Thrive use gardening to bring about positive changes in the lives of people living with disabilities or ill health, or who are isolated, disadvantaged or vulnerable. They have over 40 years experience of an approach called social and therapeutic horticulture (STH), where trained horticultural therapists work with plants and people to improve an individual’s physical and psychological health, communication and thinking skills.
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Thomley is a place for people of all abilities and disabilities. The charity bring people with disabilities, their families, carers and friends together through play and learning with experienced and nurturing staff that understand their needs.
Thomley provides a safe, fully accessible site with many indoor and outdoor spaces to explore. They also provide an accepting, non-judgemental environment for people of all ages, with and without additional needs.
The work and focus of the Thomas Gifford Trust over the last 10 years or more has been on raising funds for and managing the construction of Charlbury Community Centre, which opened on 9th September 2017. They are very proud of this achievement and it is already adding much to the sporting and social life of the town.
The Sunshine Centre Community Hub offers support and signposting to families and residents in Banbury, particularly those living in the Ruscote and Neithrop areas of the town.
We offer a variety of activities and services to help overcome some of life’s challenges. If we can’t help ourselves, we can signpost you to charities and partners who can.
In addition to to our community hub, we are home to a full daycare nursery, providing childcare for children age 9 months to 5 years.
Peeple is a charity whose main purpose is to support parents/carers, babies and children to learn together by valuing and building on what families already do. Peep practitioners and families share information and ideas from their evidence-based Peep Learning Together Programme about how to make the most of the learning opportunities that surround us in everyday life and play.
Peeple:
- train and support over 1,000 practitioners every year
- are also a delivery organisation, based in Oxford, where they work directly with local families
- run the Little Peeple Nursery for Oxfordshire families
- are involved in research through the evaluation of their programmes and projects, and they work to influence policy both locally and nationally.
The Parasol Project is an Oxford-based charity committed to redressing the balance for disabled and disadvantaged children and young people experiencing, or at risk of social exclusion. Their work with children and young people is split into services for children aged 5 to 12 years and services for young people aged 13 to 19 years.
The Oxford Foundation utilises theology, poetry, interfaith dialogue, drama, art, music, storytelling, successful role models and 1-2-1 mentoring to inspire young people to achieve and contribute in a meaningful way to British society.
Dovecote Easter and Summer Playschemes are for children aged 4 to 12 year old’s and run from 10am to 3pm.
The Children’s Allotment are a group of local parents and volunteers creating an inclusive outdoor education space for the local community. On the site of a disused old plant nursery in the East Ward Allotments on Cricket Road, they are bringing to life their vision for a new kind of ‘Nursery’ and children’s allotment. They are also trying out a new model that can provide affordable, cooperative childcare, outdoor learning and sustainable food-growing for children and families, all primarily outdoors year round.
Place2Be’s Art Room provision offers creative wellbeing resources and sessions in schools.
The Art Room’s collection of free art projects are for primary aged children to make at home or school together with parents, carers or teachers. The creative activities can help adults and children to nurture their relationship whilst having fun making art together. Each project offers space to explore an engaging wellbeing theme through stories, art and conversation. The activities provided can be adapted to a range of settings with children of different abilities and ages.
Place2Be’s Art Room team can also deliver classroom workshops, creative peer mentoring training or staff training in your school. If you would like more information about their in-school delivery, please email [email protected].
The Art Room’s collection of free art projects are for primary aged children to make at home or school together with parents, carers or teachers. The creative activities can help adults and children to nurture their relationship whilst having fun making art together. Each project offers space to explore an engaging wellbeing theme through stories, art and conversation. The activities provided can be adapted to a range of settings with children of different abilities and ages.
Place2Be’s Art Room team can also deliver classroom workshops, creative peer mentoring training or staff training in your school. If you would like more information about their in-school delivery, please email [email protected].