It has been a ghastly year for the media, as we look back on World Press Freedom Day.

If Prime Minister Thatcher had had the thin skin of Turkey’s President Erdoğan, political cartoonist Gerald Scarfe would have been in and out of prison.

3 members of the Bloxham group, Chairman Martin Fairfax-Cholmeley, Ian Myson and Mike Mordue were lucky enough to be invited by Amnesty International to a reception at the Speakers House to celebra

Greetings Card signing: Tue 15 December, 7.00-9.00pm, Bloxham Parish Rooms (adjacent to the Parish Church)

Our November meeting takes place Monday 9 November at 8pm at 23 Colegrave Road, Bloxham OX15 4NT.

Thank you to all the Banbury Strings and people who attended what was a wonderful evening of music. We raised over £350 and gathered more vital names for our Human Rights Act petition.

Our October meeting takes place Monday 12 October at 8pm at 23 Colegrave Road, Bloxham OX15 4NT.

Bloxham Amnesty Group is meeting with Victoria Prentis on Fri 9 October at 8pm , Bloxham Parish rooms

Banbury Strings will perform works by Bach, Nielsen, Kalinnikov and Campling in aid of Amnetsy International. The performance (about an hour) will be followed by light refreshments.

Following our summer break in August, our September meeting takes place Monday 14 September at 8pm at 23 Colegrave Road, Bloxham OX15 4NT.