Viva Vienna! is the name of the Headington Singers’  next concert on Friday 31 March when they celebrate three composers with links to the city – Mozart, Schubert and Bruckner.

Mozart’s Ave Verum Corpus is a much-loved choral masterpiece in miniature and is followed by the sublime Clarinet concerto. This will be played by David Mears who is a real talent in the making. Though still a student, David recently made his debut at the Wigmore Hall where his playing was described as ‘superb’.

Schubert’s Mass in A flat major is both tuneful and dramatic and is seen as one his “finest and most substantial settings of the mass”. The soloists will be Rebecca Van Den Berg (soprano), Stephanie Windsor-Lewis (alto), Jonathan Todd (tenor) and Will Orr (bass).

Bruckner is represented by three of his celebrated Motets – Locus iste, Christus factus est and Ecce Sacerdos.  These are hauntingly beautiful sacred pieces for choir.

The choir will be accompanied by the Headington Singers Orchestra.

The concert is at All Saints Church, Lime Walk at 7.30pm as usual and tickets can be bought on the door (£12, £10 concessions, children free).

• Friday 3 March to Sunday 12 March, Dancin’ Oxford Spring Festival, various locations. Dance performances and workshops for everyone!
• Saturday 4 March, Dancin’ Oxford Dance Festival Launch Event, Broad Street and Weston Library, 12 to 4 pm. Dancin’ Oxford 2017 will once again launch with a series of short, snappy but very striking professional dance performances to introduce the general public to the Dance Festival, and by way of celebration of dance, right in the heart of the City. www.dancinoxford.co.uk
• 6, 11, 18 and 21 March, NHS Blood and Transplant – Promoting Blood and Organ Donation, Bonn Square, 10 am to 3 pm. Promotion of blood and organ donation in England. Interested individuals can enrol to become blood donors. www.nhsbt.nhs.uk
• Wednesday 8 March, No Smoking Day, Bonn Square, 10 am to 4 pm. No Smoking Day is a National Stop Smoking Campaign to encourage smokers to quit. www.smokefreelifeoxfordshire.co.uk
• Wednesday 8 March, Teddy Hall Relays 2017, route throughout the city centre, starting and finishing on the Iffley Road Track, 1 to 4 pm. Annual student run. www.ouccc.org.uk/teddy-hall-relays

• Saturday 11 and Sunday 12 February, Quidditch Valentines Cup 4: Old, New, Borrowed, Blue, Horspath Sports Ground and Athletics Track, 8am to 5pm. Players from across the UK and Europe are expected to participate in this Quidditch tournament, organised by the Oxford University Quidditch Club. www.ouqc.uk
• Saturday 18 February, Turl Street Arts Festival 2017, Brasenose Lane, 10.30am to 4pm. Celebration of 20 years of the Turl Street Arts Festival with a number of arts and crafts activities, poetry, busking and food-stalls. The festival is organised by the Turl Street Colleges. https://www.facebook.com/TurlStreetArtsFestival/

• Sunday 22 January, Oxford 10k Charity Run, Horspath Sports Ground and Athletics Track, 10.30am to 12.30pm. A three lap run. Registration opens at 9am. www.mccpromotions10kseries.com
• Saturday 11 and Sunday 12 February, Quidditch Valentines Cup 4: Old, New, Borrowed, Blue, Horspath Sports Ground and Athletics Track, 8am to 5pm. Players from across the UK and Europe are expected to participate in this Quidditch tournament, organised by the Oxford University Quidditch Club. www.ouqc.uk
• Saturday 18 February, Turl Street Arts Festival 2017, Brasenose Lane, 10.30am to 4pm. Celebration of 20 years of the Turl Street Arts Festival with a number of arts and crafts activities, poetry, busking and food-stalls. The festival is organised by the Turl Street Colleges. https://www.facebook.com/TurlStreetArtsFestival/

..their 30th anniversary year concert on  Friday 9 December at 7.30pm at All Saint’s Church, Lime Walk.

