Janet Rodgers (number 67) is looking for referrals of deck builders and fence repairers for her garden. If you have a good suggestion, please contact her at janet.rodgers@gmail.com.
Archive for Services
VRG has a new notice board!
To complement the existing notice board outside No.36, we have added another at No.74. It’s perfectly located for residents of the eastern half of the road who probably walk down Kings Cross Road and therefore miss the existing board. The same guidance applies as for the first notice board: feel free to post anything of direct interest to Victoria Roaders, including flyers for events you’re involved with – but also please put your name and house number (or phone number) on the back; we may take down anything that’s not so labelled.
Our sincere thanks go to Peter Street for giving his time and expertise to make and install it. Thanks, too, to our residents who have generously provided space in their front gardens for these boards.
VRG management supervises the installation
A job well done!
Romeo Needs a Home: An Orphan
Romeo, an English Bulldog Cross, 3 years old, was recently orphaned when his owner died of cancer. See photo and more details available below, but any help in finding Romeo a home would be so greatly appreciated. Have you been looking for a dog, or know someone who could provide a good home?
Speak to Robin at #14 Victoria Road if you have ideas, or comment here.
For more details, click on: FLIER on Romeo
Recycling Nespresso
Twice, Nespresso has failed to pick up my recycled capsules. They also provide no email address to contact them. Their phone number is always busy. Given the success of this product, you would think they would be responsible on recycling. Has anyone had similar problems with @Nespresso?
Save the Oxford Covered Market!
The Oxford Covered Market has been trading in the heart of Oxford for more than 200 years and has many stories to tell. A recent Heritage Lottery project has compiled some of these but there are many others as yet untold.
The market thrives on the expertise and experience of those people who choose to trade here, suppliers and buyers, and those who come and spend their money here. So, whether you are a visitor or a local resident, business or student, the market extends a warm welcome and look forward to making you a loyal customer. You can find out about the market and its traders and events here:
http://www.oxford-coveredmarket.co.uk/
In these very difficult trading times, when all other Councils and the Government are trying to help town centres and small businesses, Oxford City Council are seeking to increase Covered Market rents by an average of 50%, and some, by as much as 70%. This level of increase in overheads is unsustainable for the majority of tenants and will mean a large number of them being put at risk of losing their business. The very existence of the market itself is in jeopardy.
If you use the market and value the contribution it makes to the centre of our city through its vibrant and attractive environment and its choice independent retailers, take a moment to sign The Oxford Covered Market petition and please pass it on to your friends and colleagues:
The Guardian Angel: Your Community News & Views
The first edition of a new community publication has been distributed, entitled ‘the guardian angel: your community’s news & views’. It has no association with Victoria Road News and Views except a shared interest in communication with many of the same neighborhoods. The angel is produced by a ‘team at St Michael & All Angels Parish Church, Lonsdale Road, Summertown’.
St Michael & All Angels Church
The newsletter looks very informative, and notes that you can get parish news, services and event information on their website at http://www.stmichaels-summertown.org.uk
Recycling Web Site and News
The Oxford City Council’s Web site on recycling is very useful and includes some news, at least to me. For example, we can now recycle household batteries by placing them on the top of our blue or green bin in a clear plastic bag on the collection day. 
The site is at www.oxford.gov.uk/recycling
and information about batteries at: www.oxford.gov.uk/batteries
From the North Wall
The North Wall is about to embark on its biggest project to date. We will be spending the summer rehearsing a new play by the writer Ron Hutchinson that will open at The North Wall in September and then play for a month in London at Arcola. This play will be rehearsed alongside our outreach project for young artists.
North Wall Oxford
We are looking for possible accommodation for the choreographer, a sound designer, a costume designer and 8 actors to cover the period from 1st September to 15thSeptember. Prior to the 1st, St Edwards is kindly accommodating the cast in a boarding house. If anyone has a room or two to spare in the first two weeks of September, we would be hugely grateful. I can promise that they are all extremely nice and well behaved (yes, even the actors!). With a need to keep a tight hold on budget and arts funding being what it is, any help would make a considerable difference.
Please let me know if you have a room or know anyone else who is a supporter of the arts and might help. We do have a small amount of budget to offset any expenses incurred.
Thank you
Best Wishes,
Lucy
Lucy Maycock
Artistic Director
The North Wall
Oxford
OX2 7NN
Tel: 01865 319450
http://www.thenorthwall.com
Draft Oxford Cultural Strategy
A post from Susie:
Hello All
Dance in Oxford
Just to let you know that following enquiries about trying to respond to this online, Oxford City Council’s Draft Culture Strategy consultation has now been extended till next Wednesday 20th June. So a further opportunity for those interested in the arts to comment on the city’s Draft Culture Strategy for the next few years – please pass on to others who may feel moved to contribute! http://consultation.oxford.gov.uk/consult.ti/draftculturestrategy2012/consultationHome
There are also some interesting posts on the Huffington Post about whether arts should be supported:
‘Arts and Economic Prosperity IV’ Proves that the Arts Industry is Resilient, even in a Down Economy‘
Oxford councillors and politicians should read this and ponder…
All best,
Susie
See: http://www.oxford.gov.uk/PageRender/decAC/ArtsandCulture.htm
Victoria Road News and Views Shaped Discussion of Hyper-Local Media
While not mentioned by name, the Victoria Road News and Views was valuable in introducing a post on Advice to Ofcom about hyper-local media. Did you know that we are hyper-local?
See ‘Jump-starting the next generation of hyper-local media’: http://www.advicetoofcom.org.uk/blog/2012/05/jump-starting-next-generation-hyperlocal-media
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