内容摘要：A nine-year-old was among the youngest victims of the incident in Water Street.

A nine-year-old was among the youngest victims of the incident in Water Street.

It would also emphasise the importance of the arts sector in south Oxfordshire "for businesses and the health and wellbeing of our residents," she added.But for some arts groups, it can be a struggle to find affordable arts spaces to use.

Alison Jerred is in two amateur performance groups - Buttercross in Witney, and Kidlington Amateur Operatic Society.Both have struggled to find places to put on their shows."The cost of hiring places to rehearse is increasing and it is hard to find those cost effective locations," she said.

As a result, the groups have ended up rehearsing in sitting rooms and making sets in garages.It often means they do not get into the spaces they will be performing in until just before the shows.

For Ms Jerred, arts and culture bring a whole host of benefits to society, beyond just entertainment.

She said: "It's great for your mental health, the community, education and economic growth as well., which lasted from 1952 to 1960, touched Ngũgĩ's life in numerous, devastating ways.

In one of the most crushing, Ngũgĩ's brother, Gitogo, was fatally shot in the back for refusing to comply with a British soldier's command.Gitogo had not heard the command because he was deaf.

In 1959, as the British struggled to maintain their grip on Kenya, Ngũgĩ left to study in Uganda. He enrolled at Makerere University, which remains one of Africa's most prestigious universities.During a writers' conference at Makerere, Ngũgĩ shared the manuscript for his debut novel with revered Nigerian author Chinua Achebe.