#Oxford news headlines in the last few days were all about the #goldToilet heist and #ThamesWater bailout. Are we sure there isn't a link between these? Like one could be a symbol of the other ?
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#Oxford #CitizensAssembly votes for “a car-free city centre”
https://oxfordclarion.uk/citizens-assembly-votes-for-a-car-free-city-centre/ #transport
Oxford Clarion · Citizens’ Assembly votes for “a car-free city centre”An assembly of Oxfordshire citizens has overwhelmingly supported making the city centre car-free and turning some existing roads over to buses, cyclists and Blue Badge holders.
Together with housing being built close to key facilities, rural greenways, and using funds from a Workplace Parking Levy to improve city transport, these
Another member of the hard of thinking club - Torsten Bell MP (PPE, Mansfield College, #Oxford).
https://nation.cymru/news/welsh-labour-mp-clashes-with-think-tank-he-used-to-run-over-benefit-cuts/
Nation.Cymru · Welsh Labour MP clashes with think tank he used to run over benefit cutsMartin Shipton A Welsh Labour MP involved in driving the UK Government’s benefit cuts affecting disabled people was confronted on TV with criticisms made by the anti-poverty think tank he used to head. Torsten Bell was elected as the MP for Swansea West at last year’s general election and is now Pensions Minister in the […]
this #DoubleBass is sold at a really attractive price, considering that Arcadia is the top level of Stentor instruments. https://www.gumtree.com/p/double-bass/double-bass-for-sale./1494902228 #oxford shire #musicalInstruments
Gumtree.comDouble Bass for sale. | in Abingdon, Oxfordshire | GumtreeStentor ‘Arcadia’ Double Bass for sale. Solid wood construction, good condition. Recently serviced by T&G Martin (new strings etc). Fitted with Shadow pickup - sounds great through PA or Combo. Comes with stand and gig bag.
Funding for a concert programme at an Oxford college is set to be cut.
#SJEarts has become known for its Piano Series, operating out of St John the Evangelist Church in #Oxford.
The church is the main chapel for theological college St Stephen's House, which has announced it is unable to resource concerts past 30 June.
BBC NewsOxford college cuts funding for concert programmeSJE Arts, a venue known for its Piano Series, has been putting on events in Oxford since 2011.
#Oxford Mail moans that "only the wealthy can afford to park". They do have a point - #parking charges should increase with the size and value of the vehicle, so even the wealthy have to think twice about clogging the city with their vehicles ... I'm sure that in this day and age a dynamic pricing can easily be arranged. #sustainability #planning #banSUVs #banCars
St Scholastica's Day, 1354, Oxford Pageant, 1907 - Tuck's Oilette Postcard
there are now two dozen violins in my #PirateLuthier logbook. Eight of them are in house and ready to play so if anybody in #Oxford needs to borrow a #fiddle (good enough for #folk or amateur #orchestra) do get in touch. (bows and cases are limited, so will be easier to help out ppl who still have those eg because their #violin broke)
https://proseandpassion.blogspot.com/2025/03/counting-craters.html
proseandpassion.blogspot.comcounting cratersPirate luthier adventures continued: Violin number 24 has arrived! After 14 years of writing 24 features per calendar year for Current ...
Area: Oxford, United Kingdom
Sight: Sheldonian Theatre
Which sightseeing spot exceeded your expectations the most?
Experience the beauty of Oxford: https://visitsights.com/sightseeing-tours/United%20Kingdom/Oxford
#UnitedKingdom #Attraction #Oxford #Sightseeing #Amenity #Tourism #Travel #Theatre #Sights #Building #University
Extinction Rebellion Oxford invites you to join us and find out more about us!
Thursday 20th of March
7-9pm 
️ New Road Baptist Church Bonn Square
Refreshments provided 
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It was lovely to revisit #LouiseFarrenc's 3rd symphony during the #Retune festival, playing alongside some amazing student musicians from #Oxford University Here's an older recording from another bunch of young musicians: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D6MaC53l6p4
response from our #Oxford city councillor re #Uber:
Since Uber provided all the necessary documentation to apply for an operator's licence in Oxford, the City Council had no grounds, on which to refuse them. Legally, we were obliged to issue them with a licence.
Is this true? I was under the impression that local authorities can set rules for transport operators, and with a bit of creativity one could have avoided uberisation.
#Oxford #PlayAlong opportunity #today, all instruments welcome, pieces by #AmyBeach and #LouiseFarrenc - I'm hoping my #cello may remember that we played the #Farrenc symphony before ... https://www.ticketsource.co.uk/whats-on/tbc/tbc/farrenc-and-beach-orchestral-pioneers/e-lkyoez
The story behind east #Oxford’s new #bookshop Caper - from April 2024 - I missed the memo when this opened, will have to check it out
https://independentoxford.com/the-story-behind-east-oxfords-new-bookshop-caper/ #bookish #events
Independent OxfordThe story behind east Oxford’s new bookshop CaperThere's a new space in east Oxford dedicated to children - it's a family bookshop, as well as an events and activity space.
Caper is open six days a week and offers a variety of hands-on fun for kids and their grown-ups.
I spoke to Xander and Tereza to find out how Caper came about, what the shop is up to during the Easter holiday break, and what books are top of the list at the moment.
Magdalen Tower, Oxford, Oxfordshire, 1907 - Wyndham Series Postcard
Fat Possum Records Bob Log III
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WBya4QGYDZs
#youtube_fat_possum #Official_Audio #Fat_Possum #Fat_Possum_Records #phat_Possum #Oxford #independent_music #Bob_Log_III #School_Bus #one_man_band #slide_guitar #blues_punk #lo_fi_blues #delta_blues #raw_blues #experimental_blues #underground_blues #garage_blues #rockabilly #punk_blues #outsider_music #alternative_blues #guitar_virtuoso #unique_blues #high_energy_blues #lo_fi_rock #avant_garde_blues #Fat_Possum_blues #Trike #Log_Dirty_Down
Sad – though not surprised – to see what was anticipated almost a decade ago is now the norm in some places.
https://manifold.umn.edu/projects/the-uberfication-of-the-university
According to the University and College Union, nearly two-thirds of essential tutorial teaching at Oxford is carried out by academics employed on precarious short-term contracts or paid by the hour in a manner akin to Uber-style gig economy work.
“They compared our work to bedroom fitters, security guards and cleaners, and I kept thinking: ‘Yes, and all those people have no chance of fighting the gig economy, but we do.’”
Manifold @uminnpressThe Uberfication of the University | Manifold @uminnpress_The Uberfication of the University_ analyzes the emergence of the sharing economy and the companies behind it: LinkedIn, Uber, and Airbnb. The book considers the contemporary university, itself subject to such entrepreneurial practices, as one polemical site for the affirmative disruption of this model.