St Margaret's Institute Community Centre

30 Polstead Road, Oxford

 

An analysis of usage....

The Management Committee is pleased to report that the Community Centre is extensively used, although opportunities still exist for daytime bookings activities, particulaly in school holidays.  There is a need to find a regular occupant for the Hall in the long summer vacation.  There is a considerable turnover in the room lettings and a significant amount of the Coordinator's work is involved in ensuring the fullest possible usage, so that the necessary income is achieved.
The following Groups and individuals use the Centre:

Details of user groups at St Margaret's        
         
Group Contact Main activities Approx numbers Area where
participants live
         
Hall        
Playgroup Joey Slessor   *24  
         
         
Balkan Dance Roger Wickstead Balkan Country dancing *20 Mainly North Oxford
Childrens Ballet Marion Goodall Childrens Ballet 5- 17 Years *30 All over Oxford
Contemp Dance Nickely Burke Adults leading to professional displays *30 All over Oxfordshire
Choir Lucy Haig 2 Choirs 7-12 and 13-18 give professional displays *40 All over Oxfordshire
Pilates Paula Harradine Adults specialist keep fit exercises *20 All over Oxford
T'ai Chi No 2 Kinthissa? Adults specialist chinese exercises *15 North Oxford
T'ai Chi Emma Westlake Adults specialist chinese exercises *20 All over Oxford
Tango Group   Just started   North Oxford
Front Rooms        
Limes Club Margaret Jacobson Club for elderley people with mild dementia *30 All over Oxford
SMIG Shelley Taylor County Committee for above   Oxfordshire
City Chess Phillip Vainker Chess for all ages *30 Oxford
N.Oxford Chess        
         
         
Longchen weekends David Clark Run weekend courses on meditation *10-30 All over the country
Monkey Music Lisa Astley Sparke Music for 1-3 year olds *20 North Oxford
Oxford C-C youth   Folded up    
German playgroup Manuella Vogel German community under 10 *15 All over Oxford
Violin Susan Coleman Violin lessons for children age 5 -12 *15 All over Oxford
Cello Johanna Messner Cello lessons all ages *20 All over Oxford
AA Fri Will Drennan Help to people in distress   All over Oxfordshire
AA Sat J.F Pledge Help to people in distress   All over Oxfordshire
         
EHA John Reeves Help people with emotional problems   All over Oxford
Monthly Talks Nina Dendy Talks for local elderly people *20-30 within community
         
Counselling Serena Farrant Private counselling   All over Oxfordshire
Belly dancing Tameron Chappell Trains future teachers Professional demonstrations *10 All over Oxfordshire
Flying pigs Martha Emmett Drama for 5 - 15 year olds *15 North Oxford
         
    Occasional usage    
Political party meetings   Local conferences *20 North Oxford
Street Groups,Residents Ass   Annual and social meetings of street associations *30 within community
Childrens Parties   Parties held throughout year *30-60 within community
Private social evenings   Regular use up to 80 within community
Annual church party for elderly   Old poorer people in area *25 within community
SMI support group Lisa Morgan Arranges open days and publicity   within community
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