Blog Archives

Updates on what’s happening at Dean Court!

This is a record of historical blog entries for your information. 

We’re looking better!

You can't have missed the rather scruffy approach to the Centre down the side of the shop, and the uneven car parking spaces on the other side of the fence. All this is changing!  The concrete is being removed and the little road to the Centre...

Carols on the Green 2016

Hopefully it’s not too early to mention Christmas….our annual Carols on the Green will take place on Friday 16 December at 6.00 pm. We’ll belt out a few classics on Pinnocks Way Green then retire to the Centre for mulled wine, mince pies and fruit...

New faces in the office!

We are thrilled to announce that we have not one, but two new administrators working at the Community Centre. Sarah Woodward and Kate Randell are learning the ropes and will be flying solo from the beginning of November.   Sarah: I will be working...

We need a hero…

It’s time to celebrate the heroes of Dean Court again in our annual cake-eating tradition also known as the AGM! We would love the pleasure of your company for an hour on the afternoon of Sunday 16th October, at 3pm. We’ll all eat cake together,...

Guiding at Dean Court

The Community Centre is home to two thriving Girl Guiding groups, 1 st Botley Brownies and 3rd West Oxford Guides. Both groups were amongst the earliest of the regular hirers and you might have seen (or heard…sorry about that) us out and about on a...

Work for us!

We're recruiting! 9 to 19 hours to suit the right applicant. We know we need positivity, friendliness and amazing organisation skills. You tell us what else you can bring to the role. Pay is £8.25 per hour and hours are flexible. Please share with...

The power of the people!

One of the things we have been doing from day one at the Centre is to carefully watch our energy use. You might have noticed stickers and signs encouraging doors to be closed, and lights turned off, but what you can’t see is the care that Rachael...

We’re hiring!

Are you a friendly, community-minded human being with good organisational skills and the ability to use (or learn to use) Twitter, Facebook and Wordpress? Are you available for 9 hours to be spread over Friday-Tuesday and to include some hours at...

The echo has gone…

....or nearly. The main hall has some new (in March 2016) acoustic panels on the ceiling and the echo (especially noticeable in children's parties!) has been significantly reduced.  So we're now offering even better facilities for you!