Month / December 2023
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Happy New Year
I am delighted to say that this is the 26th edition of the Oxford Sausage. That’s six months of weekly ramblings. The time has gone in a flash – and with much…
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Looking for angels
Last December I became a little obsessed with taking photographs of angels within walking distance of where I live in central Oxford. I am not a religious person, but there is something…
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John Pusey, Captain of the Tower
On a cold Thursday evening I find myself climbing the vertical ladder that leads up into the belfry of St Giles Church, a tower that has stood sentry over those entering Oxford…
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An Oxford Bulb Bonanza
This weekend will mark the 10th anniversary of our annual charity Christmas bulb sale. Let’s face it we all need something to cheer us up during that long stretch between the shortest…
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Making the post – Oxford’s Victorian letterboxes
You see them all over Oxford. A Victorian invention, standing solidly on the city’s pavements and street corners, or sunk into ancient walls, elegant in design, cheerily welcoming in their colourful coats.…
