Author: Anne-Marie Hicks

Blenheim Estate is celebrating World Bee Day on Thursday, 20th May with news that two of its natural hives have been occupied by wild bee colonies. Earlier in the year… Continue reading Blenheim’s New Wild Bee B&Bs Welcome First Guests

Stained glass window at All Saints Church, Farnborough, West Berkshire, featuring symbols of The  Resurrection: fishes; tree of life; butterflies. Designed by John Piper and made by Joseph Nuttgens. Photo:… Continue reading Painting in Coloured Light: The modern stained glass designs of John Piper

The River & Rowing Museum welcomes back visitors from Thursday 20 May with a celebratory burst of colour: a sublime new John Piper display and the original artwork and stories… Continue reading The River & Rowing Museum reopening in a burst of colour 20 May 2021

 Leading Oxfordshire bus operators today announced a range of further measures to welcome passengers back on-board. Oxford Bus Company, Thames Travel and City Sightseeing Oxford have launched a ‘Back to… Continue reading Bus operators ready to welcome more passengers back on-board

Hedges Law, a boutique law firm based in Oxford, has become employee owned. It joins a growing number of organisations turning their employees into custodians of the business for future… Continue reading Historic Oxford law firm becomes employee owned

The Oxford Bus Company has announced it will increase the frequency of its Airline coach service to Heathrow Airport from Monday.   It coincides with the news of the UK’s travel… Continue reading OXFORD BUS COMPANY INCREASE AIRLINE SERVICES TO HEATHROW AIRPORT

Competition for a good cause to be decked out on a bus returns for fourth year 2021attracted 7,165public votes for 23 entrants Competition helps local charities and good causes raise awareness… Continue reading OXFORD BUS COMPANY LAUNCHES ANNUAL BRAND THE BUS COMPETITION FOR 2022

Blenheim Palace is set to open its doors to visitors again from Monday, 17th May.   Widely regarded as a masterpiece of 18th century Baroque architecture, ‘Britain’s Greatest Palace’ houses… Continue reading ‘Britain’s Greatest Palace’ Re-opens to Visitors

Visitors will be able to chart the arrival of the first Codebreakers at Bletchley Park in a new exhibition opening on Monday 17 May, when the Buckinghamshire museum hopes to… Continue reading Secret Early Days of Bletchley Park revealed in new exhibition

Oxford City Council is marking Mental Health Awareness Week by encouraging residents to #ConnectWithNature. Mental Health Awareness Week (MHAW) is a national campaign hosted by the Mental Health Foundation that… Continue reading #ConnectWithNature this Mental Health Awareness Week

Oxford Bus Company and its sister company City Sightseeing have created a revamped tourism management team across both companies to help drive the visitor economy. The trio of Jane Marshall,… Continue reading Oxford Bus Company and City Sightseeing Introduce New All-Female Tourism Management Team

The Blenheim Estate in Oxfordshire is inviting farmers to tender for c.1,100 acres (445ha) of arable farmland as it implements its ground-breaking land strategy. Successful farmers will be offered lengthy… Continue reading Blenheim Estate Invites Tenders For Long Term Partnership on Arable Land

Blenheim has been supporting its furloughed staff and those having to work from home by funding online training courses of their choice. The aim of the courses, which include everything… Continue reading Furlough Courses Allow Blenheim Staff to Flourish in Lockdown

Colour and hair artist Sue Day adds the final touches to a waxwork of Sir Winston Churchill, ahead of the opening of a major new exhibition on ‘the greatest Briton’,… Continue reading Artist Adds Finishing Touches to Lifelike Churchill Waxwork

MP David Johnston OBE, whose Wantage constituency includes Didcot Railway Centre visited the popular tourist attraction on Saturday 1 May to officiate at a short ceremony to mark the return… Continue reading MP Officiates as 1897-built Locomotive Gets Back on Track

This year Oxford City Council, alongside Magdalen College, encourages residents to celebrate Oxford’s traditional May Morning at home and online. Celebrated since the early 16th century, May Morning has traditionally… Continue reading City Council encourages Oxford residents to celebrate May Morning at home and online

Blenheim is piloting a new ‘social prescription’ programme aimed at addressing the mental distress, social isolation and physical inactivity caused by lockdown. The six-week programme will see a group of… Continue reading Blenheim Pilots New Social Prescription Programme

A model recreation of Winston Churchill’s childhood pony is among a series of equestrian displays to feature in a major new exhibition in Blenheim Palace’s historic stable block, which opens… Continue reading Palace Adds Extra Horsepower To New Stables Exhibition