WELCOME TO CHARLBURY COMMUNITY CENTRE

Today’s News:  October 14, 2025

• Thinking about trying YOGA – or returning to it? We’ve got Vinyasa Flow yoga at the centre every Tuesday from 9.30-10.30. Contact Loren on 07570 123868 for more information.
• NEW FAMILY CLASS! We aim to offer something for everyone at the centre. We currently have two sessions that the whole family can enjoy together: Jason’s Circuits on Sunday mornings (see below) and a new class on Saturday mornings – Capoeira, which is a Brazilian martial art that combines movement, culture and music. Why not try something new? Check out www.wychwoodcapoeira.co.uk for more info.
• Jason’s Circuits classes are a fabulous way to get and have fun.  Thursday evenings 7-8 and our Family Circuits (children 10+ welcome) on Sundays 9.45-10.45. Come give it a go!
• WORKOUT OF THE WEEK: Improve your strength, fitness and movement with varied, functional, high intensity workouts. Saturday mornings 10-11am with Tommy  (tommyrobertsonbusiness@gmail.com)
• TG’s Coffee Club: Aimed at retired people, but everyone is welcome. Please come along for a drink and a chat with others. Board games are available and we can organise a quiz if enough people want one. Special price for hot drinks (£1.50 for a tea or coffee). Supported by OCVA and Oxfordshire County Council.
• Looking to get back in shape? Try BOOTCAMP on Saturday mornings at 8 am to kickstart your weekend with a heart-thumping workout. Participants of all levels of fitness welcome. Please contact Chris Cochrane if interested: wholehappyhealth@gmail.com
• RUNAROUNDS ARE BACK! Kids’ runarounds for pre-school and younger primary school age children, an opportunity to run around the big Sports Hall with balls, hoops, tunnels and soft play items. Parents or carers stay (and play!) with their children. Only £2 per child. Lots of fun! Fridays 3:30-4:30 and Sundays 11-12.
• Whoever you are, whatever your age, however long you have suffered – KarmaMind is here to help you reclaim calm, confidence and clarity. Visit www.KarmaMind.co.uk
• When classes and group sessions aren’t on (summer holidays for example), did you know that you can often book a table tennis, badminton or pickleball court in our Sports Hall for a very reasonable price  – or even cheaper on a walk-in basis if a court is free (and £6 for Juniors!). We provide all equipment or bring your own. Come down and have a go! 
• WALKING FOOTBALL continues Wednesdays 3-4.30 and Thursdays 8-9 pm and they are keen to encourage women – and any other newbies – to come and give it a go. Contact them at walkingfootball@chalburytown.co.uk if interested.
• WALKING NETBALL – want to try something new and join a group that welcomes people of all ages and levels of ability? Walking netball could be for you. There is no need to have played before and the focus is on fun. Come on down, Thursdays 3-4pm in the Sports Hall, only £4 per session. You’ll receive a very warm welcome! See poster
• Styan Family Produce can be contacted here, if you would like a fresh veg box each week. You can also order Bibury Trout, milk, eggs, apple juice honey and many other locally produced foods.
• Adult (16+) Basketball session: Join the Charlbury Bulls! This fast-paced, friendly and fun session is held from 5-6.30 on Fridays. Only £5 and no experience is necessary, so if you love basketball, come on down and give it a try. You’ll receive a warm and enthusiastic welcome.
• Youth Basketball continues to be hugely popular and lots of fun so if you’re 10-15 and interested in some pick-up basketball, come along! £3 per session and lots of fun. No experience required, and beginners very welcome, so come give it a go. Thursdays 5-6pm.
• Extended gym opening hours. We are keeping the pop-up gym set up for as long as we can – which means different hours each day and they are subject to change. See the opening hours below or here.
• Fancy a take-away? The food traders and their operating hours can be found here.
• Jason has written an article about the benefits of exercise in the older generations. Click on the link to read it.
• For all club leaders – here is the Incident Reporting Form. If there are any accidents, incidents or near misses during your sessions, please download and fill one of these forms in and hand it to reception as soon as you can afterwards so we can get a picture of what accidents might be happening at the centre and whether there is anything we can do to prevent them.
• Our Terms and Conditions can be found at this link.

COMMUNITY CENTRE OPENING HOURS

• Monday: 9am-7pm
• Tuesday: 9am-7pm
• Wednesday: 9am-7pm
• Thursday: 9am-7pm
• Friday: 9am-5pm
• Saturday: 9am-4pm
• Sunday: 9am-4pm
• Bank holidays: 10am-4pm

Gym Opening Hours:

• Mondays: 8am – 1pm
• Tuesdays: 9am – 2pm
• Wednesdays: 8am – 1pm
• Thursdays: 9am – 1pm
• Fridays: 8am – 5pm
• Saturdays: 9am – 4pm
• Sundays: 8am – 4pm

The Library is staffed on Mondays 10am-12.30pm and on Wednesdays 2-7pm,  Fridays 2-5pm and Saturdays 10am-12.30pm.  At other times you can  return or borrow books using the self service machine.

BECOME A FRIEND OF CHARLBURY COMMUNITY CENTRE

We rely on fundraising, grants and donations for about 20% of the running costs of the Community Centre. Regular donations are especially valuable, so we have set up a “Friends of Charlbury Community Centre” scheme. For more details or to join please download this form.

Community Centre Warm Welcome Initiative

To support our community during this cost of living crisis, Charlbury Community Centre is offering a warm and welcoming space to anyone wishing to come along. You can join in a variety of activities, make use of library services and purchase hot drinks and refreshments from our community café. The centre is open until 5pm weekdays and 4pm on weekends. This initiative is supported by West Oxfordshire District Council.

Safeguarding at the Community Centre

We take the safety and security of all our community members and centre users very seriously. Please help us to make the centre a place where we look after each other and enjoy a safe environment.

If you have any safeguarding concerns please immediately inform our Designated Safeguarding Lead, Kim on kim.harrison0407@gmail.com. For information, refer to our Safeguarding policy and procedures.

If a child or adult is in immediate danger or requires immediate medical attention, call the emergency services on 999. If there are concerns about their immediate welfare, don’t delay: call Children and Adult’s Social care on 0345 050 7666 or the MASH Out of Hours Emergency Duty Team: 0800 833408. Also please immediately inform our Designated Safeguarding Lead, Kim on kim.harrison0407@gmail.com