be built. The new gym will be available for residents of the city to use, which is part at some of our projects of the Council’s commitment to provide a new facility accessible to the community outside school hours when we close Temple Cowley Pools and Fitness Centre. The new facility will support the new competition standard swimming pool at Blackbird Leys Leisure Centre. Work is due to start in the summer. residents have say on regeneration plans sKatE ParK OPEns We hAVe been talking to place last year and we are now been appointed to review parking residents in Blackbird leys to working on plans to improve the arrangements to potentially free WE’VE been working with the Oxford fi nd out what their key priorities leys working with the Parish up space for other uses, including Wheels Project and a permanent skate are during public engagement Council, leys CDI and the local community use and play areas. park has now opened at Meadow Lane. sessions which have been run housing associations. We are We will be consulting residents the facility consists of a large by Oxford City Council and the also working on plans to develop with more detailed proposals and bowled area complemented by a Prince’s Foundation for Building Spindleberry Park and the central then aim to start work later this street obstacle section and can cater Community. shopping area. year as part of the Great estates for all levels and abilities of skater. it The regeneration events took Alan Baxter & Associates have investment programme. cost £380,000 and the Oxford Wheels Project raised money through grants and sponsorship. Much-needed homes down on the farm Pavilions get makeover
As part of the leys improvement work, we have also been consulting residents in the leys and littlemore about proposals for east Minchery Farm. We plan to build around 40 homes, which is an important part of our 2011-2015 Affordable homes Project. An artist’s impression of the proposed new pavilion at Grandpont We consulted the public on the green WE ArE investing £2.45 million n bury Knowle spaces within this development. A planning n application is due to go in during the summer. over the next three years to improve Cutteslowe Park Upper pavilions in our parks which provide n Cutteslowe Park Lower central bases and facilities for many n Cowley marsh sports clubs in the city. n Court Place Farm Pavilion New centre will place services under one roof Work is underway on the fi rst phase n Five mile Drive The planning application for the The suggested site for the new centre of works including Cutteslowe top n Grandpont – new build community centre will be submitted in would be beside the Co-operative pavilion (there are two in Cutteslowe n Horspath the summer and the new facility will be Nursery, overlooking the recreation park) and Cowley marsh pavilion. n Quarry Fields (margaret Road) built on a new site in Rose Hill. It could ground. The existing community centre We have also been consulting n Rose Hill (as part of the community be completed by early 2015, meaning it site is intended to be used to provide with you on developing a new sports centre project) would be ready to move into before the some much needed housing, including pavilion at Grandpont Recreation n Sandy Lane existing centre closed. affordable homes for local people. Ground and looking at the replacement Some of the pavilions no longer of the existing pavilion at blackbird Leys. meet modern day standards and How the new community centre might look The pavilion programme involves expectations. The new improved improving 12 existing Oxford City pavilions will meet modern standards Council owned pavilion facilities and such as those from Sport England, be the new build at Grandpont. The whole fully accessible and we will also look scheme is due to be completed by to try and improve their environmental summer 2016. The pavilions are: performance with improved plant n Alexandra Courts effi ciency and adaptations such as n blackbird Leys rainwater harvesting. Your Oxford 8 Building a world-class city for everyone Your Oxford 9 Building a world-class city for everyone www.oxford.gov.uk www.oxford.gov.uk Summer 2013 Summer 2013 Get support for your community Have a great idea games event Community Games is an Olympic legacy programme that encourages residents for a local event? across the nation to celebrate local sporting and cultural activities. Let our experts help If you would like to organise a Did you know that approximately Back on duty community games event in your area, at Carfax there is support available from your 100 events take place in public Tower and, local Community Games lead. spaces and parks across Oxford inset, before For more information, contact Vicki every year? restoration Galvin at GO Active by emailing We receive over 1,200 enquiries every [email protected] or calling 01865 year from individuals and organisations 249811. interested in running their own events. We have a fantastic range of If you want to run your own event but community sports events taking place are not sure where to start, our expert across the city this summer. Come Events Team is on hand to help you. along for a fun day out! Everything you need to know is on our n For a full list, please visit: website, including a step-by-step guide, www.oxford.gov.uk/community an event application form and details of sportsevents fees payable. We offer a discounted rate for charities and community groups. If you have any questions, why not Streetsports return join us at our weekly event surgeries, every Tuesday lunchtime. Come along for the summer and ask questions about health and The Boys are back in town our Streetsports programme safety, logistics, and other aspects to is back by popular demand this help you plan your event. If you recently visited Carfax Restoration work was carried summer offering free and fun sports n Weekly event surgeries take place Tower, one of Oxford’s best-known out in spring, including repairs activities at a venue near you. at the Town Hall on Tuesdays from tourist attractions, you may have to the famous Quarter Boys and From roller hockey and street soccer 12-1pm. No need to book, just turn up. noticed it has a new look. stone cleaning and decoration in to basketball, dodgeball and more, this www.oxford.gov.uk/eventsurgeries the tower. The two Quarter Boys, programme offers something for young which adorn the east façade of people aged 8-19. the church clock, are well-known All sessions are led by DBS checked for hitting the bells at every (Disclosure and Barring Service – quarter of the hour. formerly CRB checks) and qualified The clock and the adjoining sports leaders. bells were also taken down and n For more information, please visit restored as part of this work. www.oxford.gov.uk/streetsports or contact the team on 01865 249811. Memorial assessment programme This autumn, Oxford City Council cent of memorials will be found to be is continuing the annual memorial unstable. New memorials erected since inspections of our cemeteries and September 2005 should all meet the churchyards. new safety standards. There are four The locations for this year's cemeteries and 11 churchyards that inspections will be: Oxford City Council maintains. n Wolvercote Cemetery, Banbury Road n For further details about this work, n St Sepulchre's Cemetery, Walton Street please contact the Cemeteries Office It is anticipated that less than one per on 01865 249811. Take in a show at Town Hall Remember to visit the Town Hall this summer – there are lots of events taking place. 20 July – The Spooky Men’s Chorale 4 August – Royal Naval Concert 19 August – National Youth Choirs of Britain concert 22 September – Wedding Fair 28 September – Vintage Fair 12 October – Oxford Welsh Male n Voice Choir concert For further information visit www.oxfordtownhall.co.uk, follow 17-19 October – CAMRA Oxford Beer us on Twitter: www.twitter.com/ Festival OxfordTownHall or like us on 27 October – Oxford Philomusica Facebook: www.facebook.com/ FUNomusica family concert OxfordTownHallandMuseum. You can 29 October – Tony Stockwood Medium also contact us on 01865 249811. Your Oxford 8 Building a world-class city for everyone Your Oxford 9 Building a world-class city for everyone www.oxford.gov.uk www.oxford.gov.uk Summer 2013 Summer 2013 Help for historic building owners to save energy Take up the Oxford City Council has just their own green energy. Efficiency Tool on www.oxford.gov. launched Oxford HEET, a simple We recently used this approach at uk/heritageenergyefficiency tool developed with Department of All Souls College, where they halved n For more information about Green Deal Energy and Climate Change Pioneer the amount of energy used to heat combating climate change Places funding. and light their medieval front quad and promoting regeneration, to stay warm It is aimed at helping historic buildings without harming their visit our Heritage and Climate building owners consider their historic value. You can find out more Change page www.oxford.gov.uk/ options to save energy or generate about the Oxford Heritage Energy heritageandclimatechange next winter With energy bills on the rise, it’s never too early to plan for next winter! The government has launched the Green Deal to help homeowners spread payments for On the road to a energy-saving improvements. The scheme covers measures such as: insulation, heating, draught proofing, double glazing and solar panels. Oxford City Council is working with partners such as the Low Carbon Hub on a Green Deal cleaner Plus approach. This focuses both on hard-to-treat homes and low- income areas, where fuel poverty is more widespread. If you are struggling to pay your energy bills, ring the Oxfordshire Affordable Warmth Helpline on 0800 107 0044 for advice. Oxford n For further information, please Council fleet goes electric check out these websites: As part of our drive to reduce carbon emissions, www.oxford.gov.uk/greendeal and improve air quality and offer you value for money, www.energysavingtrust.org.uk/ Take-action/Find-a-grant/ we are looking at switching our vehicles to Driving down costs: one of the Council’s many electric vehicles electric, wherever possible. Green-Deal-and-ECO Electric vehicles are ideal for short n Oxford City Council car parks: journeys in the city. They are also Headington, Westgate, Worcester cheaper to run. Street, Summertown, Union Street Trevor Jackson, Cemeteries Manager n Oxford City Council Park and Ride at the Council, tells us about his sites: Peartree, Redbridge and experiences driving an electric vehicle. Seacourt “I have been driving an electric n Oxfordshire County Council Park and Citroën car for just over a year and Ride site: Thornhill. am very impressed with it. It is easy to drive, comfortable, and very easy Thinking of going electric but not to recharge. Just plug into the socket sure about costs? overnight (every few days) and off you Grants are available to purchase new go! No need to pay at the pumps again. electric cars or vans (conditions apply): “The car also looks great and I am n 25% off the cost of a car, up to a regularly asked by people what it is that maximum of £5,000 I am driving!” n 20% off the cost of a van, up to a If you drive an electric vehicle, you maximum of £8,000. can recharge it at any one of these l More details on www.gov.uk/plug-in- charging points across the city: car-van-grants/overview Learn to cycle more safely Around 45 Oxford residents took to the saddle last spring to join our free cycle training sessions. The bikeability sessions, organised by Oxford City Council in partnership with Oxfordshire County Council, gave participants a chance to learn more about riding their bikes safely, initially in a car- free environment, and later on in real traffic situations in Oxford. We would like to offer some more of these sessions later in the year, but if you can’t wait we are n To find out more information on running Breeze, a new women-only Bikeability Training visit programme in the summer. www.dft.gov.uk/bikeability Your Oxford 10 Building a world-class city for everyone Your Oxford 11 Building a world-class city for everyone www.oxford.gov.uk www.oxford.gov.uk Summer 2013 Summer 2013 A double helping of summer fun
