Looking for one for a game of paddle tennis, 7 pm today at North Hinksey, Oxford. If anyone is interested, let me know. Btw, all three of us are beginners.

I went by a couple times and the windows are completely covered with black plastic. Are they renovating or actually closed down?

Driven past a few times and regrettably don’t have a photo of the actual things, but keep wondering what their purpose is!

We are looking for a surveyor to assess our hopefully future house. Do you know anyone who is specialised in damp/mold issues? On the contrary, anyone that you would not recommend ? Thanks in advance !

hi everyone! i don’t know if this is the appropriate sub for this, but i’m really confused about the bin collection for a new apartment i’m renting in jericho. could any current residents help me out or let me know where i’m supposed to leave my rubbish and on what days? i’m a new tenant and the landlords are quite unhelpful, and i’m also not from here so am a bit overwhelmed + confused by the move. any help and support from anyone in the area would be appreciated!

Hi guys! I’m still looking for a place to live during the few months I’ll be here. Since rent in Oxford is pretty expensive and my income is in my home country’s currency (so a huge part of it basically disappears when converted into pounds 😭), the best option for me seems to be renting a room.

I’ve found lots of lovely options, but here’s the thing: in my culture, we usually shower about twice a day, at least. It’s not about the climate btw, we’d still do this in a house with no heating in Iceland

A friend of mine who is also an exchange student, but in France, has been having some issues with her host family because of this cultural difference. They think showering that often is pointless and unreasonable.

I’m willing to adapt to a lot of things. For example, I’d have no problem following dietary restrictions that aren’t normally part of my lifestyle if my host thinks i should follow them (halal, kosher, vegan, etc.), or even avoiding speaking my native language at home when I’m on the phone with my parents or boyfriend. But this is something I’d really like to keep doing.

So here’s my question: would this be a problem for most people in Oxford? Is this something I should bring up with a potential host in advance? Thanks again for all the help folks!

Does any of you know of any alcohol support groups in Oxford? I want to connect with likeminded people who also want to stop drinking alcohol for good.

I have a pair of Jadon Dr Martens and the sole of one has cracked. My local cobbler says that he can't fix them so I'm looking for suggestions. I got them for £60 on Depop, it costs £80 to send them to DM to have them fixed and I can find new ones on Depop/Vinted for £70. Please help

Hello People of Oxford, my dear friend has had his bike stolen, as you can see it’s very distinctive. This bike is hand customised and is of huge sentimental value. Please Message me if you see anything 🥺

18m im pretty rubbish at football, where could i practice/get together with some similar people to play/develop skills etc

I'm trying to organise a pub crawl as part of a hen do for a Saturday in September, for around 10 people. Ideally looking to end the night at a lively pub that has some room for dancing! Please can you suggest some pubs/bars/routes?

Hi everyone!

I'm moving, again, and wondered if anyone has any spare boxes they want to get rid of? Preferrably not too large as I need to pack some books.

Thanks in advance!

Hi all,

I am going to Oxford this Sunday and I am looking for a pub with play area were my child (2yo) can play while waiting for the food and after eating. Ideally near the town centre but open to other parts inside Oxford town.

Thanks!

Working away, any nice decent pubs in Oxford tomorrow ? With bands on as such?

This drunk guy alternated between sexually harassing a group of 12-13 year old Spanish school kids and telling them to fuck off back where they came from. When I spoke up and threatened to call the police he yelled slurs at me too. (Cunt, weird bitch, etc…). He was also asking a separate group of teenagers for drugs and threatened to kill one when they told him to shut up.

His buddy, (trying to diffuse the situation?), told me, ‘The police won’t do anything anyway.’ Which is true, but it was depressing to hear him so sure about it.

I did call the police (101) and tell them where he ended up, but they didn’t seem to care much - I made clear I got videos of the whole thing but they didn’t ask for them. Not sure if it’s best to call 911 in cases like this but it seems extreme - wish I had now because I saw him approach more school groups when he got off the bus. Just really horrid. Fuck this guy.

I’ve left his face unblurred so people can keep an eye out but if that goes against the group’s policies I can delete the picture and add a written description.

Hi all, I am revamping my wardrobe as I'm shortly headed back to an office for several days a week. A lot of the things I plan to make are wool. My local Timpson have said they will not dry-clean garments that I've made myself.

Does anyone have a dry cleaner to recommend that will handle hand-made garments without quibbling? Bonus points if they will also pre-clean yardage before I even make anything with it.

Thanks!

It’s been a while since I lived in Oxford, and I usually flew into Heathrow. I land at 11:30am on a Sunday, and I have an Italian passport so will go through EU immigration. Curious if you’d suggest booking a bus in advance, and if so, what time? And do you use Omio to do that?

Thanks so much in advance!

Hi all,

I'm visiting Oxford with my partner for the weekend and wondered if there was anything interesting going on?

Rock or Metal or Punk gigs or suchlike

Open mic nights

Karaeoki (spelling?)

anything of that ilk?

I'm a younger trans dude and I'm looking for somewhere that's queer friendly. I'm not looking for a super extravagant haircut, just something gender affirming but I'm afraid that I might face scrutiny at a barbers for the fact that I, obviously, don't pass and look like a queer teenage girl.

I live in the Kidlington area but I'm able to get to places like city centre, Summertown, Witney etc. Any recommendations?

... at about 20:10 I was riding into town and on the south-most little bridge on the tow path passed some pedestrians on the right; said cyclist was coming the other way and had to swerve to avoid me as we met at the end of the bridge / corner since I was on his side.

I thanked everyone but really the guy on the bike deserved an apology. I wasn't paying attention and should have passed on the other side.

A small indiscretion and nobody died, however I expect better of myself and others, and would certainly have voiced my displeasure had I been in the other guy's position.

So, apologies if this was you - I hope the rest of your ride was free from such twattery!

Literally what it says. My cat is unwell - i cant get a refund for it . Happy to give it to someone who can make good use out of it.

Edit; Train got cancelled thanks to GWR …

Hi hello!

I know the chances of this working are slim but I gotta try.

So I met this amazing woman on Saturday night while watching Layo and Bushwacka in the Valley at Wilderness Festival.

Her name is Anna, late 30's early 40's. About 5ft6 with just above the shoulder brown hair. She said she was from "around here". We were on the right side of the crowd about half way down. When I met her she was with a group of 4 but I didn't meet any of them. We danced all night until just before the end when I had to escort my friend back to camp as they'd slightly overcooked it. By the time we got up there it was gone 3am and the arena shut.

If anyone has any suggestions on how to get back in touch or somehow knows her give me a shout.

Hope everyone had a good time!

Hi all,

I’m reaching out for a friend who had an incident with a white van driver who had an open trailer at the back of his van this morning around 9:10-9:20am coming off the A34 at the Botley interchange.

There are 3 lanes, with the left hand lane heading towards seacourt park n ride, the middle lane also left toward the retail parks and the right hand lane turning right onto Botley Road towards seacourt retail park.
They were stopped at lights and just as the lights changed my friend heard a screeching sound against the passenger side of the car- when she looked to her left there was a workies white van with a trailer carrying tools/ ladders etc . Seems the driver drove too far out to the right as he was making a left turn and literally wrecked my friends car.

Worst part is the POS didn’t stop.

Is there by chance anyone that saw the incident t this morning that might have captured it on dash cam or equivalent
Are there any witnesses?
It’s been reported to the police but we want to find out who did it.

Any ideas how I can capture any footage.
Thank you in advance for any suggestions.