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Our Thoughts on: Volunteers

April Corporate Volunteering Day
On Thursday 16 April, we were delighted to host a corporate volunteering day, where an amazing team helped us move items from our barn into our new spaces. We’ve been…

Local Fraser Budgens supports Cherwell Collective
This Thursday we had the pleasure of being joined by Jonathan Fraser, director of Fraser’s Budgens, at WISH in Kidlington. Jonathan and his colleague Sophie, Popped into wish to support…

Local MP for Bicester and Woodstock Visits WISH
On Monday morning the team from Cherwell Collective CIC welcomed local MP Calum Miller to our WISH HQ in Kidlington. After touring our facilities and meeting the team and learning…

Overcoming barriers to volunteer at Climatarian Kitchen
We want to share a story of a very special new volunteer of ours at Cherwell Collective. Once a month we host, in partnership with Cherwell District Council, global majority…

How You Can Support Cherwell Collective
We highlight three ways to donate to Cherwell Collective and financially support our various community projects to share food, cut waste, and protect climate.

Essentra Marketing Volunteers for Cherwell Collective
The power of community is what drives all that we do at Cherwell Collective. We are reminded of that every time the community shows up for us and supports our…

Announcing Our Second Sustainable Fashion Show
Cherwell Collective and our Waste Innovation Station Headquarters (WISH) programme are proud to announce that we will put on our second annual Sustainable Fashion Show on 1 October 2025. Titled…

Volunteering at Climatarian Kitchen – Guest Blog
Climatarian Kitchen regularly welcomes volunteers and friends to get involved in many capacities. Last month, Climatarian Kitchen organised a food photoshoot for their upcoming cookbook and catering events. Volunteer and…

Cherwell Collective Impact Stories
From time to time, Cherwell Collective checks in with our volunteers, donors, and programme users to learn more about them and how our services have affected their lives. Today, we…

Gosford Hill School Students Collect Donations for Cherwell Collective
Recently, we were delighted to learn about a pupil-led initiative of Gosford Hill School students to collect donations for Cherwell Collective. Year 10 pupils decided to stage a competition between…

Students Revitalise Local Garden with Upcycled Art and Hard Work
A group of students from Bardwell School worked with Harvest @ Home Bicester to revitalise Garth Garden. See the fruits of their labours to create beautiful art in the park…