Alice’s Day ■ Oxford residents and visitors ■ The two events are part of the Cowley Road Carnival alike are invited to join in the city’s major summer cultural celebrations at two of our most events and we want to provide The Story Museum’s Rhiannon Jones, Alice’s iconic events, Alice’s Day and a legacy to our 2012 Festive Karen David, Trustee, Day Co-ordinator, says: Join us in Wonderland Cowley Road Carnival, this Oxford programme which Treat the family to a Cowley Road Works, says: summer. took place in South Park at Alice’s NOW in its sixth year, Alice’s Day promises to be bigger We are ■ Alice’s Day will take place on the Olympic Torch Relay event Day 2013 will be full of and more fabulous than ever, with the fun taking place at really looking forward to locations across the city. Most events are free! where over 20,000 people spectacular day out stuff and nonsense. Everyone’s Saturday 6 July and Cowley the day, we hope people come out A community inspired, city-wide event, Alice’s Day is co-ordinated Road Carnival will take place on attended. GET ready for an array of elaborate carnival costumes, invited to take part in topsy-turvy fun by The Story Museum, and attracts over 10,000 visitors locally and and support this great community event. Sunday 7 July. ■ We hope you enjoy both events. the sound of music, mouth-watering food from all to celebrate this special day in the city’s from all over the world. Visit Alice’s Shop on St Aldate’s, which was corners of the world, crowds having fun in the sunshine The procession is going to be amazing and calendar. We’re expecting Mad Hatters, White the real Alice’s favourite sweet shop. Here are some highlights: (just maybe!). there will be activities for the family to enjoy Rabbits, Red Queens and of course Alice – and Ashmolean Museum This summer, you don’t need to around the Cowley Road area. There will maybe a mixture of them all. Join us for our Nutty but nice crafts to try, travel to Rio, as we welcome the also be plenty of places to get some sixth year running, in some of Oxford’s search for wondrous things in Alice facts Cowley Road Carnival once again to food and drink throughout most beautiful and historic the museum with the Alice and East Oxford. the day ■ Last year’s event locations Rabbit trails, and take tea with the Mad Hatter! marked the 150th anniversary of the A celebration of Blackwell’s Bookshop fi rst telling of Alice’s Family fun day with balloons, ‘ Adventures in ‘ face painting and crafts. cultural diversity Wonderland. Bodleian Library COWLEY Road Carnival is free and Carnival facts Surreality with Salvador Dali and ■ Last year’s open to all. Cowley Road and the ■ In 2011, 20,000 people storytelling, 10am-2pm. eccentric Caucus surrounding streets will be fi lled with enjoyed Carnival in the Carnival vibes and family fun from Park for free. Botanic Gardens Race (left), featured in the London 2012 midday until 7pm. ■ There were: 688 people Exhibition: Alice Through The Pinhole. This exciting event, now in its 12th Family picnic afternoon, 1pm-4pm. Festival. in the Carnival procession, year, is a celebration of East Oxford’s 647 performers on stages Central Library ■ Alice’s Day is diverse communities. It is organised by at Carnival in the Park and Fun with Nonsense Poems with co-ordinated by local charity Cowley Road Works. 47 performers at Fiesta. Diana Moore, Author of A Fishy Coat The Story Museum, With the Carnival Procession drawing Tale: and Other Poems. a charity founded ■ There were 67 stall local crowds and visitors alike to holders and 4 bars in 2003 which aims Christ Church Cowley Road and East Oxford, this (including 18 charities and Exhibition of nonsense poetry and art to become a world family-friendly event, has become an centre for stories 23’ food stalls). by local schoolchildren. Entrance will unmissable date on the calendar. ■ ’ be free at Tom Gate on production of and storytelling. It is now Oxford’s biggest community 3,650 people participated Alice’s Day map/guide to the porter. ■ For further event, attracting tens of thousands of in free workshops and information on people. activities at Carnival and Christ Church Library Fiesta. Exhibition of Lewis Carroll’s nonsense Alice’s Day and The work. Story Museum visit ■ 93 volunteers worked www.storymuseum. Colourful costumes over 660 hours before and Museum of the History of Science at the events. Discover early photography, explore org.uk and dance routines ■ the Museum, and help animate 94 people took part in THIS year the event will be Alice’s adventures. outreach workshops at experts throughout the day. a nonsense streak from Teatro Vivo staged on Cowley Road and the Helen & Douglas House, Oxford Town Hall in corners of The Story Museum’s surrounding area. Oxford Options Resource Visit the Oxford Town Hall for fabulant Oxford Castle Unlocked atmospheric building and courtyard. The roads will be closed as crowds & Wellbeing Centre and nonsensical stories, get Alice’d up A whole mound of nonsense is on offer throughout the day. Visitor Information Centre enjoy the atmosphere, watch the MINI Plant Oxford by our amazing face painter, follow performances and enjoy the food. O3 Gallery Information and a free Alice tour. ■ 14 schools took part Alice into Town Hall Wonderland and The big highlight of the Carnival Artistic exploration of ‘contingency, in pre-Carnival creative create topsy-turvy artwork to celebrate Pilgrimage walk is the procession of schools and Photo: Emily Alexander chance, illogic, and nonsense.’ workshops. Oxford’s Alice Day. An Alice-themed With local historian and author of Alice community groups, who have spent Theatre Jukebox (created by Stand + Pitt Rivers Museum in Waterland, Mark Davies, following the months creating their colourful Church. Timings will be on the Carnival ■ COWLEY Road will be closed to Stare) will be in the foyer. Family crafts with a nonsense twist. route of the rowing trip of 4 July 1862, costumes and dance routines. website. general traffi c and buses from 8am Old Fire Station The Story Museum on which the tale of ‘Alice’ was fi rst The theme for this year’s procession During the afternoon, Cowley Road to 9pm from The Plain to Magdalen Talks from Lewis Carroll and nonsense Storytelling and performance with created. Begins at 4pm. is ‘Wheels of Change’, celebrating 100 and the surrounding streets will be Road. Magdalen Road itself will years of car making in Oxford. staging performances, arts and crafts be open to traffi c. The road will be Supported by MINI Plant Oxford stalls, family activities, food and open to local traffi c from The Plain THE FIRST TELLING OF AN ENDURING CHILDREN’S TALE and Oxford University Museums, charity stalls along the Cowley Road, to Jeune Street during this time. ONE golden afternoon on 4 July girl, sitting bored by a riverbank, in Wonderland, published in 1865 the procession will include the giant in the Union Street car park, at Manzil 1862, Charles Dodgson, an Oxford who fi nds herself tumbling down a under the pen name Lewis Carroll. Nicaraguan puppet, Leonora and her Gardens. There will be activities taking ■ THE event largely relies on funding don, took Alice Liddell and her rabbit hole into a topsy-turvy world It became one of the best-loved baby, celebrating Oxford’s twin city of place at local venues, too, such as the support from local businesses and sisters on a boating picnic up the called Wonderland. The story so children’s books ever written. Leon. Asian Cultural Centre, Ss Mary and organisations, as well as fundraising River Thames from Folly Bridge in delighted the ten-year-old Alice that To celebrate that fi rst telling, The procession will line up and John’s Churchyard and the Beehive effort from a team of committed Oxford. she begged him to write it down – Oxford turns into Wonderland for start on Cowley Road between Jeune Café at Restore. volunteers and local residents. Street and East Oxford Community He told them a story about a little the result was Alice’s Adventures one magical day every year. ■ More details are available on the Carnival website www.cowleyroadcarnival.co.uk Photos: Marc West, Mark Bassett Photos: Mark Tunnicliffe, Jasmina Stirling and Cowley Road Carnival Centre and fi nish at Ss Mary & John Your Oxford 12 Building a world-class city for everyone Your Oxford 13 Building a world-class city for everyone www.oxford.gov.uk www.oxford.gov.uk Summer 2013 Summer 2013
