News
Banbury Rural NAG survey is launched
The Banbury Rural Neighbourhood Action Group are a group of volunteers made up of members of the rural community and Police who work together to address community needs and solve issues identified by ... read more...
New arts club for people with dementia and their carers
Come and join Lights Up which starts on 9 October in Chipping Norton. read more...
Get together through food event
People involved with and those interested in community cafes, markets and coffee mornings came together for a networking event on 12 July. The event was organised by ORCC and OCVA as part of the one y... read more...
ORCC's Neighbourhood Planning Support Offer
The Localism Act has given communities and neighbourhoods a new set of tools to help them influence the decision that affect the planning of the areas in which they live. read more...
Village Friend
The free community website set to speed up the rural ‘grapevine’ and bring villages closer together read more...
New ORCC Policy and News Bulletin
Keep up to date with government policy and local and national developments of direct relevance to rural communities. read more...
Community responses to proposals to re-structure the library service
ORCC wants to support communities likely to be affected by the current County Council proposals to re-structure the library service and has produced a briefing paper. read more...
Greening Wallingford Wins Empowerment Award
Wallingford Greening Campaign, part of the Sustainable Wallingford group, has taken first prize of £1000 in The Oxfordshire Community Empowerment Awards 2010. Overall the judges were very impressed wi... read more...
ORCC welcomes new staff members
Jo Ord and Catharine Arakelian have joined the ORCC team. read more...
Deprivation in rural Oxfordshire: sorting out the facts from the figures
Over 60 people attended a half-day conference at County Hall on 11 June to hear about recent work on improving our understanding of rural deprivation in Oxfordshire. The event was organised by the Ox... read more...
Safe from harm... free from harm... free from abuse
Protecting vulnerable people from abuse is everybody's business. read more...
Oxford(shire) Pride
Oxford Pride is a celebration of lesbian, gay, bi, trans and queer life in Oxfordshire. The events supported or arranged by Oxford Pride promote awareness of LGBTQ issues through providing information... read more...
New Campaign Highlights Challenges Faced By Rural Elderly
A new campaign is highlighting the challenges faced by older rural people. read more...
A new PAGE for Drayton St Leonard
On a sunny Saturday in April, villagers in Drayton St Leonard came together to celebrate the opening of their newly refurbished village hall. The event combined a grand ribbon-cutting ceremony with fe... read more...