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8 April 2009
Passionately Innovative Infineum renew their partnership with Oxford Inspires

6 April 2009
Launching an exciting new music festival—the Oxford Jazz Festival!

6 April 2009
Award winning VSL renew commitment to Oxford Inspires

31 March 2009
We won! Blake Lapthorn's partnership with Oxford Inspires wins Hollis Sponsorship Award!

27 March 2009
Oxfordshire Artweeks May 2—25: art in the county

26 March 2009
Richardsons renew support for Oxford Inspires

16 March 2009
Exploring Oxfordshire at the Barceló Hotel Oxford

12 March 2009
Finders Keepers pledge support for culture in Oxfordshire

27 February 2009
Blake Lapthorn Shortlisted for Hollis Sponsorship Award for Support of Planet Earth Season through Oxford Inspires!

25 February 2009
The University of Oxford Botanic Garden Winter Lecture Series

24 February 2009
Blake Lapthorn, the natural choice in law, still going Green for Breakfast

13 February 2009
Lucy Properties Pledges Commitment to Local Culture

13 February 2009
Pegasus Theatre seeking artist for metalwork commission

12 February 2009
The Corner Club Extends its Membership with Oxford Inspires

9 February 2009
First Great Western steams ahead with Corporate Membership renewal!

5 February 2009
International company CPM supports culture in Oxfordshire

2009 Newsletter, Issue 1 (PDF, 2 mb)

29 January 2009
Torpedo pledges second year of support for culture

23 January 2009
Earth From the Air at Oxford Castle Exhibition Extended

15 January 2009
First Great Western teams up with Oxford Inspires' cultural partners for spectacular 2FOR1 deals

12 December 2008
Setting the standard

03 December 2008
Stage set to build bright future for young people in Oxford

Winter 2008 Newsletter (PDF, 969 kb)

25 November 2008

Christmas in Oxford: Late Night Shopping & Entertainment

18 November 2008

Catch a train to the Oxford Winterland

18 November 2008
The Big Bang meets WinterLIght

13 November 2008
Oxford City Guide supports WinterLight

WinterLight 2008 brochure (PDF, 2mb)

03 November 2008
Oxford Inspires' statement on WinterLight

22 October 2008
Berman Guedes Stretton contributes to the cultural design of the county

21 October 2008
National premiere of Oxford’s contribution to European Capital of Culture Celebrations


16 October 2008
WinterLight 2008 opens a window onto Oxfordshire

6 October 2008
Put your Best Foot Forward with The Planet Earth Season  Pledge Cards

10 September 2008

Earth from the Air at Oxford Castle to be supported by the natural choice in law, Blake Lapthorn

9 September 2008
Oxfordshire Independent/State School Partnership (OISSP) organises schools programme to complement the Earth from the Air exhibition

Autumn Brochure featuring The Planet Earth Season (PDF, 6 mb)

Summer 2008 Newsletter (PDF, 834 kb)

7 August 2008
Quod's special offer for The Magic Hour

6 August 2008

Thames Water supports Oxford's Bangladeshi canoe competition, Nowka-Bais Day

15 July 2008

B4 Business Magazine has pledged support to Oxford Inspires by becoming a Corporate Member for 2008-2009.

11 July 2008
News from Pegasus Theatre: Oxford's young people to create a portrait of their city

9 July 2008

Culture is in fashion at Bicester Village

1 July 2008

A boat race with a difference: Oxford's first Bangladeshi canoe competition

18 June 2008

Hook Norton and Oxford Inspires win the Arts and Business Cultural Branding Award

18 June 2008

Arts and Business Sustainability Award is won by BMW Group Plant Oxford & Oxford Inspires, Creation Theatre, Cowley Road Carnival and Oxford Philomusica

10 June 2008

Art and Culture Are at Home at Barceló Hotel Oxford

2 June 2008
Breaking news on First Great Western in partnership with Oxford Inspires

28 May 2008

Presenting our newer, greener e-Newsletter for Spring 2008 (PDF, 944 kb)

27 May 2008

Get Involved! The Cowley Road Carnival Needs You! (Doc)

