There is a Marmalade core group, which has evolved over the years through a commitment to exploring and experimenting with new ways of working. It currently includes representatives from the following organisations: Old Fire Station, Oxford Hub, Oxford City Council, African Families in the UK, Active Oxfordshire and Lankelly Chase Foundation.

The group receives funding from the Lankelly Chase Foundation and raises money from other sources, in order to experiment through three different ‘inquiries’.

The point of each inquiry is to create a space for people to explore and change, to challenge dominant ways of thinking that may be perpetuating systems of oppression, and to showcase alternative ways of doing things. 

Then once a year, Marmalade explodes into a week-long festival in Oxford where the core group, individuals, organisations and visitors to the city can share their work to the public.

This annual showcase helps to advance the work of the inquiries, as well as reconnect and build a sense of hope and community through creativity and the arts.

It is supported by the Skoll Foundation and Esmee Fairbairn Foundation.