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The latest news and features from the Diocese of Oxford. To contact the press office, please call 01865 208 277 (out of hours 07880 716761) or email communications@oxford.anglican.org.

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New loo and kitchenette for St Mary's

First published on: 14th May 2021

New loo and kitchenette for St Mary's. A new kitchenette and toilet are transforming the hospitality opportunities at St Mary's, Ashbury.


Food for the poor in church porch cupboard

First published on: 14th May 2021

Using £700 from the Development Fund, St Michael's, Horton has bought a metal cupboard and stocked it with tinned food.


First grants from new Development Fund to help local churches

First published on: 14th May 2021

Mission projects in churches across the Diocese of Oxford are set to benefit from £3m worth of grants over three years.


COVID inspires speedy launch of Church project to provide 'spaceforall' in Wokingham

First published on: 14th May 2021

Covid-19 inspires All Saints Church, Wokingham to bring forward the most vital elements of its £3m transformation project.


Carry on growing veg in Reading

First published on: 14th May 2021

Erleigh Road Community Garden can be found behind the Parish Hall next to St Luke's Church in Reading.


A new neighbourhood centre for Woodley

First published on: 14th May 2021

Builders are getting ready to start laying the foundations of a Neighbourhood Centre at Emmanuel Church, Woodley, Reading.


Bishop of Reading speaks to ITV Meridian about cuts to international aid

First published on: 17th May 2021

Olivia Graham speaks to ITV about the government's plans to slash international aid from 0.7% of national income to 0.5%.


Planting trees for peace in Palestine

First published on: 27th May 2021

Hard-hitting realities of life in the Middle East were hammered home during a peace mission to plant trees on Palestinian farmland.


Tree planting to celebrate "Outstanding" SIAMS

First published on: 22nd March 2019

A special collective worship was followed by a tree-planting at Kirtlington CE School in Oxfordshire recently.


Parish of Penn Street & Holmer Green awarded grant

First published on: 2nd June 2021

The Revd Ruth Atkinson shares how the Development Fund will enable the parish to engage more effectively with young people and families.

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