Day 1: it may look a small beginning, but . . .

. . . at 8am our man Gordon was on the spot!  Armed with my camera ready for an action pic of all the heavy machinery moving on site, there was only Gordon having a quiet smoke in his van while waiting for the security fencing to arrive.  Gordon will be site agent /...

We’ve done it!

Yes!!! An Agreement to Lease has finally been agreed with the council and Dean Court Community Centre is about to rise from the ashes of the old social club building. So is it time to cut the cake and pour the bubbly? Most definitely! Pictured from back left:...

Things are getting busy…

We nearly have an Agreement to Lease Dean Court Community Centre from the District Council, we’re creating a brand new website, and we’re eating chocolate like there’s no tomorrow. Watch this space to see a brand new Community Centre for Dean Court...

Housing Needs SurveyOxfordshire Community Land Trust (OCLT) is an organisation working locally in Dean Court. They are not affiliated to the Community Association, but share our aim of serving the local community, so we wanted to highlight what they are doing and...

Community Centre wins money from the Big Society Fund!

We have just learned that our application for £15,600 to provide space for young children adjacent to the playground has met with the seal of approval of Oxfordshire County Council’sBig Society fund.The grant will also ensure that we have up-to-date facilities for the...

A report on our (very) Special General Meeting

A full house – well, thirty is very good going for a Special General Meeting – gathered last Sunday Jan 29th for tea, cake and a unanimous vote that the current Dean Court Community Centre Association should eventually be dissolved and the Dean Court Community...