Charities, Trusts and Community Groups
African Children's Fund
10 Market Place, SN7 7HL
01367 244480
alisonacf@aol.com
Charity Shop. Raising money to enable some of Africa's most deprived children take advantage of primary education.
Education is their way out of unremiting grinding poverty.
http://www.africanchildrensfund.org/
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Amnesty International
Friends Meeting Room, Lechlade Rd. opp. Duke of Wellington.
Meetings 8pm on 2nd Wed of the month
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ARCH
Gobles Court, 7 Market Square, Bicester, Oxfordshire, OX26 6AA
01869 320380
info@archoxfordshire.org.uk
www.archoxfordshire.org.uk
Registered Charity - Number: 1124632
Assisted reading for children in Oxfordshire
At ARCh we recruit, train and support volunteers in primary schools across Oxfordshire, we help hundreds of children a year.
The children have two individual half-hour sessions each week during term-time with their ARCh volunteer. The sessions are at school during school hours. The main idea is to make the children feel happy and successful, so they start to think of reading as something they can enjoy.
With this in mind, ARCh volunteers do a variety of things with the children. In addition to reading they may play word, board or memory games, make and draw things, help the children write their own stories, or just talk. This all helps to boost confidence.
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Oxford and District Branch of Cats Protection
01235 221147
http://www.cats.org.uk/oxford
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Citizens Advice Bureau (CAB)
08444 111 444 (weekdays)
admin@abingdon.cabnet.org.uk
http://www.caox.org.uk/abingdon
The CAB service is independent and provides free, confidential and impartial advice for legal, housing, benefit, employment or debt problems.
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Cotswold Canal Trust
44 Black Jack Street, Cirencester, Glos GL7 2AA
Restoration of the Stroudwater Navigation and Thames & Severn Canal for the benefit of the public.
More info on http://www.cotswoldcanals.com/
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Faringdon 41 Club
01367 253888
richard@dingdongbell.net
Our club is known as Faringdon 41 Club, made up of past Round Tablers.
All our profits are given to various charities including a donation a vehicle for FARINGDON FIRST REPSONDERS.
We meet on the fourth Monday of each month.
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Faringdon Chamber of Commerce
President: Paul Brame
paul.brame@virgin.net
www.faringdonchamberofcommerce.co.uk
Dedicated to promoting the interests of the Business Community in Faringdon and the surrounding area.Meets monthly on the second Monday of the month at Davenports Business Centre (the old Barclays Bank) in the Market Place, Faringdon, Oxfordshire.
We meet for tea/coffee at 6.30 to 8.30pm and then adjourn for drinks locally afterwards
Details of Faringdon Loyalty Card
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Faringdon Association of Residents
Colin Desborough
01367 240006
To develop social and recreational facilities and represent the general interests of Faringdon and surrounding villages.
Meets quarterly
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Faringdon and District Rotary Club
Meets each Wednesday at 7:00pm at the Bell Hotel in the Market Square for their weekly evening fellowship, meal and to listen to an invited guest speaker.
Many fund raising events are organised for the benefit of local and international causes.
We organise the Annual FIREWORKS DISPLAY & BONFIRE, held in the grounds of Faringdon House.
Great social calendar for members to enjoy.
To find out more contact Bjorn Watson, 01793 782748
Join us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/faringdon.rotaryhttp://www.rotary-ribi.org/clubs/homepage.php?ClubID=535 also Twitter @RotaryFaringdon
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Faringdon & District National Childbirth Trust
Juliet Davies
c/o The Corner House, 1 The Setts, SN7 7FB
01367 244770
ajjdavi@tinyworld.co.uk
Local friendly support group for families.
Informal meets once a week at different local homes. You do not have to be a member to come along.
We hold 4 'nearly new' sales per year and host various other events and activities.
See 'What's On' and our own quarterly newsletter for details
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Faringdon Free Food is co-ordinated by four trustees.
Please contact us if you would like to….
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Faringdon Royal British Legion
Contact: RBLFaringdon@yahoo.co.uk
More information: www.britishlegion.org.uk/branches/faringdon
Aims to promote the welfare of those who are serving or who have served in the Armed Forces of the Crown, and their dependents.
Open to all - you don't have to have been in the Services to become a member.
Events include a monthly meeting with a speaker, annual dinner dance, a skittles evening and other activities
Fund raising:poppy appeal
Meets 3rd Wednesday of the month, 7.30pm Faringdon Bowls Club, Gravel Walk
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Faringdon United Charity
Brunel House, Volunteer Way, Faringdon, SN7 7YR
All applications for help need to be in writing to this address.