19 May 2008

Local Partnerships Shortlisted for Regional Awards

12 May 2008
Oxfordshire 2007 report shows a county switched on to culture.

1 May 2008
Oxford Bus Company driving arts and culture in Oxford.

28 April 2008
World Theatre season at Oxford's premiere youth venue.

22 April 2008
Blake Lapthorn Tarlo Lyons advocate for the arts.

18 April 2008
Introducing our New Corporate member, The Corner Club

15 April 2008
Blenheim Colour foresees a vibrant County.

10 April 2008
Lucy Properties pledges further commitment to community.

8 April 2008
Cheers! Hook Norton Brewery renews its commitment to Oxford Inspires.

1 April 2008
BMW Group Plant Oxford pledges support for community arts projects.

3 March 2008

Celebrating Oxfordshire Science

3 March 2008

Oxford Castle renews corporate membership of Oxford Inspires

29 February 2008
Village Halls around rural Oxfordshire to be transformed into Manhattan nightclubs.

25 February 2008
Richardson's renew support for Oxford Inspires.

18 February 2008
Carbon Colour have again pledged support to Oxford Inspires.

5 February 2008
Big Umbrella opens to reveal Oxfordshire's young creative talent.

28 January 2008
VSL makes it twenty for Oxford Inspires.

21 January 2008
Torpedo aims to encourage creativity with support for Oxford.

21 January 2008
CPM renews support for Oxford Inspires.

28 February 2007

Lucy supports Oxford's most spectacular lighting-up time ever

27 February 2007

Support for spectacular city centre event is bang on for local restaurant

22 February 2007

BMW Group Plant Oxford announces partnership with Festival Concert!

9 February 2007

Oxfordshire makes tracks in 2007


5 February 2007

The Festival Concert is flying!

2 February 2007

Blake Lapthorn Tarlo Lyons helps the Festival Concert sing

29 January 2007

BMW Group Plant Oxford announces partnership with Oxfordshire 2007

23 November 2006

Co-op supports UK's first ever Children's Food Festival

20 November 2006

The pick of spring events from Oxfordshire's 1,000th birthday celebrations

Saturday 30 September 2006

14 September 2006

The Ox unboxed

4 September 2006

Music and Swahili accompany farewell to Robert Hutchison

2 August 2006

County's 1,000th birthday celebrations put the 'Ox' into Oxfordshire

3 July 2006

First conversation meal held in run-up to 2007

26 June 2006

Bus company wishes many happy 'returns' to Oxfordshire


22 June 2006

Powerful projections: the multi-coloured Ox


15 June 2006

Oxford Inspires appoints new head


2 June 2006

Oxfordshire invited to get celebrating!

30 May 2006

Do you really know your neighbour? Oxford Conversation Meals aim to get the city talking


15 May 2006

Evolving City "hugely successful" says independent evaluation report


5 May 2006

Where do sausages come from? 'Eat the County' brings back the art of cooking


2 May 2006

Director of Camberwell Arts Festival joins Oxford Inspires


24 April 2006

Conversation meals aim to get the whole city talking

21 April 2006

Oxford Bus Company renews its sponsorship with Oxford Inspires


19 April 2006

New corporate member comes on board—and online

27 March 2006

Tony Stratton appointed the new Chair of Oxford Inspires

20 March 2006

Oxford Inspires shortlisted for Arts & Business Award


13 March 2006

Year of birthday events planned for County in 2007

3 February 2006

Local companies invited to get inspired

25 October 2005

Adopt positive attitude to cultural change, says BBC Director-General

12 September 2005

Autumn season of Evolving City celebrates a world of culture in Oxford

13 July 2005

Oxford Inspires and Oxfordshire County Council make their mark with library users

13 April 2005

Inspiring Oxfordshire's Future

15 March 2005

Year-long celebration turns spotlight on changing city

2 March 2005

Mini Plant to sponsor Artists and Communities theme of Evolving City

4 August 2004

Professor Andrew Goudie is the new Chair of Oxford Inspires

26 July 2004

Oxford Inspires successful in bid for £600,000 to fund cultural projects

14 May 2004

Oxford Inspires publishes details of £600,000 bid to Urban Cultural Programme

April 2004 Newsletter (PDF, 305 kb)

20 April 2004

Flamenco flourish accompanies announcement of countywide festival in 2007

5 March 2004

Oxford Inspires aids £2.7 million Pegasus lottery award

3 March 2004

Oxford Inspires welcomes £15 million Urban Cultural Programme

23 February 2004

1 December 2003

Publishing in a small Midlands town: the special case of Oxford

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