Othona appeared on BBC Politics East on Sunday, in a short feature about renewable energy. If you want to see the clip please click on the link below. It is about 9:50 minutes into the programme:
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by Bradwell Office
Wednesday 26th February 2025
The Chair's notes for the latest Trustee residential meeting, held in Othona West Dorset, are now available to read. Click on the link below to access these:
Chair's notes- Trustee weekend 14- 16 February
Links to all the Trustees documents can be found on our website:
https://www.othonaessex.org.uk/i-want/committee-trustees-and-publications
by Bradwell Office
Monday 13th January 2025
David Albert Llewellyn James ‘Dave’ passed away on Sunday 29th December, aged 83 years. In his dying Othona lost a long-standing member of the family and a beloved and dear friend. Dave passed in an ambulance on the journey to hospital, accompanied by his wife, Terry.
Dave first came to Othona in 1955, at the age of 14, just after he went blind. He said that Othona was life-changing for him, because no one ever treated him like he was blind “I had to do my chores like everyone else: whether emptying the slop bucket or washing up.” After that first experience at Othona, Dave never stopped coming, sometimes three or four times a year until very recently, when travelling became more difficult.
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Thursday 14th November 2024
Othona is featured in an article on Essex Live about the refusal of planning permission for our wind turbine, please take a look:
https://www.essexlive.news/news/essex-news/grid-essex-community-next-huge-9713057
by Bradwell Office
Tuesday 22nd October 2024
Could you be chair of Othona's trustees? Please take some time to listen to our previous chair, Clare Gough, describe her experience of the role:
https://youtu.be/yYBwxA-DNHo?si=SRKmA99PF8MoKQMB
Full details of the role and how to apply can be found on the Reach website:
by Bradwell Office
Saturday 28th September 2024
Here are the minutes from the last Bradwell Centre Open Meeting held at Bradwell on the 17th August 2024:
You can view all the committee and Trustee documents on our website:
https://www.othonaessex.org.uk/i-want/committee-trustees-and-publications
This includes all the Village View articles written mainly by Community member, Ruth Bull. The October version is already there to view:
by Bradwell Office
Saturday 21st September 2024
It was lovely to see many of you at the Othona AGM this morning (21st September). If you were unable to attend and wish to read any of the reports from the meeting or watch the videos presented then please go to our Trustee document page:
by Bradwell Office
Monday 9th September 2024
The Annual General Meeting of the Othona Community will be held via Zoom on Saturday 21st September starting at 10.30 am (login from 10.15am). A mailing will be sent out this Friday (13th September) with the Zoom login details and agenda to all Othona members on our mailing list. If you don't receive our mailings and would like to join then please contact the bradwell office (bradwell@othona.org) and we will send you the information. We hope to see as many as possible of you there on Saturday
by Bradwell Office
Wednesday 28th August 2024
We are sad to inform you of the sad death of Miss Pim Lock, the last surviving Founder of Othona, at the age of 96. We received this information today from her Nephew, John Hubbard.
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by Bradwell Office
Wednesday 28th August 2024
We are looking for a new kitchen and catering manager at Othona Bradwell following the departure of Phil Martin, who has done a fantastic job in this role for over two years. If this might be of interest to you or someone you know then please take a look at the advert:
Cooking, Catering, Hospitality Lead | Othona Essex
This a great opportunity for someone with good basic home cooking skills to learn more or someone who would like to put their already advanced catering skills to good use. The most important part is providing a hospitable, warm and welcoming environment for everyone attending our programmes, activities and community.