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The Bishop's garden at 27 Linton Road, Oxford, OX2 6UL will be open for charity under the National Garden Scheme on Sunday 30th June from 2 - 5 p.m. This is a joint opening together with the garden at 13 Belbroughton Road, and admission for the combined gardens is £3.50, children free. There will be refreshments for sale at the Bishop's House, in aid of our link diocese of Kimberley and Kuruman. Both are lovely gardens and are well worth a visit. It will be the last time that the Bishop's garden will be open to the public under the NGS, so do come!
MEMBERS of Holy Trinity, Headington are finalising the details of a Jubilee Festival to commemorate their most famous former parishioner.
IN his new book, Living Faithfully, Bishop John goes back to basics to consider what it means to follow Jesus in the 21st Century.
As the UK attempts to recover from the devastating effects of flooding and freezing temperatures, Thelma Ntini is working hard to bring vital water supplies to rural areas of Zimbabwe where there has not been heavy rainfall in a decade.
MEMBERS of St Mary's, Charlbury have been awarded the first Diocesan Youth and Child Friendly Church Award. The two-tier award scheme was launched last year by Yvonne Morris, diocesan children's adviser and Ian Macdonald, diocesan youth adviser.
CONGRATULATIONS to our Diocesan Registrar the Revd Canon John Rees who was named Times Lawyer of the Week shortly before playing a major role in the enthronement of Justin Welby as Archbishop of Canterbury.
Diocese calls for justice for the disabled. FIND out how you can stand up for disabled people affected by welfare reforms at a Diocesan Justice Forum later this month.
Fairly sculpted. Pupils and teachers from St Nicholas CE Primary School, Oxford, show off their creations after they celebrated Fairtrade Fortnight by using Fairtrade wrappers to make a range of sculptures.
Nicola Blackwood MP talks about her Christian faith and how it influenced her journey as she unexpectedly swapped a world of music for the House of Commons.
THE number of churchgoers in Oxfordshire, Berkshire and Buckinghamshire has increased, statistics have revealed.