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We are finalist - Groundworks Community Awards 2018
Dovecote Children & Families Project would like to say a HUGE thank you to the Lottery Community Fund for their valued support of our project. They have been supporters of our project on many occasions since we became a community owned project in 2000. Without the support of funders like the lottery our much needed
I cannot believe we have just had our 23rd Easter playscheme. Where have the years gone!! As you can see from the pictures attached, a great time was had by all those children and young people who attended. We had a fabulous day out at SOAP South Oxfordshire Adventure Playground. The weather was glorious and
Hi Everyone Dovecote project is pleased to announce we were a finalist in this years Groundwork Community Awards in the category of “best community project in a social housing estate” We were one of thirty out of the 600 who applied. Sadly we did not win losing out to a very worthy project from Dundee
Hi Everyone I hope you have had a good summer albeit it over to quick. Afterschool club will be restarting Tuesday 12th September Stay & play sessions will resume Wednesday 6th of September with the introduction of our am session. Sessions will not run 9.30 am until 12 pm and 1.30 pm until 3 pm.
Children & Families project is excited to announce the completion of a fabulous sensory garden which has been dedicated to the memory of Councillor Val Smith a great supporter of the Dovecote project. We have turned an area of the garden that was overgrown and unused into an Oasis. Each section of the path has
Dovecote Afloat – Bringing the Magic of the Canal & River to Children Sadly our narrow boat Biddy’s Dream sailed her last voyage in the summer of 2016. Many children from the Blackbird Leys area enjoyed lots of adventure onboard during the five years she has been cruising with us. Biddy’s Dream provided young people
The Dovecote inclusive project has been operating for approximately 21 years and during this time we had the pleasure of a Dwayne John attending our facilities from the age of 5 years old. Dwayne was introduced to our project when his charming mother Delyth a local resident of Blackbird Leys came to work for us.
Dovecote Afloat project, Bringing the Magic of the Canal & River to Children & Young People is proud to announce reaching the finals of the Children & Young Peoples Now Awards in November 2016.
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We’re delighted to the Dovecote project has been shortlisted as a finalist for a Groundwork Community Award in the 5. Best community project on a social housing estate category. Winners will be announced at the awards ceremony to be held at the House of Commons, Westminster on the evening of 22nd November.
We are extremely proud to have been recognised for this award. It is a massive boast for our project. We like many others in the charity and voluntary sector are currently fighting very hard to exist in this challenging era where unsettling change is happening faster than ever.
It is an honour and tribute to the families, children and young people who have shown such dedication and commitment to making their community a better place over the 22 years our project has been running. We are immensely proud of what we have been able achieve in this time but not forgetting that none of this would have been possible without vital funds and the support of many organisations like Groundwork.
Watch this space for an update