Village Halls Week 2025 – celebrating, encouraging and supporting volunteers
#VillageHallsWeek returns for its ninth year to celebrate, encourage and support the efforts of volunteers who keep these important community…
Blogs & News
Sign up to our newsletterWhy are Village Halls important to communities?
We’re coming up to Village Halls Week soon! (March 17-23rd) Watch our video below to see how halls contribute to…
Job Vacancy: ACRE Head of Policy & Public Affairs
ACRE Head of Policy & Public Affairs Vacancy ACRE has been reviewing their policy, public affairs and communications functions in…
February newsletter
Take a look at our bimonthly newsletter! February newsletter 2025 We’ll update on some projects we’ve been involved in, including…
Linking up our transport services: MyBus Oxfordshire
We’re proud to be working with Oxfordshire County Council creating partnerships to include community buses in their transport schemes! …
Update on the EV chargers roll-out in Oxfordshire and an interactive map
Oxfordshire County Council is using a £3.6million grant from central government’s Local EV Infrastructure (LEVI) programme to deliver an additional…
1.5 million homes – or will they just be more houses?
For the last few decades, governments have promoted housebuilding through private developers, suggesting that this will solve our housing crisis….
Inside a Parish Council: A Conversation with Watlington Parish Councillors
Last week, I heard from two Parish Councillors about their work in Watlington, and what it’s like being a parish…
Well Together Programme Update
£1million awarded to Oxfordshire community groups to tackle health inequalities Over 130 activities in ten priority areas across Oxfordshire have…
Community development in action…
Community development in action… Community First Oxfordshire is a community development and placemaking charity. But what does this mean in…
Community First Oxfordshire – supporting healthy communities
How does our work contribute to health and wellbeing across the county? Health is more than just ‘not being ill’….
Village Halls Week – Monday 17th to Sunday 23rd March 2025!
This year we are celebrating the army of volunteers who run our community buildings. It’s a fantastic chance to spotlight…
