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If you have ideas for green investment projects for #nature & #climate in Oxfordshire, please submit them here for consideration by @OxfordshireLEP & Oxfordshire County Council. It would be wonderful to have a clear pipeline of projects to paint our county green! twoy6d88so3.typeform.com/to/CW8vJXaU

Who knew that one day all my old Truck Festival steward tshirts would come in handy for #Halloween They are perfect for 🎃 Robin Bennett Bennett & Kerr Books @ktbennett Bob Harris 💙

Great initiative by Oxfordshire County Council to engage young people in local democracy. Pizza and politics - future generations event for young people letstalk.oxfordshire.gov.uk/pizza-and-poli…

Check before you travel this weekend. Work impacting on Didcot Parkway:

"Songs are like rivers: each follows its own course, yet all flow to the sea, from which everything came." John Berger, born 98 years ago today, on the power of music as a shelter in time (and god knows we need shelter now) themarginalian.org/2023/06/27/joh…

Campaigners from Henley joined thousands of activists to call for tougher action on keeping the UK’s rivers and seas clean. They were part of a coalition of more than 130 nature, environmental and water-sport organisations who marched in central London on Sunday. Read more...

🎵 Every young person deserves the chance to make music. This Is Music 2024 shows why free music education is crucial for our £7.6bn industry's future talent pipeline. #ThisIsMusic2024 #MusicEducation

This week's newsletter is out now, featuring Tap Social Movement, our Visit Southern Oxfordshire website and social media channels, properties available to rent from Vale of White Horse, Abingdon & Witney College and more. Read it now 👇 tinyurl.com/10DecNews

This is a good article from Maurice Lange. Amongst other things it reminds us that just 9202 new social rent homes were built on 2023/24.

👏👏This is a brilliant initiative to look after rivers and create more wetlands for wildlife, store carbon, slow the flow of floodwater. Huge efforts by all involved, very exciting 😁 River Thame CT Freshwater Habitats Trust BBO Wildlife Trust Trust for Oxfordshire's Environment Earth Trust Natural England

Happy Winter Solstice to all in the northern hemisphere. The turn of the year's tide, a pivot-point, a day of hope—when the dark stops rising & after which the Sun begins its slow climb back. A day I mark in my mind much more than Christmas or New Year. Fiat lux! 📷 by

The The Dreaming Spires are well and truly back…

And I just put this here independent.co.uk/news/uk/politi…

1/ Rachel Reeves’ growth plans rely heavily on new housing in water scarce parts of the country. New research published yesterday warns water scarcity could deal a £25 billion hammer blow to the Chancellor’s ambitions. ewsc.org.uk/action-areas/c… A🧵.

.Rachel Reeves holds newts in contempt, it seems. So I thought I'd post this glorious painting of a "lion of the duckweed" by Jackie Morris + my paean to these "kings of the pond", both from The Lost Words. Newt-lovers, unite!

I'm over here now bsky.app/profile/robinf…

Great interview with Matthew, songwriter and guitarist of matthew caws

Calling community groups – you can apply for grants of £200-£500 for activities taking place during Food Waste Action Week (17-23 March) and Great Big Green Week (7-15 June)! Find out more & apply ➡️ cagoxfordshire.org.uk/post/two-grant… #ClimateActionOxfordshire #YourChoicesMatter

We're supporting #TimeToTalk today. By discussing mental health and reaching out when we feel low, we can make a big difference to ourselves and each other🤝 x.com/DHSCgovuk/stat…

Sad news - Malcolm was a local resident, I had a chat with him only a couple of weeks ago. RIP