Remembering Davina Dee Starr
Our dear friend Dee died peacefully surrounded by family and friends on Saturday, 21st December 2024. Dee had been an active member of Oasis since 2015.
Dee always talked so fondly of her early days with the group, especially the great kindness of Beccie and Vicky, how thrilling it was to take her first steps as her Trueself, the pleasure in finding her ‘look ‘and the joy of making many friends.
In so many ways, Dee’s was a typical Oasis journey, taking those first steps, quickly establishing herself and then wanting to contribute to the ongoing success of Oasis.
Dee loved Oasis. She appreciated the kindness and respect that is the hallmark of our group. Dee made an difference and enjoyed using her skills to create special times. Such as the night she transformed our humble hall into an atmospheric Café Theatre in downtown Paris. Or her amazing generosity at King’s Lynn Pride, when she arrived with a car full of goodies and created our own Oasis VIP area. That day, Dee spoilt us rotten. Such special memories and happy times.
Dee, Oasis will miss you.
February 2025 QueerFest
Now celebrating it’s third year, QueerFest will be holding events across Norwich in February.
Look out for the Art & Makers Market on Saturday 8th in The Forum in Norwich, where you will find the Oasis stall from 10:00 am to 5:00 pm. Come along and spend the day with us in a vibrant and creative environment.
From 13th to 23 February 2025 at the Undercroft Gallery, 112-134, Market Pl, Norwich NR2 1ND, is the POSE Art Exhibition where you will find the work of Queer artists from all disciplines and styles, including the work of our amazing Oasis photographers Andrea and Hana.
There is lots of other activity throughout the month; lookout for the ‘Connect Chat & Creativity‘ event on Saturday 1st February 2025 at The Assembly House from 2:00 pm to 5:00 pm (pay-what-you-can tickets here), or the ‘Let’s Hear It‘ spoken word session on Sunday 2nd February 2025 also at The Assembly House from 2:00 pm to 5:00 (pay-what-you-can tickets here), also at or the QueerFest Film Night on Monday 17th February 2025. You can follow all of the QueerFest events on Instagram #here.
Queer Health Matters Conference by Suffolk Pride
‘Project Suffolk’ is a major focus for Oasis in 2025, and we are delighted to announce that Oasis will be taking part in this exciting event in Ipswich on Saturday 22nd February 2025 from 10:00 am to 4:00 pm. We will have a stall in the exhibition area and will be taking part in the panel discussions on the health needs of the Trans folk. This is an opportunity to meet with members of our wider community and to discuss your needs, and our biggest concerns in accessing health services? Come and join us at The Hold, Suffolk Archives, 131 Fore St, Ipswich IP4 1LN, for a fun and informative day.
The Oasis Archive need you! Can you tell us your Oasis story?
To commemorate the 10 year anniversary of the passing of Barbara Ross OBE, during the course of 2025, we will create a written history of Oasis and our members. This this will take the form of individual stories; your stories!. These will be collated into the ‘Anthology of Oasis’.
You are invited to write your own story, or we can interview you either online, or face to face. If you would like to be involved please use the form below to register your interest, and in return, we will contact you to discuss how best to proceed. If necessary we will provide you with a crib sheet and a number of interview questions. We wish to collect as many of your stories as possible. For those who wish it, we guarantee your total anonymity, that any audio will be destroyed at the end of the project and that you will sign off your story before anything is committed to print. We look forward to hearing from you all.
One thing for sure is that the world keeps turning, I always love to see the early signs of spring and knowing that warm sunny days are just around the corner. Keep well and we look forward to see you all very soon.
Much love.
Lilly xxx
PS Dee and I had many excellent adventures, no more excellent than Lilly & Dee’s Excellent Adventure
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