SFW HUB: OXFORD
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Introducing SFW Hub: Oxford. Led by Cherwell Collective and Makespace Oxford who have teamed up to deliver a range of events across Oxfordshire.
WHAT’S ON?
tuesday 1 - 19 september
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Times: 9:30am–3:45pm
Learn about the simple, everyday choices you can make today to make your wardrobe sustainable. The Carbon Cost of Fashion exhibit by Cherwell Collective visits the Vale & Downland Museum to promote sustainable fashion practices and empower the community to make change.
Location: Vale & Downland Museum, Church Street, Wantage, Oxfordshire OX12 8BL
Booking: The museum and the exhibition are free admission with a suggested donation of £5 per adult.
Saturday 26 SEPTEMBER
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Times: 1.00pm-5.00pm
Find new clothes, help reduce waste, eat free pizza: what’s not to love? Celebrate Sustainable Fashion Week 2026 in this wonderful way to support a local circular economy, facilitated by Cherwell Collective with a venue generously provided by Tap Social Oxford.
Bring up to 5 items of clothing to swap, and exchange for any number of items you fancy for free. Or, pay per kilo if you haven’t got anything to swap, with prices varying according to the Carbon Cost of your item. Please only bring items in good condition that someone could enjoy. A maximum of 5 items per attendee may be brought. Free pizza while supplies last!
Location: Tap Social Movement - Botley Taproom, 27, Curtis Industrial Estate, N Hinksey Ln, Botley, Oxford OX2 0LX
No booking required, just pop by and enjoy.
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Times: 7.00pm-9.00pm
What is fashion, and how and why does it play such a big role in our lives — or does it? This conversation will be chaired by Jo Miller at Aristotle House, Oxford.
Four speakers from different areas of fashion will share their experiences and insights into the world of fashion and how it is changing. This will be a panel discussion, with a Q&A session and drinks to follow.
Location: 1 Aristotle Lane, Oxford, OX2 6TP
Tickets: £5 via Eventbrite — link available shortly!
sunday 27 SEPTEMBER
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Times: 11.00am-4.00pm
This hands-on studio session will be facilitated by people working in fashion at Aristotle House.
The gallery space will be set up with a range of workstations, including:
Embroidery
Techniques to embellish old clothes
Sewing Machine 101: Have an old machine that you would like to use more? Learn the importance of tension, how to thread a machine and spin a bobbin.
Decorative Moth Making: make your own moth with easy hand-sewing techniques.
Ruffles and Rushes: Learn how to add simple decoration to clothes or furnishings.
Pattern Cutting techniques
Location: 1 Aristotle Lane, Oxford, OX2 6TP
Tickets: Free, but booking is essential via Eventbrite — link coming soon!
tuesday 29 september
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Time: from 8.30pm
Cherwell Collective’s WISH Project and Blenheim Palace are delivering a stunning runway showcasing innovative local designers diverting materials from landfill. This is set to be an unforgettable evening filled with influential voices from the circular fashion world, complete with VIP drinks and canapés.
Location: Blenheim Palace, Woodstock OX20 1PS
Tickets: book your ticket here.
30 september - 1 october
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Running between 30 September & 1 October
Times: 9.00am - 5.00pm
A small exhibition on culture and textiles. The Blue Room in Aristotle House will be set up with fabrics and designs that speak to cultural identity.
On display will be African printed materials, Ukrainian traditional embroidery, and Eastern European and Nordic patterns. Presentations on these cultural references will be included.
Location: Aristotle House, 1 Aristotle Lane, Oxford, OX2 6TP
Tickets: Free — just drop in!
SUNDAY 4 OCTOBER
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This is our autumn market, with an apple theme. Makespace Oxford are keen to be more aware of the growing seasons and how, traditionally, they have affected our use of materials and clothing.
Autumn Market Includes:
Apple pressing.
Bring your own apples for pressing or bring a bottle to take some fresh apple juice home.
Green wood crafting and making.
Learn about, or watch, the making of green wood furniture.
Crafts, prints, clothes and more.
More details coming soon!
VENUE ACCESSIBILITY
Blenheim Palace: There is level access from the main entrance to the entrance of the Orangery Restaurant where the Sustainable Fashion Show takes place. Once inside, there is a lift to the restaurant for wheelchair and scooter access. The maximum weight in these lifts is 200kg for safety reasons.
TAP Social Oxford: Step-free access with a slight lip at the entrance, a large single cubicle, and an accessibility-friendly toilet.
Vale and Downland Museum: Most areas, including toilets, are accessible to visitors with mobility impairments. A stairlift assists with access to the main galleries and a wheelchair is available for visitors to borrow. Unfortunately, as the museum is housed within a historic old building, the Research Library and Mezzanine Gallery are not accessible to wheelchair users.
All venues are accessible unless specified.
MEET YOUR HOSTS:
Joining forces across Oxford, Cherwell Collective and Makespace Oxford are two brilliant organisations leading community action across Oxfordshire.
Makespace Oxford creates change through community connection in Oxfordshire. They bring together local people and resources to create happy, healthy, thriving communities. Four core pillars govern their work that focus on reducing waste, connecting people and nature, empowering communities, and sharing provisions, tools and skills. It’s a social enterprise dedicated to transforming the land and property system through practical place-rooted prototypes. They unlock empty and underused spaces with and for communities, transforming them into welcoming, affordable and accessible places for work, culture and community.
Makespace Oxford builds the capacity of grassroots groups and organisations that are making the change we need to see in the world whilst also influencing policy and regeneration practices to ensure communities benefit directly, creating more just and sustainable systems. They work across three horizons: unlocking spaces today, building towards community ownership for tomorrow, and transforming the property system for generations to come.
