OXJAM CHOIR 2009: 26.03.09 7pm to 9pm @ St Peters Church:
With some of the best choirs in Northampton:
Delapre, Spring Lane, a Men’s Choir, a Joint Junior Choir plus more.
Tickets 3 pounds; Supported by Casper

Aiming to raise: 500

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CHARITY SHOP ROCK 2009: 31.03.09 7pm to 11pm @ The Picturedrome
With Live Music & Fashion

Tickets will be 3 pounds in adv
- Available via online at www.wegottickets.com
- Or in print
And 4 pounds on the night

Due to lasts years success, Charity Shop Rock is back and with a fashion twist. Like last year, dress code will be charity shop clothes, why not head down to your local shop and see if you can find something chic!

Live music acoustically from Velvet Engine
Full band The Pepper Box
And Mutabilis!

Prizes!
We will have prizes to give away in a raffle:
- 2 Cobblers tickets
- One months gold membership at Derngate Gym
plus more!

Your tickets will have a second life, from the 1st March till 1st May, your tickets will be eligible for a 2 quid discount off any clothing garment (over 3.99) in one of the Northampton Oxfam Shops including mine in Kingsthorpe! More info to trickle through shortly....

www.myspace.com/oxjamnorthampton
www.oxfam.org.uk/oxjam

Suported by UNISON; unison.org.uk
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Facebook your attendance

It recommences in March 2009, so if you love music? Oxjam Needs You!

GET INVOLVED WITH OXJAM:
- throw a party
- 'tag' Oxjam on to your event/party
- get sponsored
- or organise a public event
We will provide you with support and a toolkit with all you need to have a great time while you're raising money for Oxfam!

Help us build a calender of events!

Sponsorship Opportunities
We are looking for sponsors, the events in March will be highly publisized so if you want to get your business name out there by helping us, please to contact us.

OXJAM NORTHAMPTON IN 2008!

This year was a good year for Oxjam all over the country, lots went on. Notably two really ace events took place in Northampton.

The Oxjam event at The Picturedrome, Northampton, was an amazing success. Organised by University Northampton Marketing students; Vicky, Helen, Laura, Jenny & Monika, they all managed to raise a massive £728.31!!! Tremendous achievement, so WELL DONE to them for coordinating this event.

The amount raised included ticket sales as well as clothes, badges, and other random things! Thanks to the extra volunteers who managed the stalls, you certainly did raise a lot there!

Brilliant night it was and the atmosphere was amazing with over 200 of you attending, many thanks to all those who took part including the bands, Half Day Closing, Second Son & Dirty Sweet, all played excellent sets and looked after well by sound engineers James Cox & Steve Wakeman.

Lots of pictures and videos was taken, so they will be up as soon as possible, bare with us, if you have Facebook go here and join the group where you will also see highlights of how it went: Lots of pictures and videos was taken.

Then in October, on the 26th, Euan Kitson & Elliot Bannister were back for another installment at the Roadmender. To follow up from last years achievements where they collectively raised £2600, they raised the bar to aim for £3000 which I pleased to say they did. This was a really big event where approx 500 attended and some marvelous musicians played:

Luke Leighfield, The Retro Spankees, The Pepper Box, Flawed, The Outsiders, The Bromptons, Cityscape, The Nicola Janes, The Mimijajas, Cutout Blonde, Volcanoes

There was acoustic's: Tom Craven, Joe Woolley, Fred Claridge, Euan Kitson, Daisy Mercedes, Katie Malco, Line and a Dot, Isabelle

Humor from the following: James Acaster, Ben Briggs & Jake Moore

Once again, thanks to everyone for supporting these events, certainly will make a big difference for Oxfam.

Northampton in 2007, Oxjam Roadmender Highlights

Please be aware at 7min.45sec & 12min14sec may require parental guidance, nothing nudity, just a bad language we was unable to bleep out...

Many thanks again to everyone who took part, its was truly amazing this year!

Combining all events that happened in Northampton, collectively out of the 9 events on the calender we raised about 4k. Quite an achievement by ordinary people with ordinary lives, this is awesome in my view, most of it much thanks to Elliot Bannister, super trooper who pulled off a big day on the 21st Oct. Many thanks to everyone else who got stuck in and got involved, you guys made it happen, and hopefully next year we can smash it.

What's Oxjam?
Along with many other individuals around the country we were holding a number of music events to help raise money for the charity organisation Oxfam. Called "Oxjam", the aim was to successfully promote and run a massive amount of events like no other. It was like no other, I feel we succeeded, we helped alot of poeple!We have started the Oxjam Northampton organization, which is designed to network with dozens more around the country.

Already we have worked with some of the best promoters in Northampton as well as musicians. To make next year even bigger, we want to recruit more individuals to help out. There so much planning to do and so much experience to gain. Already we have inspired people to do more and have given a boost of confidence that the skys the limit, anythings possible. The Oxjam Northampton calender was filled with many events reflecting the current music scene, therefore we showcased some of the best indie, rock and alternative music.

What’s it all for?
Oxjam is about raising money to fight poverty all over the world. You’ll be helping people to earn a living; to get an education; health care; fresh water; to grow more food..... The message from Oxjam is simple:....

MAKE MUSIC ~ RAISE MONEY
END POVERTY
Get in touch with us
Vimal Shah
Shop Manager - Kingsthorpe & Corby
07847300338

Learn more at these sites:
www.oxjamnorthampton.co.uk
www.oxfam.org.uk/oxjam

Associated With
MTV
As part of Oxjam, MTV has launched a new talent initiative called Get Seen, Get Heard - calling out to the nation's up-and-coming music stars to get involved in the festival for the chance of recognition on MTV.

V
v is a new independent charity aiming to inspire one million young volunteers in England aged 16-25. v works with and funds other organisations, including Oxfam, to develop and improve the opportunities available to young volunteers via projects such as Oxjam. v is led by the cares, passions, interests and beliefs of young people. If you are aged 16-25, you can take part in giving v your feedback on all aspects of volunteering. Find out how you can get involved at www.vinspired.com - and there's a chance to win some great prizes too.

XFM
Oxjam and XFM have been working together to offer £250 for 200 organisers to help make Oxjam events happen this October.

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