Jacqui Thorndyke

Meet Sarah Dennis from Mostly Books - a community-focused independent bookshop in Oxfordshire, established in 2006.

Welcome to Indie Oxford Stories, our series celebrating the incredible people behind Oxford’s independent businesses. These are the makers, bakers, creatives, and community builders who bring so much heart to the city. Each story offers a personal story about what…

Meet Bethan Elford, the Founder of Drawing Club, organisers of experimental drawing workshops created to spark joy.

Meet Kat & Patrick Cane, Owners of Walton Street Wellness, a family-run, CQC-registered healthcare clinic in the heart of Jericho, Oxford.

Everything felt daunting, it’s quite normal if you are passionate to make something work well. But this was the second business I have set up from scratch and my whole family are self employed so for me I couldn’t see…

How redundancy led Kevin Jessup to create The Cluster, Oxford's community-driven coworking space in Summertown.

Welcome to our series celebrating incredible people behind Oxford’s independent businesses. In this edition, meet Lorraine Berkshire-Roe.

Founded in 2016, Tap Social is a brewing, baking, and hospitality social enterprise that reduces reoffending through the meaningful employment of prison leavers.

I’m an Oxford-based artist, gardener, and community connector. From leading workshops, creating prints, to designing community art installations, everything I do is centred on mindfulness, sustainability, and inclusion.