our performance (2012-2013) Working with you to create a world-class Oxford
Vibrant and Sustainable economy for a further 5% reduction year-on- n We are investing £68m into the As part of our ambition to make Oxford a world-class city for year. During 2012/13, we reduced local economy and creating 900 everyone, we are delivering some exciting improvements in carbon emissions by a further 670 jobs through building houses, tonnes, exceeding the 5% target. housing, leisure, the economy and the environment, among n As a result of initiatives during employment-led development, and others. We achieved 79% of the targets we set for ourselves, improving the city’s leisure offer. the year to increase recycling and n We are supporting the local economy the highlights of which are set out here. reduce the levels of waste that were by spending 42% of our total spend not recycled, we beat our target for with businesses within the Oxford tonnes of waste per household sent region. to landfi ll by 6%. n We are helping young people into An Effi cient and effective Council employment by recruiting 15 new n We have achieved £8.5 million in apprentices bringing the total number effi ciency savings over the last four currently employed to 22. 14 of these years and are on track to make a live in Oxford. further £1.3 million savings this year. n We are allocating £50,000 each year Our ability to continually improve for two years to provide ten new effi ciency means that, in spite of Council apprenticeships. the government’s defi cit reduction Meeting Housing Needs measures, we are able to invest in n We are working with Grosvenor new projects in the city and avoid Estates to deliver 800 new homes, a compulsory redundancies. n new school and community facilities, Our state-of-the-art Customer and commercial development on land Service Centre in St Aldate’s helps to the west of Barton. more than 8,500 people each year. n We are building 112 new homes The Customer Service Centre at on Council sites funded by a Templars Square helps more than £2.45m grant from the Homes and 6,770 each year. n Communities Agency and £15.5m Our corporate call centre, with from the Council. one phone number for all Council n We are improving housing standards services, deals with nearly 263,000 educational attainment in our more in our target groups. Use by black, in the private rented sector by calls per year. We are resolving 90% deprived neighbourhoods. ethnic and minority groups rose by requiring all Houses in Multiple of queries at the fi rst point of contact. n We are investing £240,000 per year 32%; use by disabled people rose by n Occupation (HMOs) to be licensed. Management and Trade Unions have to promote youth ambition in areas 25%; use by under-16s rose by 17%; We exceeded our target of 2,180 agreed a new pay deal that gives with the lowest levels of provision HMOs by over 16% last year. One use by women rose by 16%; use by staff a guaranteed annual cost of and the highest levels of need. in fi ve of Oxford’s residents live in over-60s rose by 16%. living increase of 1.5% for the next n We have increased the number of HMOs. Cleaner Greener Oxford fi ve years and the opportunity for adults taking part in regular sport as n We have further reduced the number additional pay based on performance measured by Sport England’s Active n We have improved our street of homeless families placed in and attendance. Oxford City Council People Survey by 26.4%. This places cleaning service and resident temporary accommodation by was one of the fi rst local authorities Oxford amongst the best district satisfaction now stands at 72%, an 8% to 120. This is in spite of the in the country to introduce the living councils in the country and is a 5.7 increase of 3%. economic situation and the impact wage. The new pay agreement puts point increase on results from the fi rst n We have embedded the Cleaner, of austerity measures, which are our minimum wage above the living survey in 2005/6, when Oxford was Greener Campaign in the city putting downward pressure on real wage level. the second least active area in the centre and are rolling out clean-up incomes and contributing to a rise in country. campaigns in other areas of the city. n homelessness across the country. If you have any feedback n Our leisure centres attracted over 1.2 n We put measures in place to reduce about our services, please Strong and Active Communities million visits last year, an increase carbon dioxide emissions from contact us through our website n We are investing £400,000 over of 12% over the previous year. Council buildings and operations by the next four years to improve Increases were particularly strong 25% by March 2011. We were aiming www.oxford.gov.uk/feedback Your Oxford 12 Building a world-class city for everyone Your Oxford 13 Building a world-class city for everyone www.oxford.gov.uk www.oxford.gov.uk Summer 2013 Summer 2013 Welcoming you to St Clement’s n St Clement’s has long been a favourite destination for shopping and eating in Oxford. n We are currently working with Watkin Jones to redevelop the car park at St Clement’s into 140 student accommodation units. This will enable more students to be housed in university accommodation rather than renting in the congested housing market. They will also be building new toilets as well as providing parking. n Businesses in the St Clement’s area will remain open as usual, so next time you are in East Oxford why not visit one of the local businesses? n Leisure or business, we’ve got it all covered with a range of cafes, restaurants and more!