Beneficiaries of the Charity must be residents of Faringdon, Great Coxwell or Littleworth.
The Trustees make grants for the benefit of the elderly, sick or infirm; young people and children.
Income comes from investments and rent of land; the charity welcomes bequests but does not actively "fund raise".
Registered Charity Number: 237040 Trustees: J Carter, David MCKay, Rev Charles Draper, Jill Woodward, Mrs B Barber, D Keeling, Peter Eyre-Brook, Julie Farmer
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Faringdon Job Club
Faringdon Youth Project, later renamed Faringdon Job Club, was started in September 2012 with the sole purpose of helping young people find work.
Advice sessions are Tuesday mornings 11am-1pm at Faringdon Library
Either phone or pop into the library, (01367 240311) or use our contact page on faringdonjobclub.co.uk
You can see more about the advice and assistance on offer on Faringdon Job Club website
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Friends of Faringdon Folly
Eddie Williams
01367 241142
Arranges open days and manages the maintenance of the tower and the surrounding woodland
The tower is open from 11 am to 5 pm on the 1st and 3rd Sundays from April until October.
http://www.faringdonfolly.org.uk/
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Labrador Retriever Rescue Southern England
07753 856446
Sarah-janemartin@fsmail.net
Registered Charity Number: 1105955
Patrons Jimmy Hill OBE and Bryony Hill
Labrador Retriever Rescue Southern England, is a registered charity that rehomes purebred and Labrador Retrievers crosses.
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Help for Heroes (h4h)- Faringdon
We organise the collection of donations given so generously by the people of Faringdon through collection pots in the pubs along with the h4h stall we set up during any festivals the town holds throughout the year. 7 Volunteers currently help out in Faringdon, and we are looking for others to join our team.
Please feel free to contact me directly at
pete.williams@h4hcounty.org.uk if you think you can donate a few hours every 2 to 3 months to help empty the pots and man the stall during festivals etc.
Read about those we help
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National Trust
Coleshill Estate,Coleshill, SN6 7PT
01793 762209
More info on www.nationaltrust.org.uk/buscotandcoleshill
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Oxfordshire Geology Trust
Jane Worrall, Oxfordshire RIGS Group
The Geological Records Centre, The Corn Exchange, SN7 7JA
01367 243260
contact@oxfordshiregt.org
Regionally Important Geological and Geomorphological Sites
Faringdon Earth Heritage Project based at Coxwell Pit
www.oxfordshiregt.org
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Pennyhooks project
Pennyhooks Farm, Shrivenham, SN6 8EX
Tel: 01793 782436/780213
info@pennyhooks-project.co.uk
Pennyhooks Farm is a beautiful, small organic beef farm situated on the Oxfordshire/Wiltshire border that has been owned by the Otter family for over 50 years. The Pennyhooks Project began 5 years ago and provides a unique experience to young people who have Autism/Aspergers Syndrome. The peaceful rural setting, supportive environment and the opportunity to have hands on experience in the running of a working farm as part of a team, provides a wealth of opportunity for personal growth and development.
www.pennyhooks.com/
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Porridge Club at the African Childrens Fund
10 Market Place, SN7 7HL
01367 244480
alison@theporridgeclub.org.uk
Porridge Club Breakfast Club.
We have a Porridge Breakfast and talk from guest speakers and or updates on our projects. We raise money to set up porridge clubs in schools for some of Africa's most deprived children.
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Probus Club of Faringdon
The club is for retired professional and business men, who meet on alternate Mondays at Sudbury House Hotel. A short business meeting is held after coffee at 10.30, followed by a talk by a member or a guest speaker, after which further discussion takes place in the bar. Additional activities include visits to places or organisations of particular interest to members and occasional social activities.
Secretary: 01367 242464http://faringdonprobus.org/
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Root and Branch
Root & Branch, Westmill Farm, Watchfield, SN6 8TH
01793 780380
rootandbranch@btconnect.com
Manager: Faith Mitchell
To offer a range of horticultural and other land and craft based activities in a therapeutic setting to people experiencing emotional and mental health difficulties.
To offer support and encouragement to people, and to contribute to them regaining and sustaining their confidence and self esteem by taking part in a variety of interesting learning activities, working as part of a team, and sharing new experiences.
To promote healthy eating, physical activities, social inclusion, and to provide a service that is employment related as a means of promoting positive mental health.
To assist people to achieve goals agreed with them individually, these goals reflecting what is realistically achievable for each person at that stage in their life, thereby enabling them to discover and fulfil their true potential.
http://rootandbranch.info/
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Save the Children
147 Marlborough Gardens,SN7 7DG
01367 240443
dmamg@ic24.net
This international charity has its local committee here, doing all year round fund raising.
