Woodstock Youth Club are a self-funded club that has been running continuously since the 1960’s and is also a registered charity run by volunteers and trustees. The Youth Club leader is Mrs Jane Hibberd.

The club meets every Tuesday night from 6.00 through to 8.30pm at the Youth Centre on Recreation Road in Woodstock. We have lots of things to do from energetic sports: dodgeball, indoor football, basketball and roller hockey to a more peaceful art and craft room. There’s a tuck shop with hot snacks and cold drinks. The club is open to everyone aged 8 to 16 in Woodstock and all the surrounding villages.

Woodcote Youth Club offers a safe haven for young people to express themselves and experience some freedom in a fun and vibrant setting. The club has comfortable sofas where you can relax with friends or listen to music, or you can take part in other activities, e.g. pool competitions, gaming on the Xbox/Wii, or outdoor sports activities in the summer. They also arrange fun trips to trampoline parks and bowling centres throughout the year.

A Toddler Group for 0-5 year olds situated in the Youth Centre Building on the Wood Farm Estate on the School Grounds. They operate four mornings a week –  Tuesday, Thursday and Friday from 9-11.30am.

Wolvercote Young People’s Club provides youth work provision for young people aged 8+ in their locality with the aim to provide the highest-quality youth work possible where young people can feel successful, happy and healthy, and safe. They want them to feel supported and empowered for their future. They currently open for three sessions a week, run detached and outreach work, and are looking to expand in order to support NEETs.

West Oxford Community Association (WOCA) is a volunteer-run non-profit, committed to improving the lives of those in West Oxford. At the community centre, they offer welfare, educational and recreational activities that you can get involved in.

This is a monthly youth group.

Wantage & Vale Karate Clubs were formed to enable you to learn one of the most effective forms of self defence around, incorporating punching, kicking, striking, sweeping, throwing and many other techniques.

Shotokan karate is a traditional Japanese martial art giving an excellent source of aerobic exercise that helps improve fitness, flexibility, coordination, balance, health and general well being. Regular training promotes a sound mental attitude that improves confidence, discipline and control.

Suitable for ages six to 96, male and female. The club is affiliated to the Traditional Shotokan Karate Association, one of the fastest growing karate associations in the UK, which is a member of Karate England, the largest karate governing body in the UK. All instructors have been screened by the Criminal Records Bureau.

 

The Unlocking Potential project is being delivered by Aspire, BYHP, SOFEA and Trax. All four are experienced community partners across Oxfordshire with a strong track record of reaching, engaging and empowering young people NEET towards, into and during employment, training and education. Their team of support workers offer 1-2-1 engagement across Oxfordshire with access to a wide range of activities and mentoring. Each young person creates an individualised plan with their support worker enabling them to make the positive changes needed to progress. Oxford Council is the Lead Organisation and brings its compliance and governance expertise to support and enable the project partnership.

TRAX runs courses to engage young people aged 13 – 21 years old in Oxfordshire. TRAX aims to divert young people away from anti-social behaviour, crime and negative activities and encourage the personal, social and educational development of all young people who come to this project so they become positive and active members of their communities.

Together with Migrant Children provides specialist support to children, young people and families impacted by immigration control. This includes asylum seekers and refugees, families with no recourse to public funds and other or no immigration status. Together with Migrant Children deal with welfare, housing, family needs. They do not provide immigration advice but may signpost you to one of our immigration advice partners.