If you have never thought of the work done by volunteers in this country just take a minute (but you will probably need longer) and count...

After a personal experience ‘inspired’ me to help others, I have recently qualified as a Domestic Abuse (DA) Champion for Reducing the...

Thinking about this Monday 19th July from a personal and a professional perspective has evoked a whole series of thoughts and...

A few months ago, I was asked if I would be interested in joining the Inclusive Transport Focus Group by our Wendy. So, I sat in on the...

June is Pride Month; a time for celebration and reflection for LGBTQ+ people across the world. Being able to be proud of your identity is...

After the rain has gone – there comes a little sunshine into our lives. Following a traumatic early loss of our much loved Turkish Van...

As you know we are moving to a more digital way of working and this means that our operational staff at Oxford Direct Services (ODS) will...

Welcome to a new week and hope you all had a restful weekend in the sunshine? I am looking at creating a Facebook Campaign to promote...

As I'm discovering, our communal grass has so much life which we can encourage. It's like a river of green. Do you ever crouch in the...

As you are aware, Tenants in Touch is a vital communications tool for Tenant Involvement. The 24 page magazine is published quarterly and...

Last week, the TI team presented a session at the Westminster Insight Digital Conference on Improving Tenant Engagement: Diversity,...

I survived in a land of anarchy and injustice for over 25 years with no hope in sight. Arriving in the UK restored my hope and the...

I wanted to share one particular project I have thoroughly enjoyed building up over the period of the last year – increasing...

Spring is on its way, the plants are starting to thrive again and are we on our way out of lockdown? It’s been a long while since anyone...

If there is one thing that really raises my blood pressure it is the apathy of so many people when it comes to using their vote! It took...

My name is Grant. I work in Customer Services for Oxford City Council. I started working with the Council in June 2019 after leaving a...

The White Paper outlines a new Charter for residents of Social Housing, with 7 headline promises. To be safe in your home - we will work...

So the time has come to reflect, pause and regroup. This has been an extraordinary year. We have had lockdowns 1 and 2, furlough for 6...

We have all been there. We look at our income, we look at our expenditure and we hope to see how we might plan to fulfil our aspirations...

As part of my Tenant Involvement and Engagement with the Oxford City Council (OCC) I took part in the reviewing of the Private Rental...