COWLEY's Road Carnival and Blackbird Leys Adventure Playground are among the many projects and schemes to benefit from the latest round of community funding announced by Oxford University.

The university announced this week its latest community funding pledges for a series of projects and schemes across the city.

A grant has been given to a project called Turtle Opera Oxford, which is a drama and music project for 10-14 year olds with Autism Spectrum Disorders based at the university's faculty of music.

Funding has also been provided to Pegasus Theatre's Remix Summer Arts Project, a weekly group which gives young refugees and asylum seekers an opportunity to engage with the arts.

Funding of £1,250 has been awarded to the Junior Leader Initiative at Blackbird Leys Adventure Playground which aims to give young teens 'a voice' in their community.

A grant of more than £1,000 has been given to Start!, a project to provide digital media and creative writing workshops for young homeless people in Headington.

Margaret Ounsley, Head of Government and Community Relations at Oxford University, said: "We are delighted to have funded so many interesting and creative projects that make a big contribution to the community.

"We warmly encourage individuals and organisations who want to add to the variety and activity of the local community to apply for a grant."

Funding has also been provided to some of the regular fixtures of Oxford, including the Oxford Open Doors, Cowley Road Carnival and Christmas Light Night.