The Thames Traditional Boat Festival takes place from Friday 20th to Sunday 22nd July at Fawley Meadows in Henley, with historic vessels, vintage cycles and illuminated parades…
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A Royal tradition on the Thames
The tradition of Swan Upping, the annual census of swans, takes place on the River Thames during the third week of July…
A mayoral election with a difference in Oxfordshire
The Election of the Mayor of Ock Street is a quirky annual event, where a ‘mayor’ is elected by the residents of Ock Street in Abingdon, Oxfordshire…
Who’ll win the World Pooh Sticks Championships 2018?
The 35th Anniversary World Pooh Sticks Championships will take place on Sunday 3rd June at Langel Common in Witney, Oxfordshire…
The Headington Shark
If you head along a road in Oxford, where an unassuming row of brick houses stand, you might see something rather unusual… a large shark diving into the roof of one of the houses…
The annual tradition of Swan Upping on the River Thames
The tradition of Swan Upping, the annual census of swans, will take place along the River Thames from Monday 17th to Friday 21st July…
Illuminated and eccentric boats on the Thames
The Thames Traditional Boat Festival takes place from 14th to 16th July at Fawley Meadows in Henley, with traditional wooden boats and eccentric craft…
Theatre inspired by broken promises and hope
Inspired by true accounts of human trafficking, broken promises, resilience and above all hope, Bound tells of three people’s journeys into the unknown…
Quirky custom sees a Mock Mayor elected in Oxfordshire
The Election of the Mayor of Ock Street is an annual local event, where a mayor is elected each year by the residents of Ock Street in Abingdon…
Head to Oxfordshire for the World Pooh Sticks Championships
The annual World Pooh Sticks Championships will take place on Sunday 4th June 2017 at Langel Common in Witney, Oxfordshire…
Election of the Mayor of Ock Street
The Election of the Mayor of Ock Street is an annual local event, where a mayor is elected each year by the residents of Ock Street in Abingdon…
A river of fun at the World Pooh Sticks Championships
The annual World Pooh Sticks Championships will take place on Sunday 5th June 2016 at Langel Common in Witney, Oxfordshire…
Folk gather in Oxford for weekend of performances
The Folk Weekend: Oxford is a community-based, volunteer-run festival, now in its fifth year. It takes place from 15th to 17th April in the city centre…
The Election of the Mayor of Ock Street
The Election of the Mayor of Ock Street is an annual local event where a ‘mock mayor’ is elected each year by the residents of Ock Street in Abingdon…
The World Pooh Sticks Championships in Oxfordshire
The annual World Pooh Sticks Championships will take place on Sunday 7th June 2015 at Langel Common in Witney, Oxfordshire…