The redevelopment work started in early April and is expected to finish in August next year. Two four-storey blocks linked by a glass-sided bridge will be built above the public car park, which will have 80 car parking spaces. The Angel & Greyhound and one of St Clement’s many inviting places to eat out There will also be a new pedestrian street from St Clement’s Street to Angel & Greyhound Meadow. Serving you... The architecture was carried out by n Finders Keepers is a family- Manchester firm Hodder and Partners, run, independent property letting following a design competition and management agency. The organised by Watkin Jones. St Clement’s office offers a full- The first phase of the project, which service letting agent, including: is nearing completion, included property investment and archaeological investigations and laying acquisition, building, renovation the foundations for both blocks of flats. and project management and While the work is taking place, St furnishing and interior design Clement’s car park will operate with a services. reduced number of spaces available. During phase one, until late June, this n Indigo sells men and women’s was 23 spaces, the largest reduction clothing (all natural fabrics), in car parking during the whole gifts and beautiful things for the construction period. It will then be home. We ensure that everything between 33 and 37 spaces. is bought through fair trading, A new temporary car park opened so everyone along the chain is in Marston Road in April, providing an benefiting. Our customers like additional 70 car parking spaces. that they know they can find During construction, parking at the something a little different. We’re car park is free for the first two hours child friendly, with a den area for and charges apply thereafter. A free bus littles ones to play in, and are service by Oxford Bus Company to St starting up a bike delivery service Clement’s operates from the car park at in the summer! Indigo opened 10 minute intervals in both directions. just over four years ago and has become one of Oxford’s best loved shops. www.shopindigo.co.uk n Richard, Kathryn and the team welcome you all to the Angel & Greyhound to enjoy its warm and friendly environment, award winning ales, fine wines, and great food. The lovely patio garden offers the perfect location for sunny summer afternoons. Now in their tenth year as managers, they take pride in offering you superb service. Finders Keepers property letting agency Your Oxford 14 Building a world-class city for everyone Your Oxford 15 Building a world-class city for everyone www.oxford.gov.uk www.oxford.gov.uk Summer 2013 Summer 2013 It’s that bloomin’ time again! Enjoy the outdoor Oxford in Bloom takes have until Monday 15 July to life volunteering place again this year and we apply. Enter online at www. have been urging gardeners, oxford.gov.uk/oxfordinbloom or businesses, schools and pick up an application form from in our city’s parks community groups in Oxford the council offices or Templars to enter. Square. Prizes are awarded from £25 n To find out more, contact to £100 to the top three in each Oxford City Council’s Parks category, including a certificate Service at www.oxford.gov.uk/ and trophy to the winner. oxfordinbloom, e-mail parks@ Schools and nurseries have oxford.gov.uk or call 01865 until 1 July, but all other entries 249811. Mini happy
If you like spending time outdoors and would like to make a positive contribution to your local community, have you thought about volunteering returns in our parks and open spaces? It is a great way to improve your health and wellbeing, as well as helping Join our nostalgic journey you meet new people. Volunteers take part in gardening, celebrating the centenary leading health walks, and other activities, to help make our parks cleaner and more accessible. With of Oxford’s car industry 640 volunteers and 16 Friends of the Parks groups across the city, you’ll THE Museum of Oxford is be in great company! So what are you running a series of reminiscence waiting for? events for local residents with n Contact our Parks Service on 01865 BBC Radio Oxford, MINI Plant 249811 for more information. Oxford and Visit Oxfordshire. Events take place at locations For the over-50s connected to the history of Morris If you are interested in hearing Motors. They are open to all and no about community events, council booking is required. Most events are updates and useful information and free and take place at fully accessible you are 50 and over then attend our venues. BBC Radio Oxford will be 50+ meetings. broadcasting special programmes n Thursday 18 July 2013, 10am-1pm, and recording interviews at the Baptist Church Community Hall, reminiscence events to make a radio Bonn Square. documentary about it. n Thursday 17 October 2013, Further details are available on 2pm-4pm, Town Hall, St Aldate’s. www.visitoxfordandoxfordshire.com l For more information visit www. Picture: Visitors enjoy historic aerial photos of the Morris Car Plant with oxford.gov.uk/olderpeople, e-mail Antonia Harland-Lang of the Museum [email protected] or call the of Oxford. Communities and Neighbourhoods Team on 01865 249811. Share your memories with us Want to share your above.org.uk/groups/ memories of East Oxford with museum-oxford to join the the younger generations? Museum of Oxford Group to The Museum of Oxford is share your memories! using a unique collection of The stories collected will aerial photos of the area in form part of the East Oxford the 1920s and ’30s to inspire from Above exhibition local residents to share their opening in the Town Hall memories. Gallery in September. The team will be displaying n For more information, the photos at a range of events this please contact Antonia Harland- summer, including