WELCOME TO CHARLBURY COMMUNITY CENTRE

Today’s News:  April 19, 2024

• CLASSES CANCELLED w/c 22nd April 2024

  The following classes are cancelled due to staff holiday

  Monday 22nd April – Body Tone

  Wednesday 24th April – LeanGym

  Friday, 26th April – Tone Zone and Line Dancing

  The following classes will continue

  Tuesday, 23rd April – Line Dancing @ 12noon

  Thursday, 25th April – Super Circuits @ 7pm

• Note time change for our Adult (16+) Basketball session: From Friday 29th March it will be from 5-6 to allow more working people and those in college or 6th form to join. Still only £4 and no experience is necessary, so come on down and give it a try. You’ll receive a warm and enthusiastic welcome.  
• Youth Basketball (Thursdays 5-6 pm) is still going strong, so if you’re 11-16 and interested in some pick-up basketball, come along! £3 per session and lots of fun.
• Friday Youth Club is every Friday during term time, 7-9pm! Thanks to parents and other very generous community volunteers, we will be able to continue running it. It’s for secondary-age young people, offering them a place to hang out with friends at the end of the school week. The Sports Hall is available to use for indoor football, basketball, badminton and the cafe area is all theirs. Only £1 per session.
• Have you ever wondered what the names of the trees are on the Playing Close? Each tree has a number on it as they are on this aerial plan and the key to which tree is which can be found here.
• 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.
• If a class or group session is not your thing, did you know that you can book a table tennis, badminton or pickleball court in our Sports Hall for a very reasonable price on a walk-in basis if a court is free – weekday afternoons often have free courts available. We provide all equipment or bring your own. Come down and have a go!  
• Charlbury Saturday market is restarting on June 1^st, the fresh veg box scheme by Styan Family Produce is still operating. Deliveries are dropped outside the Community Centre every Saturday. More details are 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.
• 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.
• Sports hall ventilation. Here is a description of how the air handling system works in the centre (it does not recycle the air).
• 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-5pm
• Tuesday: 9am-5pm
• Wednesday: 9am-7pm
• Thursday: 9am-7pm
• Friday: 9am-5pm
• Saturday: 9am-4pm
• Sunday: 9am-4pm
• Bank holidays: 10am-4pm

Gym Opening Hours:

• Mondays: 8am – 3pm
• 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. Regular donors have their names appear on the display screen in the lobby, so it is good for those who missed out on the “Buy a Brick” scheme, or for people who are generous enough to want to help on a regular basis. 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, Louise on louisevwhitehead@gmail.com or 07972 860646. 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, Louise on louisevwhitehead@gmail.com or 07972860646.