Volunteers very welcome
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Tom Brown's School museum
Sharon Smith, Craven Cottage, Uffington, SN7 7RA
01367 820259
museum@uffington.ne
The museum is housed in The Old Schoolroom which was built in 1617 for Thomas Saunders, a merchant who lived in Woolstone.
The school, together with an endowment in his will, was intended to provide education for poor boys of Uffington and Woolstone.
This building was the school to which author, Thomas Hughes, refers in the opening chapters of Tom Brown's School days.
Open 2.00 pm to 5.00 pm on Saturdays, Sundays and Bank Holiday Mondays from Easter to the end of October
http://museum.uffington.net
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University of the 3rd age, Faringdon and District
Anyone who has reached their Third Age and is no longer in full time employment may join. Membership runs from January to December.
More information on Faringdon U3A website
Faringdon Appreciation of Berners (FAB)
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Wantage Association for Retired Persions (WARP)
Sarah Beer
Communications Officer (part time Mon-Fri, 10am-2pm)
Oxfordshire Community and Voluntary Action (OCVA)
The Old Court House, Floyds Row, St Aldate's, Oxford, OX1 1SS
01865 258 915
WARP is a welcoming club promoting friendship for older people in the area.
Wantage Association of Retired Persons (WARP) brings together local people socially from Wantage and surrounding areas including Abingdon, Didcot and Stevenson. Meetings are held at Wantage Civic Hall on the first Wednesday of each month at 2pm which include a topical presentation followed by refreshments and a raffle. The group also organises monthly pub lunches, line dancing, outings and holidays. Guests are welcome at the door with an entrance fee of £4 per person.
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White Horse Medical Practice Patient Participation Group
The WHMPppg has been established to help improve health and health services through:
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Workaid
Joan Greenwood
3 Warwick Close, Stanford in the Vale, SN7 8LT
01367 710578
Gives refurbished tools and equipment to groups running training centres in East Africa, used to teach practical skills, enabling people in need to become self-supporting.
10 Market Place, SN7 7HL
01367 244480
alisonacf@aol.com
Charity Shop. Raising money to enable some of Africa's most deprived children take advantage of primary education.
Education is their way out of unremiting grinding poverty.
http://www.africanchildrensfund.org/
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Amnesty International
Friends Meeting Room, Lechlade Rd. opp. Duke of Wellington.
Meetings 8pm on 2nd Wed of the month
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ARCH
Gobles Court, 7 Market Square, Bicester, Oxfordshire, OX26 6AA
01869 320380
info@archoxfordshire.org.uk
www.archoxfordshire.org.uk
Registered Charity - Number: 1124632
Assisted reading for children in Oxfordshire
At ARCh we recruit, train and support volunteers in primary schools across Oxfordshire, we help hundreds of children a year.
The children have two individual half-hour sessions each week during term-time with their ARCh volunteer. The sessions are at school during school hours. The main idea is to make the children feel happy and successful, so they start to think of reading as something they can enjoy.
With this in mind, ARCh volunteers do a variety of things with the children. In addition to reading they may play word, board or memory games, make and draw things, help the children write their own stories, or just talk. This all helps to boost confidence.
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Oxford and District Branch of Cats Protection
01235 221147
http://www.cats.org.uk/oxford
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Citizens Advice Bureau (CAB)
08444 111 444 (weekdays)
admin@abingdon.cabnet.org.uk
http://www.caox.org.uk/abingdon
The CAB service is independent and provides free, confidential and impartial advice for legal, housing, benefit, employment or debt problems.
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Cotswold Canal Trust
44 Black Jack Street, Cirencester, Glos GL7 2AA
Restoration of the Stroudwater Navigation and Thames & Severn Canal for the benefit of the public.
More info on http://www.cotswoldcanals.com/
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Faringdon 41 Club
01367 253888
richard@dingdongbell.net
Our club is known as Faringdon 41 Club, made up of past Round Tablers.
All our profits are given to various charities including a donation a vehicle for FARINGDON FIRST REPSONDERS.
We meet on the fourth Monday of each month.
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Faringdon Chamber of Commerce
President: Paul Brame
paul.brame@virgin.net
www.faringdonchamberofcommerce.co.uk
Dedicated to promoting the interests of the Business Community in Faringdon and the surrounding area.Meets monthly on the second Monday of the month at Davenports Business Centre (the old Barclays Bank) in the Market Place, Faringdon, Oxfordshire.
