It’s 7pm and as the city centre empties of its shoppers and workers, the shop porches fill up with rough sleepers settling down and marking their spot for the night ahead. Oxford residents are familiar with this daily pattern, probably the city’s most visible…
Without a doubt, “I don’t have time” is the most common reason given when I approach students about volunteering with Branch Up. In fact, I’m pretty certain that I used the same reason when I went to a Freshers Fair. I’d volunteered…
I’ve been involved in Schools Plus Oxford since I started university. I came upon a group of smiley people at the Freshers’ Fair, who were delighted that I’d stopped at their stall rather than…
By Carmen Martinez, Project Soup Volunteer.
Project Soup is a student-run project, organising regular community micro-funding dinners in Oxford, which tackle food waste and boost local…
I love the diversity of Oxford, it’s one of the first things that struck me about the city when I moved here two years ago. I remember the first time I walked down the Cowley Road being so excited by the different cuisines offered by restaurants and the…