Cowley Road Lang, Community Engagement Carnival. Officer at the Museum of Oxford, Come and talk to us or take [email protected], part online. Visit www.britainfrom 01865 249811. Your Oxford 14 Building a world-class city for everyone Your Oxford 15 Building a world-class city for everyone www.oxford.gov.uk www.oxford.gov.uk Summer 2013 Summer 2013 Garden waste Green-fingered residents can join our garden waste recycling service. Food recycling’s a For a full list of what goes into the garden waste bin visit www.oxford. gov.uk/gardenwaste. The garden waste service costs only £39 per year (just over £3 per month). You can join or renew your piece of cake! subscription online. Bulky waste items Did you know that food waste climate change. IF YOU have large items that makes up 30% of what goes in Our recycling and refuse service offers you a weekly food waste you need taken away, such as an average household bin? furniture and white goods, you Unfortunately, food waste going service. We use all your food waste, including meat and bones, can apply for a free bulky waste to landfill generates methane, a collection. greenhouse gas known to cause to produce fertilisers or generate electricity. We aim to recycle bulk waste wherever possible. To request a How does the scheme work for collection contact 01865 249811. think compostING Oxford residents? Next time you’ve finished We caught up with the Hart eating a banana or making a Disposing of batteries family, Matthew and Jo and their cup of tea and are reaching HOUSEHOLD batteries can be three daughters, Edie, Beau and for the bin, give composting a recycled at the kerbside. Maggie, at home near Donnington thought! Please present your batteries Bridge. This is another handy way to in a clear plastic bag on top of The Harts are keen do to their bit reduce the amount of waste your green or blue wheeled bin on to help save the planet, including that goes to landfill. Things collection day. recycling their food waste as often that could be composted as possible. include: cardboard egg boxes, Jo, says: “We have found the straw or hay used to make Want to know more? system easy to use for everyone bedding from vegetarian pets, n For more information on our and very convenient. We have all or even shredded paper recycling and refuse service visit the bins, blue for recycling, brown To help you, we even sell ww.oxford.gov.uk/recycling You can discounted composting bins for garden waste and our food also follow us on Twitter to find out online at www.getcomposting. caddy, and it feels natural to use the latest information or updates – com or call 0844 571 4444. them. It’s simple, easy and the right www.twitter.com/Recycle4Oxford thing to do.” The Harts have got their teeth into recycling food waste Do you really need all that space?
Are you an Oxford City Council tenant living in a family property that is now too large for you? A smaller home has many benefits, including being easier for you to clean and manage. It is also likely to cost less to heat, so your fuel bills will be lower. Some smaller homes are specifically designed for elderly people so they feel more secure. If they are in a block, you can get more involved in the community. moving to your new home, up to a limit Plus, you might be able to find a new of £1,500. home closer to friends and family. We have a dedicated team of staff We have an incentive scheme who will support you. We can help with that offers compensation, financial making your application at the very assistance and support with moving. start, right through to taking the keys to We can also help you with the cost of your new home and moving in. ‘It was the best move we ever made’ The Bakers are just one of many Mrs Baker said that moving from households who have taken their old four-bedroom house was advantage of our incentive scheme the best move they had ever made. for under-occupying tenants. They didn’t need all the bedrooms or the garden because their children had all grown up and had homes of their own. Mr Baker says, ‘It was all plain sailing and we were pleased to find that there are people living in the other flats who we have known for years’. n If you are interested in moving and would like to talk to the Removals Expenses Officer, please e-mail housingneeds@ oxford.gov.uk or call 01865 The Bakers welcomed the opportunity to move 249811. Your Oxford 16 Building a world-class city for everyone Your Oxford 17 Building a world-class city for everyone www.oxford.gov.uk www.oxford.gov.uk Summer 2013 Summer 2013 Volunteering oscars Awards recognise selfl ess service in our communities DUrInG a special ceremony in May, Certifi cates of Honour were awarded to local residents who have given their own time to provide exceptional service to others in the city. The outgoing Lord Mayor of Oxford, Councillor Mohammed Abbasi, presented the certifi cates in recognition of the outstanding voluntary work carried out by the recipients. The three judges, the Lord Mayor, the Lord Lieutenant of Oxfordshire, Tim Stevenson and Lindsay Watts from Community volunteers nominated by you proudly display their Certifi cates of Honour for exceptional service Oxfordshire Community and Voluntary Action, selected the successful volunteer for the past 25 years for the elena Snow Junior Lennon recipients from nominations made by Risinghurst Community. For her valued and inspiring voluntary For his invaluable contribution as Chair members of the public. Chitra Bahadur Thapa work for ARCh and Pegasus Baby Café on the Independent Monitoring Board The recipients of the 2013 Certifi cates For his dedication in supporting and and fundraising in establishing at prisons including Bullingdon Prison of Honour are: helping the Nepalese community in a Reading Room to be built within for over 20 