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	"The greatest good you can do for another is not just share your riches, but to reveal to him his own." Benjamin Disraeli		BLACKBIRD LEYS WARD On one scale Blackbird Leys is in the 10% most deprived areas in England. It has major social problems. These focus on unemployment (the rate is 10%, which is significantly higher than the 4% of the rest of Oxfordshire); and on crime, in the form of drug abuse , street crime, and anti-social behaviour. Most residents have the general levels of poor health associated with low socio-economic status, including a significantly higher mortality rate than is seen in any other area of Oxford.There is a sense of community between the long-term residents who frequent the local venues with theater and dances created within the community. In 2006 residents from the estate took part in The Singing Estate, a Channel Five reality TV show following their progress from amateur singers to classical choir. The Blackbird Leys Choir emerged from the original choir and continues today; just one of the community groups thriving on the estate.				National Campaigns Stop Brown's NHS Cuts ID Cards: Labour's Bad IDea Keep our Post Offices Open Equal Pay Campaign Local Campaigns Oxford Conservatives' Flood Safe Campaign Improve children's play facilities in Oxford Save the Covered Market Campaign

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