RECENT NEWS
Growing support for compulsory purchase of Jericho Wharf site
Published - Jan 06 2026
Jericho Wharf Trust reports on a campaigning year
Build – or sell up and get out!
Published - Dec 02 2025
A striking new video, produced for the Jericho Wharf Trust by Maggie Black with Film Oxford, argues for a compulsory purchase order for Jericho Wharf
Why a new Community Centre
Published - Jul 23 2025
With a compulsory purchase of the Jericho Wharf site, Jericho could finally get the new Community Centre we urgently need
Dancing through the showers
Published - Jun 08 2025
Undaunted by the forecast, thousands of people dodged the downpours to enjoy Street Fair 2025
Rewriting Jericho’s history
Published - Apr 10 2025
There was full house for the 2025 Annual General Meeting of the Jericho Community Association. Residents were entertained to a fresh look at Jericho's origins from historian Mark Davies. The JCA officers reported on a successful year for the Association, and there was an interesting update on the Save Jericho Wharf campaign for a compulsory purchase by the City Council
Residents angry at ‘shameful’ derelict Wharf site
Published - Feb 28 2025
A packed Phoenix cinema enjoyed two wonderful film evocations of Jericho. But in the subsequent open discussion they angrily condemned shameful behaviour by the landowner and developers of the Jericho Wharf site, and years of inertia and even obstruction by planning officers. It is time for the City to step in and end this dreary cycle of greed and incompetence,
What St Barnabas Church cost to build?
Thomas Combe the Superintendent of OUP and it was he who commissioned and paid for the construction of the church in 1869 at a cost of £6,492. All the interior fittings were provided for about £900. The campanile was erected in 1872 for £800.
Where we work?
According to the 2001 Census, in Jericho 28% of those working were self-employed, while 18% worked part time. Around 20% were in higher professional occupations compared with 14% for Oxford. We also tend to work nearby: 72% of people worked within five kilometres of their home; 18% went to work on foot, 13% by car and 6% by bike
