The Mint House - Oxford Centre for Restorative Practice

10/06/2026

We are very pleased to share with you our latest impact report sharing stories, quotes, and numbers that illustrate our work last year. The Mint House has grown significantly in the past several years and we wanted to highlight and celebrate what we have been able to achieve with your support.

https://www.minthouseoxford.co.uk/impact-report

We are particularly proud of the breadth of our work: in the variety of sectors that we are working in, geographic reach, and in the creativity of different types of events, projects, and training we have been able to offer.

Thank you so much for supporting us in this work and for your involvement in The Mint House!

🟢 Read the Impact Report: https://www.minthouseoxford.co.uk/impact-report

09/06/2026

It was great to have storyteller and restorative justice facilitator Hannah Moore join us at the Oxford Trees of Life community art exhibition at New Road Baptist Church during Oxford Art Weeks.

She facilitated a storytelling session telling folk and fairy tales and a storytelling workshop on restorative themes such as exploring how storytelling can support community building, conflict resolution, and restorative justice.

We ended the day of stories and creativity with a concert featuring local artists.

06/06/2026

Join us for some summer Shakespeare and support The Mint House and Oxford Winter Night Shelter!

🟢 'Macbeth' Charity Performance
⚪️ Thursday 2 July 2026, 7:30pm
⚪️ New Road Baptist Church, Oxford (OX1 1LQ)
⚪️ £5 (all proceeds to charity)

More info and booking:

Charity preview performance of Macbeth by Wild Goose Theatre with proceeds going to The Mint House and Oxford Winter Night Shelter.

04/06/2026

Are there any restorative themes at all in Shakespeare's 'Macbeth'?

Prof Paul S. Fiddes explores this dark play on our blog: https://www.minthouseoxford.co.uk/blog-1/2026/5/28/shakespeares-macbeth-a-play-without-restorative-justice

(If you're interested to see a performance of the play and decide for yourself, please join us in Oxford on 2 July 2026 for a charity performance of 'Macbeth' by Wild Goose Theatre: https://www.minthouseoxford.co.uk/events/shakespeare2026)

03/06/2026

❗️Due to high demand, we have added an additional workshop date (Friday 19 June).

This one-day in-person CPD workshop introduces foundational skills for facilitating restorative circles, including circles with large groups of people.

🟢 Facilitating Restorative Circles (including with large groups)
⚪️ Friday 19 June 2026
⚪️ 9:30am - 4:00pm
⚪️ New Road Baptist Church, Oxford (OX1 1LQ)

We still have a few places left and would love for you to join us for this unique opportunity to learn with Alikki and David.

🟢 More info and booking: https://www.minthouseoxford.co.uk/events/2026/3/31/facilitating-restorative-circles-t9phd

02/06/2026

In 2020 the Forestry Commission of New South Wales unlawfully felled six protected giant trees and three hollow-bearing trees – ancient and protected trees of huge ecological and cultural significance. Rather than relying solely on a fine the court adopted a restorative justice approach.

🟢 Join our free online event from 12-1pm (BST) on 3 June (tomorrow!) to find out more about what happened… https://www.minthouseoxford.co.uk/events/2026/4/27/new-approaches-for-responding-to-environmental-harm

🟢 New approaches for responding to environmental harm
⚪️ Wednesday 3 June 2026
⚪️ 12-1pm (BST)
⚪️ Online (FREE event)

More info and registration: https://www.minthouseoxford.co.uk/events/2026/4/27/new-approaches-for-responding-to-environmental-harm

01/06/2026

We are pleased to welcome Tony Walker and Jackie Watson to The Mint House Board of Trustees!

🟢 Read more: https://www.minthouseoxford.co.uk/news-1/2026/06/01/trustee-appointments

26/05/2026

❗️NEW WORKSHOP DATE ADDED! Friday 19 June 2026

🟢 Facilitating Restorative Circles (including with large groups)
⚪️ Friday 19 June 2026, 9:30am-4:00pm
⚪️ New Road Baptist Church, Oxford (OX1 1LQ)

Due to high demand for spaces on our now sold-out workshop on Wednesday 17 June, we have now added an additional date for this workshop on Friday 19 June.

This one-day in-person CPD workshop introduces foundational skills for facilitating restorative circles, including circles with large groups of people.

The workshop is for people who are (i) new to restorative practice or (ii) experienced with restorative conferences in restorative justice programmes, and interested to explore the use of restorative circles in other contexts.

🟢 More info and booking: https://www.minthouseoxford.co.uk/events/2026/3/31/facilitating-restorative-circles-t9phd

25/05/2026

Please join us at our FREE event on the 3rd of June! https://www.minthouseoxford.co.uk/events/2026/4/27/new-approaches-for-responding-to-environmental-harm

🌳 Addressing environmental harm restoratively opens fundamentally new possibilities for restoration. How?

🌏 Responding to this question is the focus of our practice guide, “Restorative Justice Approaches for Environmental Harm”!

🌱 The Mint House - Oxford Centre for Restorative Practice is hosting a webinar to share highlights from this book and explore the next steps.

Featuring authors & scholars:
» Prof Miranda Forsyth (The Australian National University)
» Prof Ivo Aertsen (KU Leuven)
» Lawrence Kershen KC
» Prof Liz Fisher (University of Oxford)

📅 Online | 3rd June, 12 pm UK time

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18/05/2026

Join us to explore the use of restorative justice to address environmental harm. 🌱

We will be sharing highlights from the recently published Restorative Justice Approaches for Environmental Harm Practice Guide from the European Forum for Restorative Justice and looking at where and how Environmental Restorative Justice could be developed in the UK.

We will look at a case study, briefly present highlights from the practice guide and outreach guide, hear from an expert in environmental law on if and how these approaches might work, and discuss ‘what next?’ for this work in the UK.

🟢 Wednesday 3 June 2026
🟢 12-1pm (BST)
🟢 Online

Speakers will include:
⚪️ Prof Miranda Forsyth (Australian National University)
⚪️ Prof Ivo Aertsen (University of Leuven)
⚪️ Lawrence Kershen KC
⚪️ Prof Liz Fisher (University of Oxford)

This event is FREE (although donations to support our work are gratefully accepted) and will be held online on Zoom.

More info and registration: https://www.minthouseoxford.co.uk/events/2026/4/27/new-approaches-for-responding-to-environmental-harm