Have your say - Oxford City Council and Transition by Design hold community engagement events for Blackbird Leys community centre redevelopment
Published: Tuesday, 21st November 2023Oxford City Council and local community engagement specialists Transition by Design are holding community engagement events as the design process for the new Blackbird Leys Community Centre begins.
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The taste of success
Published: Friday, 17th November 2023Oxford City Council and its housing and direct services companies OX Place and ODS were four-time winners at the recent Oxford Preservation Trust (OPT) Awards 2023.
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Further investment in East Oxford Community Centre set for approval
Published: Thursday, 8th June 2023Oxford City Council is expected to agree an extra £1.298M investment in the East Oxford Community Centre redevelopment when its Cabinet meets next week.
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Clearing the way for refurbished East Oxford Community Centre
Published: Friday, 12th May 2023Demolition work at the East Oxford Community Centre site has started, to clear the way for new buildings to add to the old school house that sits at the heart of the community centre.
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Bullingdon Community Association given keys to new £1.5m community centre
Published: Friday, 16th December 2022Oxford City Council handed over the keys to the new Bulligdon Community Centre today to the local community association, which will take on running the centre.
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Next phase of East Oxford Community Centre redevelopment begins
Published: Friday, 28th October 2022Work on the East Oxford Community Centre redevelopment is stepping up a gear, with the next stage of works beginning at the start of November.
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East Oxford Community Centre redevelopment ready to begin
Published: Friday, 13th May 2022Oxford City Council is getting ready to start the £5.4m redevelopment of east Oxford’s community spaces, including East Oxford Community Centre (EOCC).
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Statement on East Oxford Community Centre redevelopment
Published: Tuesday, 3rd May 2022East Oxford Community centre is there for the whole community and we need to meet our commitment to redevelop and significantly improve it, which was strongly supported through public consultation.
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East Oxford Community Centre redevelopment set for approval
Published: Monday, 1st November 2021The redevelopment of East Oxford Community Centre is taking another step forward this week, as the City Council prepares for approval for works to start.
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Clearing the way for a new £1.5m Bullingdon Community Centre
Published: Tuesday, 28th September 2021The Bullingdon Community Centre at Peat Moors in Headington will start to be broken down this week to make space for the much anticipated £1.5m new community centre.
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Oxford City Council collects food donations to support vulnerable community members
Published: Friday, 4th December 2020Oxford City Council has set up a donations scheme so the public can easily donate food, essential items and Christmas treats to charities helping Oxford’s most vulnerable communities.
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Bullingdon and East Oxford Community Centre projects unpaused in new Council budget
Published: Wednesday, 2nd December 2020Two significant community centre redevelopments, paused as Oxford City Council responded to the first wave of the coronavirus pandemic, have been unpaused in the Council’s latest budget.
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Oxford City Council supports Grand Iftar event for Ramadan
Published: Thursday, 14th May 2020Oxford City Council is giving its support to the Oxford Homeless Project’s Grand Iftar event, which will provide 1,500 hot meals to people across the city tomorrow (Friday 15 May).
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Coronavirus guidance for community associations, groups and centres
Published: Thursday, 19th March 2020In line with the government’s latest guidance, our approach is focused on protecting the most vulnerable in our communities. We and our partners are committed to providing support to these groups – the elderly and those with underlying health conditions.
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City Council seeks feedback on East Oxford Community Centre plans
Published: Thursday, 26th September 2019Oxford City Council’s engagement event on the new plans for East Oxford Community Centre created plenty of comments from the local community last week.
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City Council holds community engagement events for East Oxford Community Centre redevelopment
Published: Wednesday, 11th September 2019The City Council and community groups at the East Oxford Community Centre are holding the first of two engagement events on Friday 20 September at the community centre.
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Come and help paint Barton’s community mural
Published: Thursday, 21st March 2019Barton Neighbourhood Centre is inviting local residents to the first painting session for Barton’s community mural.
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Disco Dadz to get Big Lottery cash boost
Published: Monday, 7th January 2019Disco Dadz is a monthly dance session for parents, and their children aged 11 and under. Now, the scheme's future is secure following a grant of almost £10,000 from The Big Lottery Awards for All meaning the project will continue through 2019. Additionally Dancin’ Oxford has contributed £1,000 towards the scheme.
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Work on Bullingdon Community Centre set to go ahead
Published: Friday, 26th October 2018Agreement has been reached in principle with the Bullingdon Community Association (BCA) for the demolition of the defective Bullingdon Community Centre building and its replacement with a brand new purpose-built facility, using off-site modular construction methods.
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Blackbird Leys Community Centre and FriendLeys to offer residents a new PickMeUp
Published: Monday, 1st October 2018Residents from Blackbird Leys will have the opportunity to learn about and test out the new PickMeUp minibus service at Blackbird Leys Community Centre
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Oxford Early Years Lab to establish city community-led children centres network
Published: Wednesday, 18th July 2018Parents, key professionals, & community members are coming together to create a network for community-led children centres, with the aim of reducing the social mobility gap for under fives in Oxford.
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Early pregnancy assessment unit opens at Rose Hill
Published: Tuesday, 12th June 2018A new community service dedicated to the care of women who experience problems in early pregnancy has opened its doors at Rose Hill Community Centre.
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Rose Hill Community Centre launches a new website
Published: Thursday, 31st May 2018Rose Hill Community Centre has launched a new website to make it easier for users to find everything they would want to know about the centre and the activities being run, all in one place.
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£170,000 refurbishment of South Oxford Community Centre completed
Published: Monday, 5th March 2018Oxford City Council has completed work on a £170,000 refurbishment of South Oxford Community Centre.
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Rose Hill Community Centre turns two
Published: Wednesday, 24th January 2018Rose Hill Community Centre will be celebrating its second anniversary on Tuesday 30 January 2018.
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Gym at Rose Hill Community Centre offers five day free pass
Published: Wednesday, 2nd August 2017From August, anybody who has never tried the gym at Rose Hill Community Centre is invited to join for five days for free.
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Rose Hill Community Centre shortlisted for prestigious RICS Award
Published: Friday, 5th May 2017Rose Hill Community Centre (RHCC) has been shortlisted for the prestigious RICS Awards 2017.
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City Council to showcase regeneration programme at Barton Bash
Published: Monday, 10th October 2016The City Council will be at the Barton Bash on 15 October 2016 to provide residents with updates on its programme of improvements for Barton.
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City Council presents ideas for a £2million refurbishment of the East Oxford Community Centre
Published: Tuesday, 16th August 2016A feasibility study commissioned by the City Council has produced proposals for a £2 million redevelopment of the East Oxford Community Centre (EOCC) site in Cowley Road.
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Refurbishment and new activities in store for East Oxford Community Centre
Published: Wednesday, 2nd September 2015Oxford City Council has begun £15,000 of work to refurbish East Oxford Community Centre. The Council, which took over the running of the centre today, is also launching new activities to add to those