March for Life Oxford Trip

7 September 2024 | London | All day
Join the pro-life Oxford community heading for March for Life in London

Don’t know what to expect or seasoned pro-lifer, let’s go together!

Overview

March for Life UK

The March for Life is one of the largest and most important events for the Pro-Life movement each year. It is a brilliant opportunity to learn about the cause, meet other pro-lifers and make a noise about why the movement is so important.

The theme for this year’s march is “Abortion isn’t Healthcare” and there will be a Pro-Life Health Summit on the day, with talks and testimonies from medical professionals, including former abortionists. 

See the official event page here.

Travel

We are coordinating travel plans from Oxford to London via the Oxford Tube, and then have two meetup points during the day. Following the morning activities and talks, we will gather under an Oxford banner at the start of the march. We will then gather together in Parliament Square at the end of the march under the banner. Return travel to Oxford will not be formally coordinated. 

If you are in financial hardship, you can apply to the St Francis de Sales Trust to help, please visit sfds.org.uk

Details

Oxford Trip Itinerary (please check back regularly as this will be updated and is subject to change).

For the full March for Life itinerary, see here

See here for Oxford Tube timetable.

  • 7am: Roman Catholic Mass at Grandpont House, Oxford
  • Meet at Oxford Tube stop in Gloucester Green [or join at subsequent stops (Brookes University, Headington Shops, Thornhill] in good time to catch one of the following buses:
     –
    07:25, arrives Victoria 09:25. If you want to make the start of the day activities from 10:00.
    – 07:40, arrives Victoria 09:40. If you want to make the start of the Health Summit from 10:30.
    – 08:10 (leader may get on this bus at 08:40 at Thornhill) arrives Victoria 10:15.
  • Please contact Ed via the Contact Information section to register which group you would like to join.You will have the option in advance to join a WhatsApp group for the leader you are joining on the day.
  • Walk 20-25 mins to the Emmanuel Centre 
  • 10am – 1pm: At your leisure, meet national pro-life groups, listen to inspiring talks, get involved!
  • 11am: Roman Catholic Mass Westminster Cathedral (20-25mins walk from Emmanuel Centre, 5 mins walk from Victoria bus stop)
  • 1pm: Convene outside the Emmanuel Centre to march together. We will have an Oxford banner to gather around. Eat packed lunch together there
  • 1:30pm – 3pm: March
  • 3 – 4:30pm: Gather in Parliament Square under the Oxford banner
  • Self-organise your return with others (not arranged by us), or join the numerous pub trips from the Square

Buying bus tickets. You can pay on the day by card or buy cheaper tickets in advance or in the app. See https://www.oxfordtube.com/. Tickets allow travel on any bus, and return within 3 months.

IMPORTANT: You travel at your own risk. The leaders act as a focal point to help guide you only – you are ultimately responsible for your own travel and wellbeing.

Friday 13 September – join us for a pro-life social in Oxford at the Up in Arms pub, Marston (free parking available)

Contact Information

If you’d like more information, please email Ed at [email protected], or contact via WhatsApp by clicking here, or by phone/text: 07897194483.

If you are willing to be a group leader, please also email us.



Join

Contact Us!

Please contact Ed via the Contact Information section to register which group you would like to join.You will have the option in advance to join a WhatsApp group for the leader you are joining on the day, alternatively please send a message to Ed . 

To not miss out on full information sent by email, please register here (optional):

You will be added to the Oxford Pro-Life mailing list – we typically send a few emails a month and you can unsubscribe at any time