In the Media
Quick facts
Free Cakes for Kids Oxford is a community service to families who find it difficult to provide a birthday cake for their child.
- Founded in December 2008
- Run entirely by volunteers from Oxford (no paid staff)
- Currently 25 bakers
- Running costs covered by donations and small grants
- Constituted as a community group
For media inquiries and more information, please e-mail or call Henriette at 07857 439244.
Everybody likes children, cakes and charity. Not surprisingly, a number newspapers, radio stations, community magazines and websites have reported on our work. Having a birthday cake to share with friends and family does not only make you feel special, but also builds strong ties in and across communities.
2012
- Oxford Mail: Sweet charity makes for special birthdays (11 May 2012)
- Oxford Mail: Sweet way to record Jubilee (19 April 2012)
- Oxford Mail: Life Lessons: Henriette Lundgren (29 February 2012)
- OCF News: Jubilee Fund for Oxfordshire (16 January 2012)
2011
- Oxford Mail: Volunteer Voice: Cooking up tasty treats for struggling families (2 November 2011)
- Oxford Mail: For this baker topping the poll would be … icing on the cake (3 October 2011)
- BBC Oxford: Interview with Henriette Lundgren and Sara Tindall, Free Cakes for Kids Oxford (1 August 2011)
- OCVA Website: Recent grants awarded: Free Cakes for Kids Oxford (13 July 2011)
- The Oxford Times: Red Nose Day: Local groups welcome cash boost (9 May 2011)
- Rosehill News: Rose Hill – You Are Fantastic! (4 May 2011)
2010
- ASSIST Flashlight: The special social commitment of our alumna Henriette Lundgren (1 Dec 2010)
- Oxford Mail: Cooking up a birthday treat (26 May 2010)
- BBC Radio Oxford: Children’s parties can be extremely expensive (25 March 2010)
2009
- The Oxford Times: Group cooks up tasty treats for children (19 November 2009)
- Leys News: Charity baking at the Dragon School (14 August 2009)
If you would like to write about us and spread the word about Free Cakes for Kids in the UK, please do not hesitate to get in touch:
Henriette Lundgren
Tel. 07857 439244
info@freecakesoxford.org.uk
For a list of groups in other communities, please have a look at the Free Cakes for Kids UK network. They have map of all the local groups across the country.
