Blog Archives

Updates on what’s happening at Dean Court!

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

Do you have a Computer we could use?

Recently the Community Centre had our Internet connection and WiFi installed.  This is very exciting news but in order to make full use of it we need to setup our WiFi a little bit better so that when someone comes for an event they can login...

The Eco-Team web page

Hi, Just a very quick note to let you know that the Eco-Team now have a page on the website! Also, we now have not one, but two noticeboards up at the Centre. One is on the door of the cleaners cupboard door (on the left) in the entrance lobby, and...

Mid-summer crafting this week

If you've been meaning to get along to Court Crafting, Dean Court's new monthly craft group, you'd be very welcome to join us this Wednesday 6th August. We'll be in the Yellow room from 7 to 9pm. Bring your own project to work on, and enjoy a cup...

Fruit Carvings

Thank you to all who made it to the Fruit Carving session at the Community Centre recently. We all had a brilliant laugh and managed to create a few master pieces without the need for any plasters on fingers! Part of the session was designed to get...

Shall we do breakfast?

What have you lovely people got planned for Sunday morning?  How about sitting down to waffles, bacon sandwiches, lovely coffee and papers while meeting new neighbours? Are the kids bored already after three whole days off?  We have games, crafts...

Have you noticed the noticeboard?

Last month I introduced you to the monitoring that we are doing at the centre as part of working towards the Eco-Centres Award. Well, when you are next at the centre please check out our section on the large noticeboard in the entrance foyer. We...

July’s volunteer of the month: Fiona Wheeler

I'm slightly reticent to start writing about Fiona's amazingness, because the truth is, she's so brilliant that there are bound to be several things I'll accidentally miss out on account of not being able to hold all her many lovely qualities in my...

Fruit Carving

Have a Dinner Party - Hen Do - Wedding - BBQ coming up? Need to impress the neighbours or relatives with your culinary skills? Come and join our fruit carving sessions at the Community Centre. As part of the community consultations for the centre,...

Time for brunch and Oxford Mail coverage

A double! Firstly, the centre was mentioned in the very popular Inside Oxford section of the Oxford Mail. For anyone who hasn't seen it, catch up here http://www.oxfordmail.co.uk/life/11259602.Swapping_baskets/ Secondly, Sunday is our first...

Volunteer Of The Month

In celebration of Volunteer week (1st - 7th June), we are starting a regular post highlighting some of the brilliant work done by our volunteers here at the Community Centre. The Centre is run entirely by volunteers at the moment, so there was a...