Breckon & Breckon and Film Oxford Present
FILM UNDER THE STARS
Rowan Atkinson in
JOHNNY ENGLISH REBORN
Free open air screening
Saturday 28th July 9-15pm——11.00pm
BURY KNOWLE PARK
Bring a blanket and some popcorn for a night to remember Under The Stars!
The art of Meditation with Movement – create peace of mind through this simple method of whole body exercise.
Tuesdays, 2pm, Bury Knowle Park
Starting Monday 16th July 2012 for 6 weeks.
All sessions are 30 minutes and FREE of charge.
For more details please contact Amy Thakurdas at athakurdas@gmail.com
Daffodils in the Park, taken by Frank Cummings
Come along and meet the Friends of Bury Knowle Park committee and tell them your thoughts about the park and its future. This is a great chance to air your views.
All will meet outside Bury Knowle library at 6:30pm on Thursday 17 May. Hopefully, the weather will be kind enough to allow for a stroll around the park!
Highfield Residents’ Association presents
THE MUSIC OF LARK RISE
at All Saints Church, Lime Walk
on Sat 26th May at 7.00pm
A year in the life of an Oxfordshire Village portrayed in songs and readings performed by Black Fox, and children from the Windmill School.
Proceeds go to Maggie’s Centre at the Churchill Hospital
Tickets: £5.00 (adults) £2.00 (under 16s) on the door
Please support this charitable event
The Oxford Diamond Jubilee Mela is taking place at Oxford Spires Academy, Glanville Road on Saturday 9 June from 1.00-6.00 pm. Entrance fee is £3.00 for adults, £2.00 for children with under 5’s free, and proceeds are going to the Oxford Hindu Temple (registered charity)
Word Fountain Christian Ministries runs a Clothing Project in partnership with The British Red Cross as part of its Community Link initiative.
This project provides BRAND NEW clothing, beddings, bags and shoes to individuals and families with little or no means of accessing support – refugees, Asylum Seekers, Homeless, Job seekers, physically, medically or mentally challenged, etc..
Current stock includes:
a) Warm clothing and dressing suits for men (jumpers, jackets, etc.)
b) Dresses and shoes for women
c) Dresses for young ladies and female children (including jeans, skirts, tops)
d) Shirts and trousers for male children
They have no guarantees on sizes but there is a wide range in stock.
On Thursday May 10, 2012 they will have an OPEN DAY at which items be issued FREE of Charge.
Time: 11am to 3pm
Venue: Word Fountain Ministries – FAMILY ARENA
73 Holloway,
Cowley
Oxford. 0X4 2ND
May Morning in Oxford’s historic centre is a traditional celebration of the coming of Spring with dancing, singing and revelry of many different types – some going back into history and some with a more modern character.
Celebrations start at 6am with the Magdalen College choir singing Hymnus Eucharisticus from the Great Tower. Hymnus Eucharisticus was composed in the 17th century by a Fellow of Magdalen and has been sung every year from the Great Tower on May Morning at this early hour as the sun comes up.
This year Magdalen Bridge will be open to pedestrians and closed to traffic from 3.30am until 9am to enable everyone to enjoy the singing in comfort and safety. The bridge will re-open to traffic as soon as it is safe to do so between 8.30am and 9am.
There will also be May Morning events and activities taking place across the city including Morris Men dancing in Radcliffe Square, Catte Street and Broad Street.
Many bars and restaurants across the city will open for breakfasts including eateries in the city centre, Jericho and East Oxford.
Cafes that will be open for breakfast include, Rose Café, The Grand Café, Quod, Oxford Rendezvous, QL Sandwich Bar and Queen’s Lane Coffee House all in the High Street.
Café Coco in Cowley Road and G&D’s in St Aldates will also be open for breakfast as will the Turl Street Kitchen in Turl Street, The Buttery in Broad Street, Tick Tock, Cowley Road, The Nosebag,
Pubs that will be celebrating May Morning include The Bear, Turf Tavern, The King’s Arms, The White Horse, Port Mahon, Cape of Good Hope, and Angel and Greyhound.
Bars that will be opening include the Kazbar on the Cowley Road and All Bar One on the High Street.
The Story Museum will also be open from 9am on May Morning serving refreshments to celebrate the opening day of their new exhibition Other Worlds, which runs until May 27.
Artists and writers will be taking over the building with a collection of strange, surreal and intriguing new stories, which visitors will be able to immerse themselves in as they wander through dusty corridors and empty spaces.
Other Worlds will transform the home of the future Story Museum (still in its dilapidated state but due to open in 2014) into a giant compendium of stories.
More than 25 collaborations between writers and visual artists from all disciplines will be turning words into worlds; artist Anita Klein has created an angelic presence in the entranceway; a periscope will be disappearing up into an attic and lost objects are starting to turn up in mysterious places; a forest of strange towers will be making its way to The Story Museum; children’s illustrator Korky Paul is dallying with a dinosaur; and words are cooking up a storm in Room 28.
Other Worlds participants have all donated their time and support to make room for stories because they have all been inspired by The Story Museum and its vision.
Entry is £3 per person (under 2’s go free). Full opening times and information here
The Magdalen choir will be singing at a Eucharist held in the College Chapel at 9.15am, which anyone can attend.
The Truck Store on the Cowley Road will be open from 6.30am and will have three local bands playing.
For more information about events and activities happening in Oxford on May Morning visit Daily Info’s website
Following various concerns about dog fouling in some parts of our ward, and other feedback from residents in our ward spend survey, we asked the community response team for help, and they suggested we could hold a community dog day event. We applied to the lead member for financial support and it was agreed that the Council would fund it without raiding our ward budgets!
We now have a date for this. The Community Response Team will be holding a Community Dog Day in Headington to promote the responsibilities of dog ownership. The day – Saturday 14 April – will also be attended by Oxford City Council’s Dog Warden, a vet providing free advice of a variety of issues and various stalls provided by organisations. Free micro chipping will be provided to the first 40 dogs whose owners contact the Community Response Team on 01865 252080 and book an appointment before the event. Chipping will also be offered on the day at a discounted rate of £10. The Headington Community Dog Day takes place from 10am until 4pm at the Headington Community Centre, Gladstone Road. This will be a useful event for dog owners and will provide them with lots of information about owning and looking after their pet. We hope that people find the micro-chipping useful as it is the most effective and secure way of permanently identifying a pet. A unique identification number is registered to the animal and the owner’s details are placed on a national database.
Join in with one of our Oxford Health Walk groups this spring and challenge yourself to walk a certain distance before the end of the Olympics!
Choose 10km, Half Marathon or a Full Marathon!
Our walk leaders will tell you how far you have covered on each walk and record cards will be provided to every walker.
Prizes to be won for every category!
Bury Knowle Park
Meet outside library.
Some of you told us that you had concerns about dog fouling and dog behaviour in our ward spend survey, so we approached the Community Wardens to see how much it would cost to hold an event which provided education for dog owners
The City Council thought this a great idea and suggested the event could include a dog chipping day. Following this we contacted the Board Member and he agreed to allocate council spend to this event
Street Wardens have already held a community dog day in other areas to promote the responsibilities of dog ownership. The last community dog day was attended by Oxford City Council’s Dog Warden, a vet providing free advice of a variety of issues and various stalls provided by organisations.
Free micro chipping will be provided to the first dogs whose owners contact the Street Wardens and book an appointment before the event. Chipping will also be offered on the day at a discounted rate. We are trying to find a good venue for this and will post up details very soon!