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20,000 people enjoyed Carnival in the Park for free
2,300 attended Fiesta in the Park for £15/£10/£8/free for under 12s
There were: 688 people in the Carnival procession, 647 performers on stages at Carnival in the Par and 47 performers at Fiesta
There were 67 stall holders and 4 bars (including 18 charities & 23 food stalls)
3,650 people participated in free workshops & activities at Carnival & Fiesta
93 volunteers worked over 660 hours before & at the events
3 Oxford Brookes University work placement students helped during the year
7 freelance posts were created, plus 1 production company & various infrastructure and service providers contracted
94 people took part in outreach workshops at Helen & Douglas House, Oxford Options Resource & Wellbeing Centre & MINI Plant Oxford
14 schools took part in pre Carnival creative workshops
Truck Store is Oxford’s independent music hub, and the site of the Keen Bean Coffee Club, and Cowley Road Works is delighted to announce a gig to be held on their premises in support of the Carnival on Sunday 9th June. Artists to be announced throug…
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May 22, 2013 |
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Staff at Barclay's Bank in Oxford have spent a whole day 'rowing the English Channel' raising over £500 for Cowley Road Carnival. The team of five took on the challenge to 'row' the distance from Dover to Calais and back again in a day, which is…
May 17, 2013 |
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Cowley Road Works is extremely grateful to High Sheriff of Oxfordshire Professor Graham Upton for hosting a wonderful Gala Auction and Dinner at Aziz Restaurant. Huge thanks are also due to Aziz for donating the restaurant and delicious Indian food,…
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April 30, 2013 |
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Excitement is mounting for the next fundraiser for Cowley Road Carnival, as the extremely talented Oxford Imps are set to perform at Pegasus on February 22. The one-off show takes place 8pm on Friday, February 22 and tickets, at just £7 (£6 concessi…
February 4, 2013 |
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Cowley Road Works, the charity organising Cowley Road Carnival, is launching an appeal to the Oxford community to help bring the Carnival back to Cowley Road in 2013. The plan for 2013 involves staging the Carnival Procession on Cowley Road and in…
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September 24, 2012 |
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media information for the Cowley Orad Carnival and Fiesta in the park
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December 8, 2010 |
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This year Cowley Road Carnival is part of a whole weekend of festival fun in Oxford, as Carnival joins together with Alice's Day for Festival Oxford, July 6 and 7.
On Sunday July 7, Carnival will be the city’s biggest and most inclusive summer party ... a celebration of the diverse communities of East Oxford.
Free and open to all, from midday 'til 7pm, Cowley Road and the surrounding streets will be filled with Carnival vibes and family fun.
The big highlight of Carnival is the Procession of schools and community groups who have spent weeks and months creating their colourful costumes and dance routines. The theme, 'Wheels of Change,' celebrates 100 years of car making in Oxford, William Morris and the Cowley car plant. Supported by MINI Plant Oxford and Oxford University Museums, the procession will include the giant Nicaraguan puppet, Leonora, and her baby, celebrating Oxford's twin city of Leon. The Procession will start in Jeune Street and The East Oxford Community Centre and finish up at SS St Mary & John Church.
During the afternoon Cowley Road and the surrounding streets will be alive with performances, sound systems, art, family activities, plus food, charity and craft stalls along the Cowley Road, in the Union Street car park, at Manzil Gardens and in other venues nearby. The Asian Cultural Centre will be staging performances and food, SS Mary and John Churchyard is hosting family activities, a nature trail and tower tours, and Restore will be hosting family activities in its lovely Beehive Cafe.
For full details of what's happening and when, keep a watch on this website, the Carnival Facebook page, 'Cowley Road Carnival' on Facebook or @cowleycarnival on Twitter. Keep up to date with Carnival news, or join a discussion at Oxford-People. Contact the Carnival by email at info@cowleyroadworks.org, or call 07941 482376.
Sunday 7 July, 12 noon - Cowley Road will be closed to general traffic and buses from 8am to 9pm from The Plain to Magdalen Road (Magdalen Road itself will be open to traffic). The road will be open to local traffic from The Plain to Jeune Street during this time.
PRS for Music licences the use of copyright music across the UK, giving businesses and organisations the legal permission they need to play the music they want. These licences ensure that music publishers, songwriters and composers are fairly rewarded with royalties so they can keep making music - and mean that we’re able to support music at events like this. For more information about PRS for Music or music licensing, visit www.prsformusic.comor call 0800 068 4828
supporting us for Carnival 2013 ...
East Area Forum Councillors
for helping us bring Carnival back in 2013 ...
East Oxford Community Association
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