Jericho residents gathered in the sunshine to enjoy music, hotdogs and beer.

The Lazy Sunday celebration yesterday was the latest community event to take place in Mount Place.

People were entertained in the late afternoon by the 10-person band The Gees.

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It was a fun end to the first Lazy Sunday event of 2022.

Six more will follow on the last Sunday of each month throughout the summer, with the next due to take place on May 29.

Oxford Mail:

The sun shone all afternoon, and there were four local acts on a canal boat thanks to the generosity of Stuart Miller and Towpath productions.

There was also beer on flow from Little Ox, German sausages, G&D ice cream, books, art and more.

The College cruisers yard was also opened for the first time for such an event, thanks to Carys Brun.

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Two hundred people came to buy books and art,watch the bands and have fun.

Both sides of the Oxford Canal were good vantage points.

Mount Place in Jericho has been lovingly restored by a group of dedicated gardeners.

It is now getting to be in full bloom and proudly displays its recent award from the Oxford Preservation Trust.

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Organiser of Lazy Sunday John Mair said: "Lazy Sunday turned Mount Place into a piazza for the people and will do all summer.

Oxford Mail:

"It show what can be achieved on Jericho canalside with some imagination and graft."

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