West Oxfordshire
- U3A
- Young @ Heart
- Health walks
- Exercise
- Day centres and lunch clubs
- Volunteering
- Theatre & day trips
- Non Age-Concern Activities
U3A - there are three very active branches of the University of the Third Age, offering a wide range of interest groups
Witney – contact Margaret Gale on 01993 878617
Chipping Norton – Contact Ronald Spiers on 01608 645417
Woodstock – contact Mary Hawken on 01993 812166
Young @ Heart Activities for the over 50s
Windrush Leisure Centre, Witney
Springfield Hydrotherapy Pool. For more information please call 01993 202020
Carterton & Chipping Norton Leisure Centres
Chipping Norton Lido **FREE** Swim (over 60’s)
Contact: Carterton – 01993 861981, Chipping Norton – 01608 645154
Health Walks
If you would like a health walk running in your village please contact Brian Conroy on 01993 704007.
Dance & Stretch for Over 50’s
Woodstock – Wednesday 11.30-12.30 - Town Hall.
Eynsham – Wednesday 1.30-2.30 - St Leonard’s Hall.
For both classes contact Coralie – 07767 360854
Chair Supported Exercise Class
Freeland – Friday 10-10.45am - Village Hall.
Please contact Olwen on 01993 773432 for further information
Chipping Norton – Thursday 10.30-11.30am - Kingston Court.
Please contact Marilyn on 01993 811778 for further information
Middle Barton – Monday 10.30-11.30 – Alice Marshall Hall, North Street
Please contact Marilyn on 01993 811778 for further information
Eynsham (NEW) – Thursday 11.30-12.30 – St Leonards Hall
Please contact Olwen on 01993 773432 for further information
Mixed Ability Gentle Exercise Class
Shipton-Under-Wychwood – Tuesdays 11.30-12.30 – New Beaconsfield Hall
Enstone (NEW) – Fridays 11.00 to 12.00 – Village Hall.
Bampton – Fridays 1.30-2.30 – Village Hall
Filkins – Wednesdays 09.30-10.30 – Village Hall
For further information on these classes please contact Sue Hayman on 01993 822781 or 07745 501364 (mobile).
New Exercise Classes
If you would like a new class running where you live and feel that a class would be supported, please contact Mary-Ann on 01295 780045 (Mon-Thurs 9-3) to discuss further.
Age UK Day Centres and Lunch clubs
Day Centres and lunch clubs offer a chance to meet people and enjoy a range of activities as well as providing a balancing meal.
The Elms – Church Green, Witney (Age Concern Witney), Monday to Friday. Telephone 01993 771078
Highlands – Chipping Norton (Age Concern Chipping Norton), Monday & Wednesday to Friday. Telephone 01608 643320.
Burford Lunch Club: Hunts Close, Burford, Mondays (Also run as an independent day centre on Thursdays.)
For more information please contact 01235 840400.
Volunteering
There are many opportunities for volunteering with Age UK Oxfordshire. If you would like to contribute to your community, meet new people, develop skill or face a new challenge, we’d love to hear from you – please call 01235 849400
Theatre & Day Trips
Age UK Chipping Norton runs a programme of coach trips throughout the year. Coaches leave from Chipping Norton. For more information contact Mr Pat Lake on 01608 643458
To find out more about the full range of services Age UK Oxfordshire provides, please call Abingdon on 01235 849400 or contact Mary-Ann Shaw, Community Development Officer for the West, on 01295 780045
Non-Age UK Activities & Events
Older & Wiser Driver Awareness Classes 2008
Oxfordshire County Council Road Safety Team run free classes throughout the year.
For more information call Liam Hills on 07748 333402
Carers Groups – Witney & District, Carterton, Chipping Norton, Woodstock, etc. Contact the Carers Line on 08457 125546 for more information.
