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16/08/2010: OCHA Good Neighbour Awards

For under-18s and over-18s
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03/08/2010: Xtreme fun for Rose Hill children

Open day on 23 July
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02/08/2010: Party in the Park at Croxford Gardens

'Party in the Park' event on Thursday 12th August 2-4pm in the play area.
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26/07/2010: Community bus - back in September!


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11/06/2010: Life-long resident opens flagship housing development in Iffley village

Residents celebrate over tea
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14/05/2010: Residents celebrate their new old home!

New supported housing scheme in Witney
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29/04/2010: OCHA residents could win £100

Join in a special study between April and June 2010.
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22/04/2010: Award win is something to SHOUT! about

OCHA wins TPAS Award for 'Best Practice in the Community'
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20/04/2010: New housing development named after local war hero

New Faringdon housing development named after former resident – George Christopher Dowell – who died in World War II.
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23/03/2010: Carterton homes have new local landlord as OCHA takes over

More than 150 households in Carterton have a new, locally-based landlord from Monday 22 March.
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22/02/2010: Free laptop and Web access

Up to £528 to spend on a laptop and one year's Internet access.
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12/02/2010: OCHA's One Community project helps Witney neighbourhood clean up!

Residents of Corn Bar and Bartlett Close clean up
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09/02/2010: Digital TV signals disrupted

Problems with DigitalUK's Oxford-based transmitter
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29/01/2010: New affordable homes plan gets go-ahead in Thame

Six 2-bedroom properties to be built
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13/01/2010: Greater Leys bus service debate

Tuesday 26 January 1;30pm
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05/01/2010: FREE Oxford Utd football coaching sessions

For boys and girls from Croxford Garden
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16/12/2009: Are you getting a fair deal from your landlord?

TSA launches 'find and compare landlords' function
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03/12/2009: Santa comes to Croxford Gardens!

On Tuesday 15th December, 3.30 - 5pm, Santa will be in Croxford Gardens! 
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03/12/2009: Lottery gives OCHA-supported SHOUT project over £450,000

SHOUT! works in three OCHA neighbourhoods, helping residents to work together to bring about change and tackle issues where they live.
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02/12/2009: OCHA resident inspector opportunity

Resident training available in February
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24/11/2009: New Over-55s housing scheme

Brand new scheme at Lucas & Remy due for completion spring 2010
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06/11/2009: Street Sports return to Corn Bar & Bartlett Close

Session every Tuesday (in term time) 4.30 - 6pm starting 10th November
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06/11/2009: New youth worker joins OCHA

Young OCHA residents now have the support of an experienced support worker.
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04/11/2009: Judge drums DJ out of home for noise nuisance

DJ who persistently ignored legal notices about noise is evicted.
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19/10/2009: Croxford Gardens Event

Tuesday 27th October, 10am - 12pm
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19/10/2009: New Community Worker for Rose Hill

Fran Gardner
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28/09/2009: One Community project launched

in Corn Bar & Bartlett Close, Witney recently
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22/09/2009: National Customer Service Week 2009

National Customer Service Week 2009 5th and 11th October
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16/09/2009: You can have a national voice

Social housing tenants in England get a voice and access to expertise at a national level with the new National Tenant Voice (NTV).
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17/08/2009: EAC Housing for Older People Awards 2010

Oxford Citizens Housing Association is pleased to announce these new awards
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05/08/2009: Clean Up Day 11th August

Resident Clean Up Day on 11th August between 10am-12pm at Acacia Ave and Blackbird Leys.
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03/08/2009: OCHA handyperson service extended

We are pleased to announce that OCHA Management Board have approved the proposal to set up a DLO (Direct Labour Organisation) at OCHA.
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08/07/2009: Alice and Margaret at Rose Hill


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07/07/2009: Summer Swap Shop

Saturday 11th July 09 10:00 to12:00 (bring until 10 -11.30, take 10-12) St. Margaret’s Institute, Polstead Road (by the Anchor Pub)
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07/07/2009: Young artist has business plan covered!

Colourful artwork by a pupil from St Nicholas Infants School in Wallingford is featured on the cover of OCHA’s first-ever residents business plan.
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29/06/2009: OCHA at Clarence House for rural housing event

OCHA invited to Clarence House as Prince of Wales launches new guidelines for affordable rural housing
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11/06/2009: Street Sports for Witney youngsters


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09/06/2009: New housing head at OCHA


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29/05/2009: Join the Board or Scrutiny Panel

There are a number of vacancies for residents to join one of our Boards or the Resident Scrutiny Panel – a rewarding and exciting way to make a difference and support the work of OCHA and GreenSquare Group. Please view the PDF information sheet below for more details.
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02/04/2009: Extended hours for customer services

OCHA has listened to residents’ requests for longer opening hours - and you can now contact our customer services team by telephone from 8.30am-6pm, Monday to Friday.
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23/03/2009: Pupil's artwork hits front page

Colourful artwork by a pupil from St Nicholas Infants School in Wallingford will be featured on thousands of booklets sent to residents all across Oxfordshire and beyond.
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26/02/2009: New Residents Scrutiny Panel gets off the ground

“This is a pioneering initiative and the Panel, and everyone at OCHA and GreenSquare, are keen to work together to ensure that we provide the best services possible,” says Lesley Weare, Corporate Administrator for GreenSquare.
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17/02/2009: Farewell to Head of Housing Services

OCHA is saying a sad farewell to Phil Hardy, Head of Housing Services, who is leaving us after eleven years.
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04/02/2009: New website for one-parent families

A website for one-parent families, which offers advice, news and useful links, has been set up by the Department for Children, Schools and Families and the Single Parent Action Network.
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02/02/2009: TSA National Conversation

Your chance to have your say about standards in social housing
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18/12/2008: Free Online Financial Advice

A new charity, turn2us, has been set up to help people in financial need.
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15/12/2008: Celebration for new Rosemary Court

Pupils from Magdalen College School sang Christmas carols at an event to celebrate the completion of 23 new homes for older people at Rosemary Court in Stanley Road, Iffley, Oxford.
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