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This week Oxfordshire Community and Voluntary Action (OCVA) and Community First Oxfordshire  held the first in a series of workshops…

We are delighted to be running the Connected Communities Fund for a third year, launching mid-September 2024. This fund is…

The new National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF) is out for consultation (published on 30 July with an 8-week period for…

Rural Housing Week (1st to 5th July) is an opportunity to focus on the housing challenges facing people living in…

It was a grey day when I visited the Northway and Marston Community Kitchen, but the room was filled with…

A few weeks ago I visited the Valentine Club in the beautiful village of Steeple Aston. Richard the Chair, Alan…

In July 2023, Healthwatch Oxfordshire commissioned CFO to undertake community insight research in a rural area of Oxfordshire with focus…

UBW Community Minibus On an unusually sunny Sunday in late April, my children and I, set off to visit the…

The long term stewardship of community assets is increasing as a feature of new housing developments. It covers not just…

Local residents recently turned out on a cold March evening to launch the new Milcombe Neighbourhood Plan. Nigel Davis, a…

Oxfordshire’s environmental leaders are once more rallying together to demand political action on nature recovery, highlighting the vital role of…

Village Halls Week 2024 – 18th to 24th March Our annual ‘Village Halls Week’ campaign is happening this year from…