WOCAMPERS There is some good news.  WE Black and Ardent - the owners and developers have been in contact and they are pulling out of consideration/tendering for the Probation Service.  This has now been released to the media so we are genuinely optimistic. We should however point out...

Following WOCAMP campaigning at the Town Hall Exhibition and the Thames Valley Probation Service Board meeting, TVPS have stopped negotiations on Trajan House for 6 weeks to investigate other alternatives.   Read the TVPS press release (pdf) Read news coverage of the events from the...

Following the TVPS exhibition at the Town Hall on Monday (15 June), WOCAMP has been invited to put their views to the Thames Valley Probation Service Board today (18 June). Board Chair Malcolm Fearn has allowed up to 5 minutes for our speaker to address the Board about the Oxford resite proposals....

ANGRY? FRUSTATED? WORRIED? Please speak out and register your concern to the Probation Service at their: Lack Of Consultation Inappropriate choice of a residential area to site a mega probation centre We need a large and vocal turnout  Today (Monday 15th June) at any time from 2pm...

The WOCAMP protest last Friday, outside Oxford Town Hall venue for the Probation 'Open Day', was reported in Saturday's Oxford Mail. Read the full article here: https://www.oxfordmail.co.uk/news/4436536.Oxford_probation_centre_protesters_target_open_day/  

  9am 12th June - Daily Mail photographer booked for Mill Street - he'll come to 50 (or 23) Mill Street.  We need to muster as many as possible at short notice.  They thought a handful of people would be sufficient - but no reason why we can't try to be on mass!   We...

We need to muster outside the town hall 12 June 09. Dan has arranged for a the Oxford Mail to do a story and they want a photo of us protesting. Bring placards, posters and as many bodies as you can. Time to be confirmed but probably 1pm.  

There's an "open day" being organised by the Probation Service at short notice which we need to be prepared to attend. We are obtaining advice on  our best approach to it, but please keep it free in the meantime. It is on in the Town Hall from 2 to 7pm. We will post more info shortly. 

Oxfordshire County Council said it would be too expensive to move its Youth Offending Service to Mill Street, just off Botley Road. More than 1,400 people signed a petition against the plans. Full article - BBC News - 20th May 09

There is a council meeting at the at Town Hall, St Aldates (Council chamber) tonight, Monday 20th April at 4.45pm.   Matthew is petitioning the City Council (planning authority) and we have other people speaking too. We have been given a 5 minute slot. We need to have as many others...