OCS@50

  • Changing Oxford

    Fifty years of Oxford Civic Society 1969–2019. A report by historian Liz Woolley

    2 June 2019

    Your search has found this document, which is an unformatted plain text version of a fully illustrated report. To download the complete report as a pdf file, click here.

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  • The Battle for the Green Belt

    The first of three debates celebrating 50 years of OCS

    18 April 2019

    In a crowded Town Hall Assembly Room on Thursday, the first of three debates organised by the Oxford Civic Society took place. To mark the Society’s 50th anniversary, key topics of concern to Oxford’s residents and workers are being debated with much audience participation. In this first debate, the subject was Oxford’s Green Belt: positive or negative? Speakers Bob Price, recent Leader of Oxford City Council, and Mike Tyce of the Campaign to Protect Rural England crossed swords with strong argument and information.

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