Banbury

We have recently send campaign postcards to our MP Tony Baldry to ask for his support for the upcoming conference to agree an effective Arms Trade Treaty (ATT).

Our next meeting is at 8pm Monday 11 March at 23 Colegrave Road, Bloxham OX15 4NT.

Most of this month's meeting was taken up with a review and discussion of the recent Extraordinary General Meeting of Amnesty International UK including some follow up actions for the group to

We had two very successful greeting card signing events with a record number of cards to political prisoners signed.

‘After reading some of the thousands of letters, cards and messages sent to me by Amnesty supporters, I began to hope that I would soon be free.’ Patrick O

Our next regular monthly meeting is on Monday, 8 October, at 8pm at 23 Colegrave Road, Bloxham OX15 4NT . All are very welcome.

We had a wonderful concert last night by the Banbury String Players conducted by Rhian Frankcom, lead by Claire Hedges with a beautiful guest soloist performance by Rachel Slade.

We had a successful monthly meeting last night finalising arrangements for the Banbury Strings concert in aid of amnesty at St Mary's Church, Bloxham on Saturday 22 September.

The trial of our groups 'adopted individual' Ferhat Gerçek continues to drag on.

Our next meeting is at 8pm Monday 10 September at 23 Colegrave Road, Bloxham OX15 4NT.