A volleyball session takes place in the sports hall on Wednesday evenings from 8-10pm run by experienced coaches Steven Fairhurst Jones and Felicity Brooks. Whether you’ve never played before and want to give it a go, or you haven’t played since you were at school or on holiday, this session gives you the opportunity to come and play one of the most popular sports in the world. Men and women of all abilities are welcome to this friendly, relaxed session, and the focus will be on helping everyone to join in, learn and and enjoy the game. Your first session is free!
Please contact Steven if you are interested on 07879 063 934, or email: stevenfairhurstjones@gmail.com
Witney Netball club runs sessions on Tuesday evenings from 7-9pm. We have players of all abilities and always welcome new members. The first training session is free of charge so why not come along and give it a try? Contact: witneynetball@hotmail.co.uk for further information.
There are many other sports which can be played in the Community Centre but for which there are not yet any classes or special sessions. Please ask about any you are interested in, especially if you may be able to start up a new sport, activity or club. Examples might include:
Charlbury Community Centre has full disabled access and facilites (such as showers, WCs etc) and can cater for most needs.
Do you enjoy a game of Scrabble? Would you like some new people to play with? We have an afternoon once a month where people can come and play.
The next session is on Tuesday 8th Oct 2.30-5pm. Cost only £2.
In the meantime there are two Scrabble sets at the Centre, which you can use at any time for a game with friends.
Congratulations to Anna Cherry, who recently won gold medal in the English Open Pickleball championships in Nottingham, over 50s category - (though dare I say she could have been entered in a higher age group!) Anna said: "This win was only possible because [a] Charlbury Community Centre was built, [b] Vijay started the Pickleball sessions and [c] many people give their time to help run the centre!"
Like most of us she had never heard of Pickleball a couple of years ago, but it's a great game for people of all abilities and ages. If you fancy giving it a go, find out more here.
We are very proud of our champion!
There will be a series of 3 talks on Tuesdays 22 & 29th Oct and 5th Nov 2-4pm by Juliet Heslewood entitled "Gauguin - An Adventurous Life". Click here for more details. These talks were very popular last year. Don't miss them!
The gym now opens at 8.30am, rather than 9am on weekdays. The rest of the centre won't be open until 
9am. Remember also that on Wednesday mornings there is a class in the gym between 9 and10am, so it's best to avoid that time. Weekend opening remains 9am-1pm.
Thanks to our staff (espeically Jenny and Jason) for getting in extra early to do this - it takes quite a while to get the gym set up.
We'd love to reunite you with your possessions!
Most items will be kept for 14 days. Valuables such as watches, jewellery and expensive sports equipment will be kept for 28 days.
Each Wednesday between 1 - 5pm unclaimed items will be displayed in the centre and can be purchased for a nominal amount. After this, they will be given to charity.
There will be no quiz in August - too many people are away. The quiz night is back on Wed 25th September, set by Rob Hemingway. The café and bar open at 7.15pm for a prompt start at 7.45pm. Priced only £5 per player. More details here. Many thanks to Gordon Cutting for doing us an excellent quiz in July!
