The bravery of Claire and Julie Parsons dealing with Mental Health Issues The trials and tribulations of agriculture can have a dramatic effect on our mental health and one Norfolk farmer knows the importance of self-care and being true to themselves. The Parsons family has seen their business decimated in recent years due to a … More Claire & Jules agricultural trials and tribulations
Happy New Year.Do you think it time to throw away the masks and test kits, as we move from plan B to plan A? Infections rates and hospitalisation falling rapidly, and deaths beginning to turn the corner. Time to book that foreign holiday now! I don’t think so, we may be past the peak but … More January Oasis Blog
Dear Oasis ladies, partners, friends and allies, My apologies for a rather belated report of the Oasis meeting held on the 15th January. I wasn’t sure how many people would attend as January is always an iffy month and many are still concerned about covid. However, 18 people attended and we had a tremendous buffet … More Review of January Oasis Meeting
Well here we are at the end of another year and looking forward to a better next. Everything was going so well until omicron surfaced and infection rated went exponential. I remarked on infection rates over a year ago, as being in their hundred, but now we are seeing them in their thousands. I always … More December Oasis Blog
Trailblazing trans model April Ashley, one of the first people in the UK to have gender affirmation surgery, has died aged 86. One of the first Britons to undergo gender reassignment surgery, she was made an MBE in 2012 for her work campaigning for the transgender community. Born to a working-class family in Liverpool in … More Model, actress and trans trailblazer dies
Oasis wants to take this opportunity to thank all our ladies, partners, friends and allies for their continued support in what has been a very difficult year. I also want to reach out to all the people Serena and I have been in communication with Oasis in the past year. For their courage in contacting … More Christmas Greeting and Thanks from Oasis
For once my BBC weather app was correct. So, glammed up to my false eyelashes, I stepped out of my front door into 50mph winds and lashing rain! The drive along the A47 was horrendous but I arrived safely at the Marsh Harrier. As soon as I walked in the door, the welcome and warmth … More Oasis Christmas Meal 2021
On Sunday 28th November a group of us girls planned to meet at Horning, Norfolk for what was hopefully going to be a pleasant day out with a boat trip. Storm Arwen threatened to ruin the day but off we travelled anyway, greeted with sleet coming down for most of my journey to the boat.We … More Calm After The Storm by Theresa
I’ve got 7 Christmas related events planned as we head towards Christmas day, a mixture of dinners and dances and probably 20 outfits to choose from so I’m looking forward to the many wardrobe malfunctions I plan to have! I celebrated my 30 anniversary of being in Norfolk and this year on my birthday will … More November Oasis Blog
I had a good feeling about our November meeting. 24 people signed up and it felt as if we had turned the corner after a few meetings with low numbers. In the event, two of our members were indisposed with the after effects of their covid boosters so we ended up with a really lovely … More Oasis Meeting – November 2021
Each year between November 13 – 19, people and organizations around the country participate in Transgender Awareness Week to help raise the visibility about transgender people and address issues members of the community face. Transgender Day of Remembrance (TDOR), is an annual observance on November 20 that honours the memory of the transgender people whose … More Transgender Awareness Week
Dear Oasis ladies, partners, friends and allies, I want to give you advance warning of what will happen at our November Oasis meeting on 20th. But first – The Rocky Horror Show. For me, it was a tick on my bucket list. As a student in London in the 1970s, I walked along the King’s … More Serena’s November Post
Why do I feel that we are heading for a repeat of last Christmas lockdown measures. Infection rates, hospitalisation and death rates now edging ever upwards. I suspect based on the number of ‘U’ turns this government have made so far, get ready for a sudden change from plan A to plan B, probably around … More October Oasis Blog
It’s not unusual for a writer to dedicate a book to their parents – but for Garrard Conley to have dedicated Boy Erased to his mother and father and thanked them in the acknowledgements is more surprising, given that it is all about what they put him through. They are the ones who told him … More Boy Erased
Saturday 16th October was a day Lorraine and myself were looking forward to because it would be just our second visit to St. George’s Hall since Covid lockdowns, a chance to sit and chat with some of the best people on the planet😃Serena was unable to attend so Rachel and Emma-Jane stepped forward to setup … More October Oasis
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