We meet for tea/coffee at 6.30 to 8.30pm and then adjourn for drinks locally afterwards
Details of Faringdon Loyalty Card
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Faringdon Association of Residents
Colin Desborough
01367 240006
To develop social and recreational facilities and represent the general interests of Faringdon and surrounding villages.
Meets quarterly
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Faringdon and District Rotary Club
Meets each Wednesday at 7:00pm at the Bell Hotel in the Market Square for their weekly evening fellowship, meal and to listen to an invited guest speaker.
Many fund raising events are organised for the benefit of local and international causes.
We organise the Annual FIREWORKS DISPLAY & BONFIRE, held in the grounds of Faringdon House.
Great social calendar for members to enjoy.
To find out more contact Bjorn Watson, 01793 782748
Join us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/faringdon.rotaryhttp://www.rotary-ribi.org/clubs/homepage.php?ClubID=535 also Twitter @RotaryFaringdon
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Faringdon & District National Childbirth Trust
Juliet Davies
c/o The Corner House, 1 The Setts, SN7 7FB
01367 244770
ajjdavi@tinyworld.co.uk
Local friendly support group for families.
Informal meets once a week at different local homes. You do not have to be a member to come along.
We hold 4 'nearly new' sales per year and host various other events and activities.
See 'What's On' and our own quarterly newsletter for details
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Faringdon Free Food is co-ordinated by four trustees.
Please contact us if you would like to….
- volunteer to plant trees, salad, or vegetables,
- donate plants, tools, or other materials to the project,
- suggest a new site for planting
- receive further information, or
- let us know about local fruit varieties (e.g. old fruit trees in your garden).
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Faringdon Royal British Legion
Contact: RBLFaringdon@yahoo.co.uk
More information: www.britishlegion.org.uk/branches/faringdon
Aims to promote the welfare of those who are serving or who have served in the Armed Forces of the Crown, and their dependents.
Open to all - you don't have to have been in the Services to become a member.
Events include a monthly meeting with a speaker, annual dinner dance, a skittles evening and other activities
Fund raising:poppy appeal
Meets 3rd Wednesday of the month, 7.30pm Faringdon Bowls Club, Gravel Walk
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Faringdon United Charity
Brunel House, Volunteer Way, Faringdon, SN7 7YR
All applications for help need to be in writing to this address.
Beneficiaries of the Charity must be residents of Faringdon, Great Coxwell or Littleworth.
The Trustees make grants for the benefit of the elderly, sick or infirm; young people and children.
Income comes from investments and rent of land; the charity welcomes bequests but does not actively "fund raise".
Registered Charity Number: 237040 Trustees: J Carter, David MCKay, Rev Charles Draper, Jill Woodward, Mrs B Barber, D Keeling, Peter Eyre-Brook, Julie Farmer
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Faringdon Job Club
Faringdon Youth Project, later renamed Faringdon Job Club, was started in September 2012 with the sole purpose of helping young people find work.
Advice sessions are Tuesday mornings 11am-1pm at Faringdon Library
Either phone or pop into the library, (01367 240311) or use our contact page on faringdonjobclub.co.uk
You can see more about the advice and assistance on offer on Faringdon Job Club website
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Friends of Faringdon Folly
Eddie Williams
01367 241142
Arranges open days and manages the maintenance of the tower and the surrounding woodland
The tower is open from 11 am to 5 pm on the 1st and 3rd Sundays from April until October.
http://www.faringdonfolly.org.uk/
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Labrador Retriever Rescue Southern England
07753 856446
Sarah-janemartin@fsmail.net
Registered Charity Number: 1105955
Patrons Jimmy Hill OBE and Bryony Hill
Labrador Retriever Rescue Southern England, is a registered charity that rehomes purebred and Labrador Retrievers crosses.
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Help for Heroes (h4h)- Faringdon
We organise the collection of donations given so generously by the people of Faringdon through collection pots in the pubs along with the h4h stall we set up during any festivals the town holds throughout the year. 7 Volunteers currently help out in Faringdon, and we are looking for others to join our team.
Please feel free to contact me directly at
pete.williams@h4hcounty.org.uk if you think you can donate a few hours every 2 to 3 months to help empty the pots and man the stall during festivals etc.