years. Alan & Mary Reed Oxford and Oxfordshire. the school. Mohammad Afzal For their voluntary service for over 20 edward & Maureen Whitehouse Gill Garratt For his invaluable commitment in years with Archway Foundation. For their invaluable and inspiring For her tireless dedication as a establishing the Oxfordshire Ethnic Barbara Naylor commitment as foster parents over volunteer for South Oxford Community Minorities Enterprise Development Ltd For her tireless dedication as a 50 years. Centre and for the wider community. including EMBS. Jenny Haviland Richard Bradley For her commitment and extraordinary For his signifi cant time, commitment work as a listening volunteer at Oxford and dedicated voluntary work with Samaritans for nearly 30 years. the Oxford Civic Society, Headington John Clifford Action and Friends of Quarry. For his tireless dedication as a full time Rodney Mann volunteer in managing the BLITZ IT For his commitment and invaluable Hub and his fundraising efforts to keep work as a listening volunteer at Oxford the centre running. Samaritans. Gong for city orchestra We’Ve awarded Marios Papadopoulos, Musical Director of Oxford Philomusica, with a Special Certifi cate of Honour. The award, presented by the outgoing lord Mayor of Oxford, Councillor Mohammed Abbasi, was given to Mr Papadopoulos ‘in recognition of the contribution made by Oxford Philomusica to musical performance and education in the city from 1998 to 2013’. Marios Papadopoulos (pictured), a classical pianist and conductor, founded Oxford Philomusica in 1998 and has been its musical director throughout. In addition to an extensive concert series, the orchestra has an innovative year-round education Telemann, Vivaldi and handel, as and community programme, well as a few surprises. working with local schools, Full details of this summer’s hospitals and community centres. series, which runs from 29 June Their Summer Baroque concerts to 27 July, are available on www. feature music from some of oxfordphil.com the greatest composers of the n For tickets, priced at £10 to £37, Baroque period, such as Bach, call the Box Offi ce on 01865 980980. Your Oxford 16 Building a world-class city for everyone Your Oxford 17 Building a world-class city for everyone www.oxford.gov.uk www.oxford.gov.uk Summer 2013 Summer 2013 and while Volunteering oscars Planning your you’re here View city’s treasures JOIn us for a tour led by one of our wonderful volunteer guides every Wednesday and Saturday at 11am. Tours last approximately 45 minutes and take in the city’s big day? treasures and the historic rooms in the Town hall, including the magnifi cent 14th Oxford Town Hall Wedding Fair will inspire you century crypt. You can get your ticket CAllInG all brides and grooms from the gift shop for just to be! Are you looking for £2.50 per person. Booking is inspiration for your wedding or recommended. civil partnership ceremony? n For more details, e-mail Oxford Town Hall is hosting a [email protected] or fabulous wedding fair on Sunday 22 call 01865 249811. September. Up to 40 exhibitors from local Find a gem of a gift wedding businesses will be on hand OUr gift shop in the Town hall to offer you advice and information is a treasure trove offering on catering, entertainment, goods infl uenced by Oxford’s accommodation, and those all- Perfect for your reception, the Old Library heritage and the Museum of important little extra touches. Oxford’s collection. There will be a fashion catwalk, attention to every detail, has over 30 The shop also features showcasing a beautiful array of years’ experience. original work produced wedding dresses and accessories. Oxford Town Hall Wedding Fair is taking by local artists and craft Oxford Town Hall is one of the city’s place on Sunday 22 September 2013, workers. most unique and spectacular venues. from 11am to 3pm. Pop in and see what gems Our beautiful Grade II* Victorian n For enquiries, e-mail townhall@oxford. you can fi nd. building, right in the heart of the city, is gov.uk or call 01865 249811. approved to host civil ceremonies and partnerships. The Town Hall Events Team, offering An elegant setting in the heart of the city a professional seamless service with Magical venue
heADInGTOn-BASeD company, Total event Management, is pleased to announce that they have won the tender to transform headington hill Park into a magical wedding venue up to four times per year. hidden in the heart of Oxford at the tip of St Clement’s, where the london and Marston roads diverge, headington hill Park is owned by Oxford City Council. It is a secluded, historic arboretum and an enchanting park for all seasons. Consisting of ten acres of elegant, understated landscaped parkland the venue offers endless opportunities, and a capacity unparalleled elsewhere in the city. So, if you are looking for a unique and different wedding venue for your reception, visit www.headingtonhillpark.com for further details. Your Oxford 18 Building a world-class city for everyone Your Oxford 19 Building a world-class city for everyone www.oxford.gov.uk www.oxford.gov.uk Summer 2013 Summer 2013 Exciting plans to redevelop Westgate Centre take shape LONG-AWAITED plans for a Estate and Land Securities plc) including the two car park modern Westgate Centre and and Oxford City Council areas. a new John Lewis department The Development Agreement n John Lewis has signed an store have taken a major step sets out how the Alliance agreement with the Westgate forward. and the Council will work Oxford Alliance Partnership A crucial legal agreement together to bring forward the to deliver a new three-storey has been reached between the redevelopment of the Westgate store. The target date for Centre’s owners (The Crown Centre and the related sites, opening is 2017. Popular hotspot nets