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JLS STAR supports local charity

12:59pm Saturday 3rd December 2011

JLS band member Oritse Williams has donated one of his very own baseball caps, signed by the man himself, and a postcard of the band signed by all four members of the group, to the West Oxfordshire MS Society in a bid to help them raise funds for the Branch. Oritse, whose mum has MS, became an ambassador for the MS Society when he shot to fame following his appearance on the X Factor. He has since helped to raise thousands of pounds for the Society by auctioning off some of his most prized possessions.

Bra Recycling for Against Breast Cancer charity

9:45am Monday 19th September 2011

Witney Wangers are collecting unwanted bras in any condition for recycling to raise money for ABC, Against Breast Cancer. Shops, boutiques, fitness centres and even an ironing shop are collecting the bras in and around Witney for the charity, and have to date raised over £100! Hannah Jago, who created the Witney Wangers group says "I decided to fundraise for Against Breast Cancer when a friend was going through treatment and the bra recycling was a fantastic and fun way of raising some money, whilst keeping bras out of landfill which is where they land up usually. The bras get recycled over to West Africa and the recycling company give us about £1 per 17 bras roughly. One man each day is diagnosed with breast cancer so we want men to ask their female friends and relatives to donate their bras too!"

Fundraising event

9:44am Monday 19th September 2011

A group of friends organised a fundraising dance and buffet supper at Witney Lakes Resort on Saturday 10th September in aid of the Berks/Oxon/Bucks Air Ambulance Service. A total of £570 was raised.

Woodstock Carnival

6:43pm Saturday 11th June 2011

WOODSTOCK CARNIVAL – THE FOUR SEASONS SATURDAY 18TH JUNE On Saturday 18th June Woodstock’s annual carnival will take place. The theme of this year’s carnival is the Four Seasons.

Youth Speakers

6:56pm Thursday 25th November 2010

The Youth Speak competition, a national public speaking competition run by The Rotary Club of Witney and held in The Corn Exchange, Market Square, Witney on Wednesday 25th November was won by students from Burford School. They beat off stiff competition from The King's School and Cokethorpe School.