Oxford Concert Party News
Fundraising Concert
We will be celebrating our 20th Anniversary with a concert on 13 April at the Holywell Room. The Holywell Room was the venue of our first concert in April 1992 and we have played there on many occasions since.
We will also be launching our new CD, recorded live in Oxford last October.
Do come and join us for what promises to be a very special occasion. Tickets are on sale from Tickets Oxford. More information can be found on our Diary page.
AgeUK Bucks Food for Thought
We are very busy at the moment, about halfway through our latest Food for Thought project.
Helen Jacobs works in textiles and also iron sculpture. Her pieces are often made to play and interact with. Adele Moss is a storyteller who also uses music and song in her work. Gaye Poole is a freelance drama worker currently concentrating on work with adults with learning disabilities and reminiscence drama with older people. Claire Christie Sadler is a drawing and paper artist who is also a musician and who sees a very strong connection between music and art. Anna Thornhill is an artist and film maker who has a particular interest in inter-generational projects. Pat Winslow is a poet and fiction writer who is currently working at a writer in residence at a prison. All six have an active commitment to facilitating creativity in others, which fits in perfectly with the ethos of OCP. They have been combining their skills with those of Arne and Isabel to create excellent sessions which have been full of laughter. We are delighted that when we finish this project, we will be running it in Oxfordshire, courtesy of extremely generous funding from The Patsy Wood Trust. We are so thrilled about this, as we know how much the participants get out of these activities. JustTextGiving by Vodaphone As we are funded solely by donations from trusts and individuals, we are always looking for new ways to raise money, and to make giving even easier. We are now using JustTextGiving by Vodaphone, a brand new, free service for charities, that has no set up or fundraising costs for charities, no network charges for people making donations and every penny donated goes to charity. Gift Aid can also be added to donations. From now on, you can support Oxford Concert Party and make donations of up to £10 by texting OCPA20 and either 2, 5 or 10 to 70070 to make your donation. The text message is free and all of the donation will be passed to Oxford Concert Party.