Motivated by their Christian faith the Salvation Army offer practical support and services to all who need their services regardless of ethnicity, religion, gender or sexual orientation. This includes issues with homelessness, modern slavery, poverty, addiction, influencing social policy and older people. They also help with debt advice, unemployment and isolation. ...

Stay Brave’s mission is to erase the barriers survivors of rape, sexual assault and domestic abuse, can face when asking for help. They do this by campaigning for better services, crafting policy and working with decision makers to improve access for every survivor. We firmly believe that everyone has the right to live free from ...

Located in the heart of Banbury, Spiceball Leisure Centre is a modern facility offering an impressive 25m swimming pool, 150 station gym, sports hall, specialist spin studio, soft play area, spa, and a friendly onsite café. If you have any questions or need more information please don’t hesitate to get in touch. ...

Located in the heart of Banbury we are a leisure centre offering a 50m outdoor swimming pool with an aqua-splash area and slide, indoor bowling hall, 50 station gym and 2 fitness studios. If you have any questions or need more information please don’t hesitate to get in touch. ...

Root and Branch help people who experience mental health difficulties, such as depression, anxiety, schizophrenia and bi-polar disorder. Located on an organic farm in the beautiful Vale of White Horse, they offer a wide range of interesting activities such as gardening, blacksmithing, woodworking, crafts, artwork, pottery, ceramics and cookery. This helps people to regain their ...

Sexual Assault Referral Centres (SARC) offer medical, practical and emotional support to anyone who has been sexually assaulted or raped. They have specially trained doctors and counsellors to care for you. If you are considering reporting the assault to the police, they can arrange for you to have an informal talk with a specially trained ...

The 24 hour freephone National Domestic Violence Helpline (for women) is available 7 days a week. It is answered by fully trained female support workers and volunteers, who will answer all calls in confidence. All calls to the  helpline are free from mobiles and landlines. They can support survivors of domestic abuse, friends and families, ...

Oxfordshire Mind provides a wide range of services for children, young people and adults who want to improve or maintain their wellbeing and mental health. Sessions are run across Oxfordshire, to find out more and access our services, please contact our Information Line who can arrange an Options session and give you further details. Options ...

If you are homeless, you still have a right to register with a doctor – you can use a ‘care of’ address’, such as a friend or a day centre. You may only be offered a temporary three-month registration. Part of the of Malthouse Surgery catchment. The Appleton Surgery is only open on Fridays 08:30 ...

If you, a friend or relative are experiencing mental health problems and need emergency treatment, you should contact your General Practitioner (GP) in the first instance. Your GP is your family doctor, the doctor you would normally go to see if you are ill or concerned about your health. He or she can usually deal ...

If you experience a mental health crisis at the weekend, you can self refer to Banbury Safe Haven by calling 01295 270 004. Safe Haven is a non-clinical, face to face safe space to get short-term support in mental health crisis when other services are not available. Open Friday, Saturday, Sunday, Monday 6pm-10pm. To access ...

Adult Inpatient Services, Mental Health provides inpatient services to adults of working age across Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire. For some patients this may be a brief stay for intensive treatment and support, others who suffer from severe and enduring mental illness may require more frequent admissions. ...

Community Emergency Food bank (CEF) receives donations of tins and packets from local churches and other organisations and makes it available to families and individuals who cannot buy food and need emergency supplies. The Oxford Food bank takes unsold food from local supermarkets and suppliers and redistributes it to community food projects in and around ...

North Oxfordshire Community Food bank are a voluntary group formed by members of local Christian churches. Their aim is to provide food parcels to people within the Kidlington, Woodstock, Chipping Norton and Charlbury area. The parcels contain essential food for individuals and families in case of emergency, covering the time it takes for other social ...

Witney and West Oxfordshire Food Bank provides emergency food parcels of non-perishable food items and occasionally toiletries to people who are experiencing an unexpected crisis situation. A project founded by local churches and community groups, working together towards stopping hunger in the local area. They are entirely volunteer-run project founded by local residents. ...

The Wantage and Grove Foodbank is a practical, community-based project, organised by local churches, which provides food parcels to those in the Wantage area who find themselves temporarily in difficult circumstances. Referrals are made by a number of agencies, including: Vale Community Impact, Health visitors / GPs or other health professionals, social services & local ...

Wantage Leisure Centre is a great facility and has something for everyone, including: an air conditioned Gym with technogym equipment, an indoor 25 metre swimming pool, a relaxing sauna, fitness class studios hosting a variety of classes, a large four-badminton-court sports hall, creche, squash courts, and more. ...

Located in the heart of Banbury, Spiceball Leisure Centre is a modern facility offering an impressive 25m swimming pool, 150 station gym, sports hall, specialist spin studio, soft play area, spa, and a friendly onsite café. If you have any questions or need more information please don’t hesitate to get in touch. ...

A leading and trusted organisation helping people save energy every day. The Local Energy Advice Programme is available for individuals in Oxford who are on benefits, have a long term health or mental health condition or other vulnerabilities. This entitles you to a free energy home visit, free small energy repairs such as draught proofing ...

The Housing Ombudsman Service is set up by law to look at complaints about the housing organisations that are registered with us. Their service is free, independent and impartial. They resolve disputes involving the tenants and leaseholders of social landlords (housing associations and local authorities) and their voluntary members (private landlords and letting agents who ...

National Grid are one of the world’s largest investor-owned energy companies, committed to delivering electricity and gas safely, reliably and efficiently to the customers and communities we serve. National Grid play a vital role in connecting millions of people to the energy they use, through their regulated utility businesses in the UK and US; with ...

Ofgem is the Office of Gas and Electricity Markets. They are a non-ministerial government department and an independent National Regulatory Authority, recognised by EU Directives. Their principal objective when carrying out our functions is to protect the interests of existing and future electricity and gas consumers. ...

New Leaf was established in 2010 by a partnership of agencies, supported by the Buckinghamshire Association for the Care of Offenders (BACO). In 2011 New Leaf became part of Thames Valley Partnership, allowing them to expand the work into Oxfordshire and Berkshire with the vision of helping offenders across the whole of the Thames Valley. ...

The Oxford Methodist Circuit consists of 11 Methodist churches and two ecumenical congregations located in and around Oxford. On their website you can find information about the churches themselves, their members of staff, details of their worship services, along with news of their activities, their noticeboard and diary of forthcoming events, and various articles that ...

Didcot Baptist Church is a church with an outward focus. They support children, young people and their families. During the week they host baby and toddler groups and the Girls Brigade. Every Sunday morning they have Sunday School during the services for ages 3-16. Didcot Baptist Church exist to show and share the love of ...