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Thousands of Oxfam Get Together events took place all over the UK last year, ranging from celebrity jumble sales to dragon boat racing and from dinner parties to film nights.

Take a look at some of the events our amazing hosts held last year.

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Celebrities including Dawn Porter, Sara Cox and Gemma Cairney hosted their own Get Together with friends. Together they organised an amazing jumble sale in a small church in London, raising over £7000.

  • Celebrities including Dawn Porter, Sara Cox and Gemma Cairney hosted their own Get Together with friends. Together they organised an amazing jumble sale in a small church in London, raising over £7000.
  • Television presenter Miquita Oliver hosted a famous women themed quiz with cocktails for her friends in London.
  • Ursula McGivern and her group of friends are all retired teachers, they used International Women’s Day in 2012 as the perfect excuse to get together and catch up.
  • The Leamington Spa Oxfam bookshop hosted their own tea party in their store and invited the local press along to encourage others to do the same.
  • Morpeth’s Oxfam shop took part in last year’s Oxfam Get Together window display competition. Their beautiful display was made up of local cake donations as well as helping to promote another local Get Together event.
  • The Keynsham Oxfam bookshop won last year’s Oxfam Get Together window display competition. Their creative and informative display won them a personalised signed and framed photo from Oxfam Get Together advocate and presenter Lauren Laverne.
  • Cherry Healy, Dawn Porter, Caroline Flack and Gemma Cairney attended the London launch event in January 2012 to show their support for the Oxfam Get Together, before going on to host their own fundraising events.
  • Brix Smith Start, Lauren Laverne and Caitlin Moran all supported the Oxfam Get Together in 2012. Here you can see them enjoying our London launch event in January 2012.
  • Oxfam staff enjoy a catch over a cup of tea and piece of cake during an event hosted at Oxfam Head office, Oxford.
  • Betty Tring (centre) was one of our inspiring hosts from 2012. At 86 she teamed up with her daughter to host a cream tea and raffle for her whole community, raising over £500. Her Knit and Natter group knitted beautiful blankets for the raffle.
  • Kate Kellaway-Moore hosted an incredible ‘Bake-off’ style event in a community hall in Oxford. Local bakers submitted beautiful cakes for judging with members of the public giving a donation for entry and to enjoy the delicious goods.
  • Joanna Byers got her fellow students together at the University of Birmingham and raised £40 by selling bundles of daffodils.
  • Mary Robinson put a twist on a regular Sunday lunch for her Oxfam Get Together. She hosted a Polynesian themed lunch time drinks and nibbles for her neighbours to enjoy in the sunny weather!
  • Emma Scott and her friends from Morpeth, Northumberland hosted an amazing event across numerous venues in the town, bringing the whole of their town together. They got local businesses and schools involved and on the day the mayor even turned up. They raised an incredible £2000!
  • Sandra Grafton and best friend Ann co-hosted an Oxfam Get Together in Sandra’s house. They held a daylong event which included a coffee morning and bring and buy sale. Overall they raised a life changing £485 as well as getting a feature in the local press.
  • Eco friendly company ‘Turtle Bags’ added a competitive edge to their Oxfam Get Together by hosting a dragon boat race, including their family and friends.

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