Resources
Here is a poster to print out and put in your window. It reads "No Probation Centre". (PDF 29k)
Sample letter to send to Evan Harris our MP. It is more effective if you use this as a guide and say it in your own words. (Word doc 100k)
10 good reasons to oppose the proposed lease and occupation of Trajan House by the Probation Service. (Word doc 26k)
Google map of the site of the proposed development.
Poster for the Street Sale. (PDF 60k)
Newspaper Articles
Oxford Mail 1st April 09 - Osney residents fight plans for centralised Oxfordshire probation centre *
BBC News 1st April 09 - Plan for probation 'super centre'
Oxford Mail 6th April 09 - Mill Street: 'We'll stop probation plans' *
The Times 6th April 09 - It's centralised, it's nutty, it's miles from reality *
Oxford Mail 20th April 09 - Councillors urged to oppose Oxford probation centre *
BBC News 30th April 09 - New worries for probation merger
BBC News 14th May 09 - Probation 'super centre' review
Oxford Mail 14th May 09 - Probation centre 'promise' by minister *
BBC News 20th May 09 - Rethink over youth justice centre
Oxford Mail 29th May 09 - Probation service presses ahead on controversial centre
The Times 8th June 09 - Stop buffing the image - just make things work *
The Guardian 9th June 09 - Jack Straw accused of passing buck over French student murders
Oxford Mail13th June 09 - Oxford probation centre protesters target open day *
Oxford Mail 16 June 09 - Probation centre protesters set up fighting fund *
BBC News 20th June 09 - Probation 'super centre' on hold
Oxford Mail 20th June 09 - Probation Centre - 12 new sites *
new Oxford Mail 28th June 09 - Mill Street: Keep pressure on over probation centre plan
* Articles which let you add your own comments.
Radio coverage
BBC Oxford 14th May 09 - Bill Heine talks to Dr Evan Harris MP and Rosemary Preston (WOCAMP)
No longer available on iplayer.
BBC Oxford 29th May 09 - Bill Heine show. Joel Hammer interviewed Dr Evan Harris MP and Matthew Savage.
No longer available on iplayer.
new BBC Oxford 8th June 09 - Bill Heine show. skip forward to 2hrs 13 mins 30 secs on iplayer
Bill Heine talks to Jenny Rawstorne and Juliette Sargeant
Useful Links
National Association of Probation Officers: www.napo.org.uk