Oxtrail: the Headington oxen
Oxtrail in aid of Headington's Sobell House Hospice commended on 8 July 2024 and ended with a gathering together of the whole herd at a Farewell Weekend in the Westgate Centre on 7 & 8 September 2024. The following six oxen are all part of the main outdoor herd and were dotted around Headington:
RobOx
Artist: Judy Guillery
Venue: Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre
Sponsors Oxford Gene Technology and Oxford Technology Park
Oxford Blue
Artist:
Catherine Rye
Venue:
Churchill Hospital
Sponsor: Oxford Instruments
Winnie & Wilbur Blithering Broomsticks!
Artist: Korky Paul
Venue:
Oxford Children's Hospital
Sponsored by Oxford PharmaGenesis
Dynamic flOX
Artist: J. Masson
Venue: Oxford Brookes University, Clerici gateway
Sponsored by Oxford Bus Company
BumBULLbee
Artist: Lynne Hollingsworth
Venue: Oxford Brookes University, central courtyard
Sponsor: Oxera
We are ALL Connected
Designed by Kateryna Kovtunenko and painted by Karis Harrington
Venue: Oxford Brookes University, JHB Piazza
Sponsor: Oxford Brookes University
The mini-herd
There was also a mini-herd of smaller oxen, often painted by schoolchildren, hiding inside buildings. The following nine were In Headington:
- One ox in the window of the Sobell House charity shop in central Headington
- Three oxen at the Sobell House Hospice itself (only accessible to patients and staff)
- Five oxen at Oxford Brookes University (in addition to the three outdoor oxen shown above)