This will be a celebratory feast of English Christmas music, much of it written in the county. There will be old favourites and unfamiliar songs and carols, including a glorious medley of carols in Christus Natus Est by contemporary composer Cecilia McDowall. And they’ll be singing some ‘West Gallery’ carols. These were written for parish churches between about 1700 and 1850 but fell out of favour, partly because many did not consider them solemn enough! This exuberant music is now undergoing a revival.

They will be accompanied by the brilliant Alfredston Brass ensemble who will add their own contribution to the festive flavour.

Drinks will be served in the interval so you can catch up with friends. Tickets on the door cost £12 (£10 concessions, children free) including free programme notes.

Don’t forget to check out Rock Choir at the Christmas Markets – well worth a listen, and some members are from Headington!

Saturday 3 and Sunday 4 December, Oxford Art and Craft Market, Broad Street, 9am to 5.30pm (Sat) and 10am to 4.30pm (Sun). The Art Market is a partnership event between Boffy Arts Market and Oxford City Council and features approximately 30 – 36 traditional market stalls. All of the work sold is handmade and selected for quality and all stalls are run by the artists or makers of the goods. www.boffyartsandevents.com

• Saturday 3 December, Balliol Chapel Choir Carol Singing, Broad Street, 12pm to 6pm. Balliol Chapel Choir will be singing Christmas Carols to raise money for ‘The Porch Steppin’ Stone Centre’. www.balliol.ox.ac.uk
• Tuesday 6 December, Dementia Friends awareness raising session at the Museum of Oxford, Oxford Town Hall (Heritage Learning Centre), 4pm to 5pm. Join Helen Fountain, Reminiscence Officer, to raise awareness of the issues effecting people living with dementia and their carers and signpost to further information. The session is free and all are welcome. To book a space follow the link here or drop in on the day.
• Thursday 8 to Sunday 18 December, Oxford Christmas Market, Broad Street, 10am to 7pm. Annual Christmas Market with festive decorated stalls offering Christmas gifts and seasonal food and drink. Local choirs and bands will add to the festive atmosphere. www.oxfordchristmasmarket.co.uk
• Saturday 10 December, South of England Athletics Association – Championships 2016,  Horspath Road Rec and Shotover Country Park, 7am to 5pm. Cross country running races. www.oxfordcityathleticclub.com
• Sunday 11 December, Santas on the Run, City Centre with start and finish on Broad Street, 8.30am to 10.15am. Annual charity two mile fun run with participants being dressed as Santas. www.hdh.org.uk

Don’t forget to say hello to Ruth who is singing with the Oxford City Chambers Choir in Broad Street at 1pm on Sat 26 November, and with Rock Choir on Sats 10 and 17 December!

• Friday 25 to Sunday 27 November, Christmas Light Festival 2016, City Centre inc. Broad Street, Gloucester Green and Oxford Castle, 5pm to 10 pm (Fri), 10am to 10pm (Sat) and 10am  to 4pm (Sun). Annual city event with the core outdoor event happening on Friday evening and various different cultural activities, most of which are free, taking place throughout the weekend. www.oxfordschristmas.com
• Saturday 26 November, Have Your Say Meeting, Manzil Way Gardens, 10am to 2pm. This info stand by OCC’s Community Response Team aims to get resident’s views on issues in the area as well as the issues that matter most to them.www.oxford.gov.uk
• Saturday 26 November, Documentary Screening: A Plastic Ocean, St Anne’s College, 6.30pm. Screening followed by a Q&A session with the Executive Advisor to the film, David Jones. Tickets available at https://fixr-app.com/event/12130
• Saturday 3 and Sunday 4 December, Oxford Art and Craft Market, Broad Street, 9am to 5.30pm (Sat) and 10am to 4.30pm (Sun). The Art Market is a partnership event between Boffy Arts Market and Oxford City Council and features approximately 30 -36 traditional market stalls. All of the work sold is handmade and selected for quality and all stalls are run by the artists or makers of the goods. www.boffyartsandevents.com
• Saturday 3 December, Balliol Chapel Choir Carol Singing, Broad Street, 12pm to 6pm. Balliol Chapel Choir will be singing Christmas Carols to raise money for ‘The Porch Steppin’ Stone Centre’. www.balliol.ox.ac.uk
• Thursday 8 to Sunday 18 December, Oxford Christmas Market, Broad Street, 10am to 7pm. Annual Christmas Market with festive decorated stalls offering Christmas gifts and seasonal food and drink. Local choirs and bands will add to the festive atmosphere. www.oxfordchristmasmarket.co.uk
• Saturday 10 December, South of England Athletics Association – Championships 2016,  Horspath Road Rec and Shotover Country Park, 7am to 5pm. Cross country running races. www.oxfordcityathleticclub.com
• Sunday 11 December, Santas on the Run, City Centre with start and finish on Broad Street, 8.30am to 10.15am. Annual charity two mile fun run with participants being dressed as Santas. www.hdh.org.uk

