Training & Workshops

Any training opportunities or workshops that they may be of interest to tourism businesses in West Oxfordshire can be published on this page. If you organise events that you think would be of interest, please contact us.

Scheduled Events

Commercial Waste Workshop
Tuesday 3 June: 10.30am to 12.45pm
Witney

Commercial Waste Officer Jon Dowell (WODC) will be on hand to explain commercial waste and discuss the existing commercial recycling schemes available in West Oxfordshire. A representative from Oxfordshire County Council will also be available to talk about the importance of reusing, recycling and reducing waste.

‘One to one’ waste reduction strategy meetings with Oxfordshire County Council can be arranged on the day, to ensure that individual businesses waste requirements can be discussed in more detail.

Familiarisation Trip to Oxford Bus Museum & Combe Mill
Monday 16 June: 2pm
Oxford Bus Museum, Long Hanborough

The visit starts at 2pm at with a tour of the Oxford Bus Museum. As well as over 40 buses, there are a host of other exhibits from fire engines to bicycles, as well as the Morris Motors Museum telling the story of commercial vehicle and car production at Cowley. 

You will then hop on a traditional bus for the short trip to Combe Mill. Housed in a Grade II* building, this working industrial museum, the original 'power house' of the old Blenheim Palace Estate timbermill and workshops, offers a fascinating insight into work that went on at Blenheim over the last century or so. Combe Mill will be in full steam.

Finally the bus will bring you back to the museum for light refreshments.

Places are limited and offered on a strictly first come, first served basis. To reserve a place please contact Diane Blackwell (Tel: 01993 861553)