Diocese of Oxford

Requests (Page 16)

Ducklington Flower Show – can you help?

We have been asked to run the tea and cake stalls at the Ducklington Flower Show on 30th August. We would be very grateful for contributions of cakes to sell on the cake stall and to serve with teas. Traybakes and individual cakes would be preferred to sell with the tea/coffee to reduce the handling of large cakes.  Any offers of help to…

Mothers’ Union (Witney)

Mothers’ Union in Witney collects Items for the John Radcliffe Hospital during July and August . Small, travel size, toiletries, together with combs and flannels are welcome as are ordinary size packets of washing powder, dishwasher products and instant coffee. Please give any contributions to a member of the committee or leave in the Parish Office at St Mary’s Church, Witney.

Foodbank – latest requests

There is a new black box for food bank donations in the North Porch Please remember that all contributions should be unopened and have a sell-by date of at least 3 months. This week the request is for Long-Life milk and fruit juice, instant noodle meals, Hot chocolate, sauces, jam, custard, biscuits, chocolate, savoury snacks, tinned spaghetti and pasta meals. They do…

Ducklington School needs you

Please would you consider becoming a governor for our local primary school? Governance and working as part of a governing body team is rewarding, interesting and makes a huge difference to the school, its pupils and the community. Our school will have two foundation governor vacancies from September 2021. All governors on a church school governing board work collectively to ensure the…

Witney Food Bank

The Foodbank are now short of the following: Tinned items – custard, fruit, Rice pudding, vegetables EXCEPT Sweetcorn, Potatoes, Hot-dogs, corned beef, pasta. Also: Fruit squash, Long-life milk, jam, gravy granules. Many thanks for donating.

This week’s requests from Witney FoodBank

The Foodbank are now short of the following: Tinned items – custard, fruit, Rice pudding, vegetables EXCEPT Sweetcorn, Potatoes, Hot-dogs, corned beef, pasta. Also: Fruit squash, Long-life milk, jam, gravy granules. It is possible to donate ‘in person’ by going to the back of the Cottsway building, through wooden gates, and placing items in the Trolley put there for the purpose. Open…