NEWS FROM CAG OXFORDSHIRE

NEW PODCAST NOW LIVE! Between March and August 2025, CAG convened a six-month learning programme for Oxfordshire community organisers titled Sharing the Load: Strengthening your Community Group through Collaborative Leadership . The programme, which was facilitated by Transition Together , brought together 23 participants from 12 community groups across Oxfordshire, all grappling with a similar challenge: how to make their groups more sustainable, inclusive, and resilient by

Number of Hours: 1 day a week (7.5 hours per week) Location: Community allotment in Blackbird Leys Salary: £18/hour Contract : This post is fixed-term and funded for 6 months. This contract is on a freelance basis, with payment monthly upon submission of an invoice and a short report (in the form of photos and a brief bullet-point summary of key developments). This post is funded through Oxfordshire County Council grant funding . Role summary This role’s main purpose is to co

20 Years, 75 Events, and 46 Tonnes of Treasure! Many Thanks to Paul Bailey, of Sustainable Wheatley for this great guest blog. It all started in early 2006. A small, informal Community Action Group had a simple idea: instead of sending unwanted items to the landfill, why not let Wheatley residents swap them? We set up in the Merry Bells for our first "Bring and Take" event, and the reaction was... well, slightly bemused! People couldn't quite wrap their heads around the "ever