Read about those we help
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National Trust
Coleshill Estate,Coleshill, SN6 7PT
01793 762209
More info on www.nationaltrust.org.uk/buscotandcoleshill
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Oxfordshire Geology Trust
Jane Worrall, Oxfordshire RIGS Group
The Geological Records Centre, The Corn Exchange, SN7 7JA
01367 243260
contact@oxfordshiregt.org
Regionally Important Geological and Geomorphological Sites
Faringdon Earth Heritage Project based at Coxwell Pit
www.oxfordshiregt.org
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Pennyhooks project
Pennyhooks Farm, Shrivenham, SN6 8EX
Tel: 01793 782436/780213
info@pennyhooks-project.co.uk
Pennyhooks Farm is a beautiful, small organic beef farm situated on the Oxfordshire/Wiltshire border that has been owned by the Otter family for over 50 years. The Pennyhooks Project began 5 years ago and provides a unique experience to young people who have Autism/Aspergers Syndrome. The peaceful rural setting, supportive environment and the opportunity to have hands on experience in the running of a working farm as part of a team, provides a wealth of opportunity for personal growth and development.
www.pennyhooks.com/
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Porridge Club at the African Childrens Fund
10 Market Place, SN7 7HL
01367 244480
alison@theporridgeclub.org.uk
Porridge Club Breakfast Club.
We have a Porridge Breakfast and talk from guest speakers and or updates on our projects. We raise money to set up porridge clubs in schools for some of Africa's most deprived children.
_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Probus Club of Faringdon
The club is for retired professional and business men, who meet on alternate Mondays at Sudbury House Hotel. A short business meeting is held after coffee at 10.30, followed by a talk by a member or a guest speaker, after which further discussion takes place in the bar. Additional activities include visits to places or organisations of particular interest to members and occasional social activities.
Secretary: 01367 242464http://faringdonprobus.org/
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Root and Branch
Root & Branch, Westmill Farm, Watchfield, SN6 8TH
01793 780380
rootandbranch@btconnect.com
Manager: Faith Mitchell
To offer a range of horticultural and other land and craft based activities in a therapeutic setting to people experiencing emotional and mental health difficulties.
To offer support and encouragement to people, and to contribute to them regaining and sustaining their confidence and self esteem by taking part in a variety of interesting learning activities, working as part of a team, and sharing new experiences.
To promote healthy eating, physical activities, social inclusion, and to provide a service that is employment related as a means of promoting positive mental health.
To assist people to achieve goals agreed with them individually, these goals reflecting what is realistically achievable for each person at that stage in their life, thereby enabling them to discover and fulfil their true potential.
http://rootandbranch.info/
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Save the Children
147 Marlborough Gardens,SN7 7DG
01367 240443
dmamg@ic24.net
This international charity has its local committee here, doing all year round fund raising.
Volunteers very welcome
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Tom Brown's School museum
Sharon Smith, Craven Cottage, Uffington, SN7 7RA
01367 820259
museum@uffington.ne
The museum is housed in The Old Schoolroom which was built in 1617 for Thomas Saunders, a merchant who lived in Woolstone.
The school, together with an endowment in his will, was intended to provide education for poor boys of Uffington and Woolstone.
This building was the school to which author, Thomas Hughes, refers in the opening chapters of Tom Brown's School days.
Open 2.00 pm to 5.00 pm on Saturdays, Sundays and Bank Holiday Mondays from Easter to the end of October
http://museum.uffington.net
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University of the 3rd age, Faringdon and District
Anyone who has reached their Third Age and is no longer in full time employment may join. Membership runs from January to December.
More information on Faringdon U3A website
Faringdon Appreciation of Berners (FAB)
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Wantage Association for Retired Persions (WARP)
Sarah Beer
Communications Officer (part time Mon-Fri, 10am-2pm)
Oxfordshire Community and Voluntary Action (OCVA)
The Old Court House, Floyds Row, St Aldate's, Oxford, OX1 1SS
01865 258 915
WARP is a welcoming club promoting friendship for older people in the area.
Wantage Association of Retired Persons (WARP) brings together local people socially from Wantage and surrounding areas including Abingdon, Didcot and Stevenson. Meetings are held at Wantage Civic Hall on the first Wednesday of each month at 2pm which include a topical presentation followed by refreshments and a raffle. The group also organises monthly pub lunches, line dancing, outings and holidays. Guests are welcome at the door with an entrance fee of £4 per person.
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White Horse Medical Practice Patient Participation Group
The WHMPppg has been established to help improve health and health services through:
- seeking feedback from patients about health and social care services, with a view to influencing service providers ( eg Medical Practice, hospital)
- providing information about health services to patients, including preventive advice.
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Workaid
Joan Greenwood
3 Warwick Close, Stanford in the Vale, SN7 8LT
01367 710578
Gives refurbished tools and equipment to groups running training centres in East Africa, used to teach practical skills, enabling people in need to become self-supporting.
