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Publications
Newsletters
We produce a members’ newsletter in March, July and November of each year and seek to report on current and developing issues of the day relating to issues of planning and development, transport and travel, local community activity, City & County Council affairs; each issue includes full details of a very popular programme,scheduling walks, talks and visits for the forthcoming 3-4 months.
Examples of recent topics are available as follows:
- latest issue of the Newsletter
- Current Programme of events and downloadable Booking Form
- OxClean Spring Clean 2009, (March 2009) – a detailed report of a highly successful campaign and event by the Chairman of OxClean Steering Group
- ‘Transformation’ (November 2008) – a response by OCS Chairman Tony Joyce to Oxfordshire County Council’s far-reaching proposals to transform the centre of Oxford’s transport and pedestrian experience.
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To view the archive of past newsletters click here
Contributions to the newsletter, subject to the usual editorial controls and of relevance to our readership, are always welcome. The copy deadline is usually the first Friday in the month of issue. To contact the Editor, email newsletter@oxfordcivicsoc.org.uk
E-communications
We actively encourage our readership to seek access via this website to the newsletter and its full contents by subscribing to ‘e-comms’: we send an email message to notify subscribers of any new posting to the site, as soon as it is available. To take advantage of this simple system and help us to save time, costs and resources, please contact the Membership Secretary via membership@oxfordcivicsoc.org.uk with the word e-comms in the subject line; this can take effect immediately.
 Christmas cards, notelets and postcards
Artwork for the Society’s card is chosen each year by a dedicated Cards Group and typically features the work of a local artist, sometimes contemporary and occasionally from times past. There is always a link to a favourite landmark or a well-known Oxford event. Cards are available with envelopes for Christmas (pre-printed with a seasonal greeting) and as notelets; also available as postcards.
There is usually a selection of cards available for sale at our series of meetings (see Current Programme) or they can be purchased by mail order, for home delivery. Click on the image for full details of the 2009-2010 range as a downloadable Cards Order Form. Alternatively, email queries to sales@oxfordcivicsoc.org.uk
To avoid disappointment, it is always best to order promptly, whilst stocks last!
Books and Pamphlets
The Society has published an extensive range of titles since its inauguration in 1969, on issues of prime significance for the city. Recent examples (click on an image for full details) are:
‘Forty Years of Oxford Planning: What has it achieved,
and what next?’
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The Society’s latest publication presents, in expanded and updated form, the President’s Address of 2009 – a lecture given to Oxford Civic Society as part of the programme of events marking the fortieth year of the Society’s foundation. It offers a unique insight into the ebb and flow of transport and planning policies, their successes and failures, as they have affected and moulded the city we know and experience today. |
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‘The Bus Stops Here’
(publ Feb 2008)
The second in a series of occasional publications that seek to address the principal concerns of our members. This booklet explores the vitally important question of how best to encourage greater use of public transport, thus reducing individual dependence on private cars. |
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‘Signage in Central Oxford’ (publ Jan 2006)
The first booklet of the series, in the form of a report demonstrating the poor quality of the streetscape in Oxford.
It highlights some of the many problems that create an overall impression of clutter and chaos – and suggests some ways forward to City & County planners. |
‘Visions for Oxford in the 21st Century’ (publ Feb 2003)
A diverse collection of essays provides an extended vision of how Oxford and its region might develop in the next few decades. Written by experts in their field, the overall aim is to prompt widest possible discus-sion of the many challenges and the opportunities that these present. |
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‘Transport and the Future of Oxford’ (publ 2000)
This publication was hugely influential to the emerging Oxford Transport Strategy - a matter of fierce debate and wide importance then as now. As a case study for all those concerned for the urban environment in ancient cities, the book gives a platform to varying views and offers some ways forward. |
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See also Oxford Bus Connectivity Review (publ Sep 2008) – data resulting from a members’ survey of bus travel within the city boundaries, for discussion with bus companies and Council officers.
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