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Your One-Stop Guide to Oxford Life Advertising: instantly via www.dailyinfo.co.uk Email: [email protected] Oxford’s Telephone: 01865 241133 (Mon-Fri, 9am-6pm) In person: 1st Floor, 121 Cowley Road, Oxford OX4 1HU Line ads @ 50p/word. (min. 10) + VAT DAILY Display boxes @ £10-£12/cm. (min. 3cm) + VAT INFO www.dailyinfo.co.uk dailyinfo.co.uk Issue No. 8143 Next issue: Tue 26th Oct. Deadline: 10am, Mon 25th Oct Sat 23rd - Mon 25th Oct 2010: Oxford Uni 2nd - 3rd week your one-stop guide to Oxford life WHAT’S ON JOBS PROPERTY The Oxford Lieder Festival Carducci String Quartet ROOMS TO LET HOUSES & FLATS TO LET (until 30th October) queen of clubs cabaret’s Change to original programme. 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Sat 23rd Tuesdays, 4.30pm; [email protected] Closing date: 31 October 2010 A furnished 1st floor, front facing 2 room flatlet, comprising double bedroom and living room, shared kitchen and Free pre-concert talk (Richard Wigmore) at 7pm CHARITY CHRISTMAS CARDS / buy cards for good causes / 10am - 4pm, free bathroom. Suit single/couple professional/academic. TICKETS: £16 / £13 (students £5 on the door only) / cardsforcharity.co.uk / till 18th Dec, Mon - Sat / Oxford Town Hall, St Aldate’s www.celiagreen.com OXFORD SEXUAL ABUSE AND RAPE CRISIS CENTRE Available 10th December. £645pcm incl bills Tuesday 26th 8pm FOXBURY CHARITY BOOK SALE / plus animals and farm shop / 10am to 4pm, £3 per carrier bag / Foxbury Farm Shop, Foxbury, Burford Road, Brize Norton, The Bevan Sisters Volunteer Co-ordinator OX18 3NX / 01993 867385 (18.5 hours per week) Sisters Sophie (soprano) and Mary Bevan (soprano) sing a FIREWORKS! varied programme accompanied by Sholto Kynoch (piano). 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