Oxford,
26
March
2024
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10:56
Europe/London

Charities benefit after county council chair’s annual civic event

More than £3,300 has been raised for a group of charities following the chair of Oxfordshire County Council’s annual civic event.

 Councillor Felix Bloomfield is chair for 2023/4 and his annual event was held on Friday, 15 March at County Hall.

He was joined by the Chair of West Oxfordshire District Council, Mayor of Didcot, Chief Executive of Oxfordshire County Council, charity representatives from Parkinsons UK, Councillors, colleagues from Oxfordshire County Council and friends.

The evening raised £3,389 which is being shared equally between the chair’s chosen charities. Parkinson’s, Cancer Research, Thames Valley Air Ambulance, SSAFA Oxfordshire, Royal British Legion, Veterans Gateway, Veterans UK, Felix Fund, Sepsis UK and SeeSaw – grief support for children and young people in Oxfordshire.

The Oxford Philharmonic Orchestra string quartet played for the first part of the evening after which guests were given a tour in the tunnels that are underneath the court room at Old County Hall.  The evening concluded with a raffle and auction held by the Chair.

Councillor Bloomfield said: “I would like to say thanks to council staff for their hard work and dedication and to guests for attending and supporting me at the annual event that was held. I also offer a big thank you to the organisations and businesses that provided donations towards the raffle and auction.”

 Those who provide donations were as follows:

  • The Malmaison Oxford
  • The Chequers Inn, Berrick Salome
  • Blenheim Palace
  • Bodleian Library, Oxford
  • Bygone Boating, Benson
  • Oxford United
  • Chiltern Railways
  • Comptoir Libanais, Oxford
  • Oxford Philharmonic Orchestra
  • Cotswold Wildlife Park & Gardens
  • Crocodile of the World
  • Courtyard by Marriott, Didcot
  • The Half Moon village pub and pizzeria, Coxham
  • Hook Norton Brewery
  • Home Sweet Home, Roke
  • Oxford Preservation Trust
  • The Three Horseshoes, Benson
  •  Weston Manor Hotel, Oxford
  • Millets Farm
  • Rona Art Gallery
  • The Oxford Artisan Distillery
  • Hazel and Richard Jeffries
  • Councillor John Howson
  • The Bell at Crowmarsh