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Oxtalk volunteer nominated for OCVA award

Posted on 18 August, 2026

Oxtalk’s Trustees and volunteers were delighted Jake Gutteridge was selected for the Highly Commended Young Volunteer Award 2025. “Thank you again for nominating me for the Young Volunteer Award. It has been a pleasure to begin my volunteering at Oxtalk during my time at university and I look forward to many more years of helping […]

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Video: Volunteering for Oxtalk

Posted on 11 July, 2025

Jake Gutteridge, an Oxford Brookes Audio student, produced the following video recording after interviewing some of the volunteers attending the AGM in October 2024. Jake has been a Technical Officer (TO) for just over a year. You can play the video below. Enjoy watching ‘Volunteering for Oxtalk’.

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Oxtalk AGM Reports

Posted on 14 May, 2025

Please find below links to recent Oxtalk AGM Minutes and Chair’s Reports: 2025 AGM Minutes 11 Oct 25 Chair’s Oxtalk Report 2025 2024 Chair’s Oxtalk Report 2024 2023 AGM Minutes 14 Oct 23

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Congratulations to our Chair, Margaret Simpson

Posted on 4 May, 2025

Congratulations to our Chair, Margaret Simpson, on the award of the MBE (Member of the British Empire) for services to the community in the 2024 New Year Honours list. This was awarded predominantly (but not exclusively) for her enormous contribution to: Oxtalk (Oxford & District Talking Newspaper for the Blind) – member since 1982 MyVision […]

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New Oxtalk phone number

Posted on 23 November, 2022

For all our listeners, please note that the new telephone number for comments about Oxtalk is 07496 062280. Please leave your name and number so we can return your call. Many thanks.

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