Home-Start Banbury, Bicester
& Chipping Norton
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What’s on in June 2026 at HSBBCN
Hello June! Sunshine, longer days, and brighter moods. Why not come along to one of our friendly groups or nature play sessions? Check out our June “What’s On This Month” to see the groups, activities and support available for local families. Save the flyer, share...
A warm welcome to our new volunteers!
CONGRATULATIONS to our newly trained home-visiting volunteers! 7 wonderful new volunteers completed their volunteer preparation course today and were presented their certificates by our Chair of Trustees, Nick Case, followed by a celebration lunch with some of our...
Please join our 2025 AGM…
📜📣 Time to celebrate the amazing year we've had... We are delighted to invite you to our AGM on Wednesday 5th November 2025 at Banbury Rugby Club. 10am arrival for a 10:30am start, with presentations followed by a light lunch. 🤩🥳💜 🔗 Please use this link to complete...
£1,000 grant from Bicester Town Council
We've been given £1,000 towards our family work in Bicester. Thank you to Bicester Town Council for continuing to support our work with families in Bicester. This money will help train new volunteers on our volunteer preparation course. We are delighted to share some...
Creative fun for families
We were absolutely delighted to welcome Tamzin from Modern Art Oxford to our Banbury Stay & Play group for a wonderfully creative session filled with arts, crafts, and imagination! Her visit brought a vibrant burst of inspiration to our space, and it was...
HSBBCN ‘Excellent’ at Family Support
We recently achieved an 'Excellent' outcome for our Family Support self-assessments from the Home-Start UK Quality Team. This is tremendous news, and we wear this quality badge with pride. This achievement is a true testament to the dedication of our exceptional...
8 new volunteers have completed the preparation course
We're celebrating another 8 new volunteers completing the volunteer preparation course this week. Our volunteers have really enjoyed the course and getting to know each other and are excited about being paired with a family. Throughout the course our volunteers have...
Bicester Stay & Play back in full swing
Our Bicester Stay & Play sessions are back in full swing on Wednesday mornings after the Christmas break, and the children have been having a fantastic time exploring the beloved story of The Very Hungry Caterpillar! To round off the morning in a delicious way,...
9 new volunteers in training
Our 9 new volunteers have completed week 4 of the volunteer preparation course and have enjoyed the nature play session at Bridge Street Garden. The group spent time doing some colour matching, went on a hunt for herbs and talked about memories the different herbs...
Thank you for supporting us in 2024!
What a busy, fun filled year 2024 has been! We've had so much fun supporting families taking some to Rookery Farm, being able to provide families with a slow cooker and ingredients for three meals. The children have had so much fun at our Bicester and Banbury Stay...
Local girl donates proceeds of her book to Home-Start
Harriet, a 10-year-old girl from the village of Clifton in Oxfordshire, has written a fabulous new book about a girl who loved Christmas. Harriet is in her final year of primary school and has wished her headteacher a Happy Christmas every day since she was in...
We’ve raised £22,506 through the Big Give!
What an amazing Big Give Christmas Challenge we've had! We've only gone and smashed our target of £20,000! This year we doubled last years target raising a total of £22,506. It was an ambitious target but with your help we've made it and we are absolutely blown away...
AGM success
We recently held our 34th Annual General Meeting. It was a fantastic celebration of all things HSBCCN - from our resilience and passion to our positive impact and dedication to the families we work alongside. It was wonderful to see so many of our valued partner...
We’re fundraising with Big Give
As we approach the festive season, we’re excited to announce our participation in the Big Give Christmas Challenge. This year, we’re aiming to raise a very ambitious £20,000 between 3rd December and 10th December 2024. Donations can only be made during this week and...
Oxford Half Marathon Heroes
Congratulations to our fantastic marathon runners who all completed the Oxford Half on Sunday. Together they've raised a total of £2,615 with money still coming in. Ben, Emily, Ed, Gary, Emily D & Michael did us proud competing against the 13,000 other runners on...
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