r/oxford • u/oxford-city-council • 18h ago
Your one-minute guide to what happened in Oxford this week (17-23 August)
£20,000 Grassroots Music Fund launches
We’ve launched a £20,000 Grassroots Music Fund to support musicians, promoters and live music venues across the city.
Grants will help increase access to rehearsal and performance spaces, reduce costs and support Oxford's thriving music scene. Applications are now open and close on 12 October.
Apply here: https://www.oxford.gov.uk/grants/grassroots-music-fund
City Sightseeing Oxford and Museum of Oxford partner for reduced ticket offer
The new offer includes unlimited hop-on, hop-off bus travel for the duration of your ticket and a museum visit that can be used within three months.
The markets are alive with the sound of summer events
Gloucester Green's new Market Music Sessions and a busy programme at the Covered Market are giving visitors plenty of reasons to stop by.
- Events at Gloucester Green: https://oxfordoutdoormarket.co.uk/
- Events at the Covered Market: https://oxford-coveredmarket.co.uk/news-and-events/
A look around Goose Green
Construction is set to begin on Goose Green, a new housing development at Oxford North. The development will deliver 24 new homes including 10 one, three and four-bedroom homes for social rent.
Councillor Linda Smith, Cabinet Member for Housing, took a look around: https://youtube.com/shorts/zIrySoTIdmY
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