top award Former fire station applauded as inspirational arts facility The revamped Old Fire Station on environmental, cultural and economic a community café, theatre, gallery George Street was honoured with a benefit to the city. spaces, leisure classes and a retail community recognition award in the Oxford City Council, Crisis, and Arts outlet for emerging artists. national 2013 Civic Trust Awards. at the Old Fire Station worked together Find out more at www.oldfirestation. The £3.5m venue, which reopened to redevelop the 120-year-old former org.uk in 2011, was selected by the fire station, creating a dynamic and You can also visit the shop at the Civic Awards Trust for its social, inspirational facility that combines Old Fire Station. It is packed full of beautiful and unique gifts including handcrafted jewellery, homewares and cards as well as high quality contemporary art work. Blueprint for city When making a purchase you are not Oxford City Council’s Sites and only supporting the artist or designer, Housing plan has been approved but also the charity. by the planning inspector. Arts at the Old Fire Station provides The plan has allocated 63 sites opportunities for artists from all across the city for a range of practices to try out new work, and uses, including: housing, student reach their potential in a supportive development, employment environment. and retail. This is part of our They also work closely with the commitment to promote affordable charity, Crisis, to support homeless housing and low carbon homes. people and help them into training and The adoption of this plan by the work. Council in February marks the end You can take a look at what is on of three years’ hard work by our offer at www.shopattheoldfirestation. Planning Policy Team. org.uk or call 01865 249811. Historic market voted ‘excellent’ Oxford’s unique Covered Market has been awarded a coveted Certificate of Excellence from Trip Advisor. Over the last five years, the Council has invested over £500,000. A further £280,000 is planned over this year for a new fire sprinkler system and other improvements. We have also provided new signage for the market. In a further bid to boost footfall, the market is planning the launch of virtual Google tours of the interior of the building, showcasing its rich variety of over 50 independent and owner-managed shops. Your Oxford 19 Building a world-class city for everyone www.oxford.gov.uk Summer 2013
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WARD 16 . North WARD 17 . Northfield Brook WARD 18 . Quarry & Risinghurst WARD 19 . Rose Hill & Iffley WARD 20 . St. Clement’s Until May 2014 Until May 2014 Until May 2014 Until May 2014 Until May 2014 Alan Armitage Scott Seamons Dee Sinclair Michele Paule Graham Jones LIBERAL DEMOCRAT LABOUR LABOUR - LORD MAYOR LABOUR LIBERAL DEMOCRAT M: 07799 892385 M: 07910 595047 T: 01865 765260 M: 07833 441187 M: 07766 775716 M: 07920 577097 E: [email protected] E: [email protected] E: [email protected] E: [email protected] E: [email protected]
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7 Rawlinson Road Oxford OX2 6UE 88 Fairacres Road Oxford OX4 1TG 20 Marshall Road Oxford OX4 2NR 18 Nowell Road Rose Hill Oxford 0X4 4TA 27 Cross Street Oxford OX4 1BZ . . . WARD 21 St. Margaret’s WARD 22 . St. Mary’s WARD 23 Summertown WARD 24 Wolvercote Political composition of Oxford Until May 2014 Until May 2014 Until May 2014 Until May 2014 Jim Campbell Dick Wolff Jean Fooks John Goddard City Council 2010–2013 LIBERAL DEMOCRAT GREEN LIBERAL DEMOCRAT - GROUP LEADER LIBERAL DEMOCRAT LABOUR 29 T: 01865 556404 M: 07968 486854 T: 01865 310351 M: 07880 042648 T: 01865 438961 E: [email protected] E: [email protected] E: [email protected] E: [email protected] LIBERAL DEMOCRATS 13 Twitter: @greenwolff GREEN 5 24 Frenchay Road Oxford OX2 6TG 69 Victoria Road Oxford OX2 7QG 9 St. Bernard’s Road Oxford OX2 6EH 10 Blandford Avenue Oxford OX2 8DY Until May 2016 Until May 2016 Until May 2016 Until May 2016 INDEPENDENT 1 Gwynneth Royce Craig Simmons Stuart McCready Mike Gotch TOTAL NUMBER OF COUNCILLORS 48 LIBERAL DEMOCRAT GREEN - GROUP LEADER LIBERAL DEMOCRAT LIBERAL DEMOCRAT M: 07801 121860 T: 01865 202257 T: 01865 553963 M: 07804 652733 T: 01865 553905 E: [email protected] E: [email protected] E: [email protected] E: [email protected]
Members’ Room Town Hall Oxford OX1 1BX 41 Magdalen Road Oxford OX4 1RB 23 Southdale Road Oxford OX2 7SE 1 First Turn Oxford OX2 8AG All details correct at time of going to press Our Democratic Structure ■ Full Council ■ City Executive Board in by a minimum of 12 councillors to the Planning policies on taxi, private hire and other vehicle The Council sets the annual budget and is The Council Leader appoints up to nine Review Committee within two working days. licensing as well as late-night premises, responsible for the strategic policy framework members to the Board who take responsibility ■ Scrutiny Committee off-licences, pubs and miscellaneous other for areas such as planning, housing, leisure and for specific areas of the Council operations. Oversee and review the work of the Council licensing and registration matters. licensing. Full Council considers motions from ■ Planning Committees and its partners. For more details of other committees, meeting members on matters that affect people in Oxford, Responsible for decisions on planning applica- ■ Licensing dates, agendas and minutes visit and hears addresses and petitions from the public. tions. Either committee’s decisions may be called Responsible for maintaining and reviewing www.oxford.gov.uk/councilmeetings ■ Contacting a Councillor: Should you experience difficulty contacting any Councillor please inform a Democratic Services Officer, [email protected] Tel: 01865 249811, Oxford Town Hall, OX1 1BX