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Oxfordshire pub to host Premier League legends tournament
The Three Horseshoes pub on Witney’s Corn Street in the town centre are putting on a weekend of football-based activity for Debra UK.
The charity supports people affected by epidermolysis bullosa or butterfly skin and is one of the largest funders of research into treatments and cures.
The award-winning pub is putting on a series of events to fundraise for the organisation on May 30 and May 31.
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This includes The Three Horseshoes and Debra Charity Cup, featuring four teams: The Three Horseshoes Legends FC, Debra Charity Legends FC, Oxford United Legends and Oxfordshire Legends FC.
Among the special players and managers are a host of Premier League legends including Graeme Souness (an ambassador for the charity), Matt Le Tissier, Jimmy Bullard and Neil Ruddock.
The Oxford United Legends include Matty Taylor, Chrissy Allen and Jamie Cook, with Fenners and Tubes from Soccer AM also appearing.
The tournament will be held from 11am on May 31 at the MGroup Stadium in Oxford, with tickets available here.
Following the event all are invited to The Three Horseshoes for food (hopefully a BBQ) and drink.
The day before, there will be a series of special Q&A sessions and talks at The Three Horseshoes, including with former Premier League referee Graeme Scott.
Mike Dove and Tommy Higgs, the licensees of the Witney pub have said they hope to raise £100,000 for Debra UK over the weekend.
They added: “We have got to know epidermolysis bullosa over the past couple of years, and we are very motivated and energised by what Debra do.
“We want to make this one of the biggest charity events in Oxfordshire.”
The duo explained that they had met some of those suffering with the disease at a recent event and that they were humbled by the experience.
They said: “We really believe we can raise some serious money for this charity and raise awareness as well.”
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The Nutmeg game is sponsoring all the kits on the day while other sponsors include Reebok, Witney Lakes, Peninsular, Toast, jurni, Polythene UK, Admiral Taverns, Comms4U and Molson Coors.
Last year Mr Higgs and Mr Dove were crowned the licensees of the year at the British Institute of Innkeeping awards and since then they have spoken out about the challenges facing the pub industry.
In addition, they have explained why pubs are important community assets including for hosting and organising charity events such as this.
UNESCO first adopted March 21 as World Poetry Day during its 30th General Conference in Paris, with the aim of supporting linguistic diversity through poetic expression and increasing the opportunity for endangered languages to be heard.
The heritage organisation said: “World Poetry Day is the occasion to honour poets, revive oral traditions of poetry recitals, promote the reading, writing and teaching of poetry, foster the convergence between poetry and other arts such as theatre, dance, music and painting, and raise the visibility of poetry in the media.”
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This time on Looking Back, we’ve found a selection of fantastic poetry celebrations in Oxfordshire from the year 2014, now 12 years ago.
Language lovers converged for the day of celebration on bookshops, schools, at recitals and conferences.
Take a look back through this Oxford Mail archive gallery to find pictures from a decade ago of World Poetry Day celebrations in Oxfordshire.
We’ve made a gallery of pictures showing all the Oxfordshire spots which have been used for TV and film sets over the years.
Some of the biggest productions filmed here in Oxfordshire include Spectre in the James Bond franchise, which transformed Blenheim Palace in Woodstock into the Palazzo Cardenza in Rome.
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Many period dramas were also created in the county, like the BBC adaptation of Hilary Mantel’s Wolf Hall, which was partly filmed at Chastleton House in the Cotswolds.
Cotswolds villages have been repeatedly transformed and used as filming locations for their historical appeal, like the villages of Brill, Broadwell and Castle Combe.
Find all the pictures in this archive gallery of historic Oxfordshire filming locations here.
Three Year 10 pupils from Aureus School in Didcot travelled to London for the Royal Navy International Women’s Day event, held on HMS President during Careers Week and designed to showcase opportunities within the Royal Navy and beyond.
Students Antonia Pop, Ellie Swan and Tilly Mulvey are all taking part in the Duke of Edinburgh’s Award Scheme.
Ellie Swan said: “It was fantastic to see the possible career paths within the Navy.”
Rob Hayden, Duke of Edinburgh’s Award manager at Aureus School, accompanied the students to the event.
He said: “During the day, students had talks from individuals within the Navy and from guest speakers, including Hannah Botterman, who last year won both the Rugby World Cup and the Six Nations with England.”
He said: “Students also had the chance to network with the speakers and other attendees.
“The event showed the students a wide range of inspirational females within the Navy and other careers.”
Aureus School, part of the GLF Schools multi-academy trust, says its vision is focused on ‘cultivating ambition’ and ‘high standards for all’.
Headteacher Kirsty Rogers says the Didcot-based co-educational comprehensive has undergone a ‘transformative journey’, creating a community where students feel a strong sense of belonging. She emphasises inclusivity, high expectations, and a broad curriculum that encourages ambition, resilience and respect, supported by dedicated staff and diverse extra-curricular opportunities.
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