St
Margaret's Institute Community Centre
30
Polstead
Road, Oxford
A wide range of regular activities are on offer:
Children and Youth groups
| French for
Bilingual children | Madame
Rossignol | 516858 |
| Monkey Music for children 3mths-6yrs. | Deborah Stanbury | 424612 |
| Polstead Playgroup, 2½ - 5yrs, | Dawn Newport | 428586 mornings |
| Youthwork project: SMI co-sponsors the SHOUT project at Waterways | David Trebilcock | 376384 |
Exercise and Dance Groups
| Oxford Tango Group | Ben Morgan | 288340 |
| St Mary’s School of Dance, 2½yrs-
adult | Marian Goodall | 553460 |
| T’ai Chi, weekly | Emma
Westlake | 0771 0768810 |
| T’aijiQuan workshops | Kinthissa | 557362 |
| Balkan Line and Circle Dancing, no partner required | Marion
| 01235 533726 |
Yoga | James Reef | 07963 011807 |
Family Karate | Mark Arnett | 07971 556313 |
Pilates | Ros Spiro | 554624 |
| Oxford Lindy Hoppers (Swing
Dance) | Nancy Langham | 07944 547618 |
| Contemporary Dance | Nickely
Burke | 766686 |
Music and arts
| Activate (9-16 year drama) | Alex Nichols | 07747 862697 |
Cello lessons | Johanna Messner | 01608 684504 |
| Singing | Hazel
Peperell | 379011 |
| Suzuki Violin
Lessons | Margaret Parkin | 07505 351132 |
Mandarin group
lessons | Amy Tse | 07973 633538 |
English lessons
for Polish people | Ms. Maciedewaka | 731741 |
| Oxford
Georgian Choir, monthly | Michael | 01235 536563 |
Self help Groups
| Alcoholics Anonymous | | 242373/ 0771 0451923 |
Other Groups
| WI Local Group | Susan Field | 557843 |
| Limes Club –caters for clients with significant memory loss
and dementia. Mon/Tues 9.30am-3pm | Lynda Hunt | 510719 |
Tibetan Meditation and teaching weekend courses,
Long Chen Foundation | Pat Macdonald | 01766513131 |
| Oxford City Chess Club | John Yates | 559410 |
| Tea and Talks | Bryan Wardley | 511005 |
| Informal
Coffee Mornings
–Wednesdays | Adele Smith | 510560 |
Residents' Groups
The following local residents' groups also use the premises for meetings etc:
Bainton
Road residents’ association; Chalfont Road residents’ association;
Hayfield road residents’ association; Oxford Waterside residents’ association; Oxford Waterways residents’ association; Polstead Road residents’ association; St Margaret’s Area Society; Aristotle residents’ associationGeneral Use
Family/Children’s parties welcome.
Advice given on providers of food, fun and activities
Wedding receptions
and other functions
There is
limited availability on a regular basis for small classes and workshops.
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