• Sunday 20 November, Thames Valley Orienteering Club – Orienteering Event, Shotover Country Park (Brasenose Woods), 8am to 4pm. Competitors will have individual time slots at the start and run by themselves around the course through Brasenose Woods. www.TVOC.org.uk
• Tuesday 22 November, Oxford Fairtrade Coalition Film Evening, Lady Margaret Hall, 7.30m to 9pm. Two short films focusing on Women’s Empowerment and Fair Trade will be shown. There will be an opportunity for questions and discussion around the issues raised.
• Friday 25 to Sunday 27 November * , Christmas Light Festival 2016, City Centre inc. Broad Street, Gloucester Green and Oxford Castle, 5pm to 10 pm (Fri), 10am to 10pm (Sat) and 10am  to 4pm (Sun). Annual city event with the core outdoor event happening on Friday evening and various different cultural activities, most of which are free, taking place throughout the weekend. www.oxfordschristmas.com
• Saturday 26 November, Have Your Say Meeting, Manzil Way Gardens, 10am to 2pm. This info stand by OCC’s Community Response Team aims to get resident’s views on issues in the area as well as the issues that matter most to them.www.oxford.gov.uk
• Saturday 26 November, Documentary Screening: A Plastic Ocean, St Anne’s College, 6.30pm. Screening followed by a Q&A session with the Executive Advisor to the film, David Jones. Tickets available at https://fixr-app.com/event/12130

Spot your councillor singing in Broad Street on Saturday 26th!

Oxford’s Remembrance Sunday service will take place at the War Memorial in St Giles, between 10.30am and 12.15pm on 13 November. The service will be preceded by a procession, leaving St John’s College at 10.25am.

The service will be led by the Rt Revd Dr Steven Croft, the Bishop of Oxford, and the City Rector, the Very Revd Robert Wilkes, with the Lord Mayor of Oxford, Councillor Mohammed Altaf-Kan, and multi-faith leaders from across the city in attendance. Representatives from the University of Oxford, Oxford Brookes University, Oxfordshire County Council, the High Sheriff, Thames Valley Police, Oxfordshire Fire and Rescue the Royal British Legion, Help for Heroes and Oxford’s twin cities will also attend. Oxford Spires Scouts will be on hand to give out orders of service and sell poppies. Everyone is welcome. People are advised to arrive early.

After the service, the City Council procession will return to St John’s College, for the Lord-Lieutenant, Tim Stevenson OBE, to take the salute as the military and Royal British Legion march past.

Banbury Road, Beaumont Road, Keble Road, Magdalen Street East and West, and St Giles will be closed from 12.01am to 2pm on Sunday 13 November.

There will also be a short service on Armistice Day, Friday 11 November, from 10.45am in Oxford Town Hall. The service will be led by the Lord Mayor of Oxford and all are welcome to attend. There will be a Minute’s Silence at 11am.

The Lord Mayor of Oxford, Councillor Mohammed Altaf-Khan, says: “Remembrance events give an opportunity for the whole community to remember and honour those who made the ultimate sacrifice to secure and protect our freedom. I would like to invite the people of Oxford to join me on Friday and Sunday and, united, to pay our respects.” His Headington ward colleague Cllr Ruth Wilkinson will attend the service in St Giles.