Spotlight on our Trustee Bev
We’re so glad to have Bev on our board of Trustees. Here’s a little snippet he wrote on joining…
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Charlie Luxton’s talk on the successes of Hook Norton Community Land Trust at CFO’s AGM
Local area meetings for hall committees in November
With the support of trustees/committees from Oxfordshire halls, Tessa – our Community Halls coordinator – has planned a series of…
OCVA/CFO: Let’s Talk Volunteering – keep connected on this journey
This week Oxfordshire Community and Voluntary Action (OCVA) and Community First Oxfordshire held the first in a series of workshops…
Connected Communities Fund renewed for a third year!
We are delighted to be running the Connected Communities Fund for a third year, launching mid-September 2024. This fund is…
Housing and Planning Policy Changes and Rural Affordable Housing
The new National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF) is out for consultation (published on 30 July with an 8-week period for…
A Manifesto for Delivering Thriving Rural Communities Through Affordable Housing
Rural Housing Week (1st to 5th July) is an opportunity to focus on the housing challenges facing people living in…
Connected Communities Project Visit – Northway and Marston Community Kitchen
It was a grey day when I visited the Northway and Marston Community Kitchen, but the room was filled with…
Connected Communities Project Visit – the Valentine Club
A few weeks ago I visited the Valentine Club in the beautiful village of Steeple Aston. Richard the Chair, Alan…
New CFO research – health and wellbeing in rural Oxfordshire
In July 2023, Healthwatch Oxfordshire commissioned CFO to undertake community insight research in a rural area of Oxfordshire with focus…
New Minibus, Same Reliable and Trusted Community Transport Service!
UBW Community Minibus On an unusually sunny Sunday in late April, my children and I, set off to visit the…
Stewardship
The long term stewardship of community assets is increasing as a feature of new housing developments. It covers not just…
