{"id":67552,"date":"2023-10-05T16:44:30","date_gmt":"2023-10-05T15:44:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.modernartoxford.org.uk\/cms\/?p=67552"},"modified":"2025-01-29T10:11:23","modified_gmt":"2025-01-29T10:11:23","slug":"in-celebration-of-community-centres","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.modernartoxford.org.uk\/cms\/in-celebration-of-community-centres\/","title":{"rendered":"In celebration of community centres"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size\">Do we take our local community centres for granted? Celebrate the past, present and future of community spaces with us as a part of our exhibition<a href=\"https:\/\/www.modernartoxford.org.uk\/whats-on\/boundary-encounters\"> <em>Boundary Encounters<\/em><\/a><em> <\/em>(22 July &#8211; 29 October).\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:0px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Over the decades, these welcoming spaces across the UK have offered people of all backgrounds opportunities for learning, social connection and community support. In this illustrated post, enjoy uplifting memories from four of our local community centres in Oxfordshire, who we\u2019ve been lucky to work with this year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:10px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:10px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size\"><strong>Bullingdon Community Centre<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:10px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.modernartoxford.org.uk\/cms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/A4-coronation-crowd-1024x679.jpg\" alt=\"Celebratory black and white group photo from 1953 of many people outside a brick building with bunting strung up.\" class=\"wp-image-67546 lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1024px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1024\/679;\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Celebrating the Queen&#8217;s coronation at Bullingdon Community Centre, 1953. Image courtesy Bullingdon Community Centre<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div style=\"height:10px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>East Oxford\u2019s Bullingdon Community Centre opened in the 1940s and was self-built by local residents. Bullingdon\u2019s rich history of activities include bingo, old-time dancing, ladies\u2019 nights and a youth club. In the late 60s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/oxfordmencap\/\">Oxford Mencap<\/a> (founded in 1961 by parents of children with learning disabilities) initiated the ongoing 7 o\u2019clock Club, using the centre weekly for their lively social club.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:10px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.modernartoxford.org.uk\/cms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/A4-save-our-centre-1024x762.jpg\" alt=\"Group photo from 2017 inside a room with stacked chairs and a wooden floor, with people of different ages and a dog. The people hold cardboard placards.\" class=\"wp-image-67551 lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1024px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1024\/762;\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Oxford Bullingdon Community Centre, 2017. Image courtesy Bullingdon Community Centre<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div style=\"height:10px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>In 2016, The Bullingdon Community Association began a long campaign for the renovation of the building, which would see several wins and setbacks. In March 2020, plans were put on hold due to the pandemic, but the centre finally celebrated its new look in January of this year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size\"><strong>Cutteslowe Community Centre<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:10px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.modernartoxford.org.uk\/cms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/149354_10202844657036723_4000395118176507572_n.jpg\" alt=\"Aged black and white photo of local children standing with a policeman outside brick houses with a demolished wall.\" class=\"wp-image-67544 lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Cutteslowe, Oxfordshire circa. 1934 &#8211; 1959. Image courtesy Cutteslowe Community Centre<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div style=\"height:10px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Pictured in the above photo, a queue of local children pass through a war-demolished wall in Cutteslowe sometime between 1934 &#8211; 1959, overlooked by a policeman. Cutteslowe Community Centre itself was founded in 1954, with the centre\u2019s current building opening in 1988 on the grounds of the Primary School. Cutteslowe has a history of supporting local residents through educational opportunities and offering facilities for recreation and leisure time, with the object of improving conditions for life for local people.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:10px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.modernartoxford.org.uk\/cms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/A4-light-festival-1024x683.jpeg\" alt=\"Two people leading young children over a bridge at night, with one child holding a lit star lantern.\" class=\"wp-image-67548 lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1024px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1024\/683;\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Image courtesy Cutteslowe Community Centre<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div style=\"height:10px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Popular programmes include Dance Club, Family Art Club, A Community Caf\u200b\u200b\u00e9 and Community Larder, Eco makers and Shakers, Strength and Balance classes, and Portuguese classes for children. In May and June this year, Modern Art Oxford ran workshops with local residents and members of the Cutteslowe team, with conversations continuing during the centre&#8217;s Community Larder Day for local residents.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size\"><strong>Florence Park Community Centre<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:10px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.modernartoxford.org.uk\/cms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/A4-Royal-wedding-1-1-1024x720.png\" alt=\"Black and white photo of a local street party with many people of all ages grouped around a very long wooden table and shop fronts in the distance.\" class=\"wp-image-67550 lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1024px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1024\/720;\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Royal wedding street party on Florence Park Road, 1981. Image courtesy Florence Park Community Centre<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div style=\"height:10px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>The much-loved Florence Park Community Centre was built in 1952 and opened to local communities in 1957. Over the years, the centre has expanded to include a hall with parquet flooring, a lounge room and a kitchen and in 1967, Florence Park became the first community centre in the city to have a licenced bar, which later became the social club.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:10px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.modernartoxford.org.uk\/cms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/A4-keep-fit-1-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"A pantomime rehearsal taking place in a room with a wooden floor and a disco ball and star on the ceiling, with participants making poses with their arms and legs including one person in a wheelchair.\" class=\"wp-image-67547 lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1024px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1024\/768;\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Cinderella pantomime rehearsal at Florence Park Community Centre in Oxford, 2023. Image courtesy Florence Park Community Centre <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div style=\"height:10px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Today, it offers an impressive programme of activities including the over 60s club, Toddle Time, Book Group and The Social Pub Sunday Lunch alongside live gigs, workshops and events which take place regularly throughout the year. Modern Art Oxford ran workshops at Florence Park in May and June this year, including as part of the centre\u2019s popular Over 60s\u2019 lunch club.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size\"><strong>West Oxford Community Centre<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:10px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.modernartoxford.org.uk\/cms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/A4-musicians-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"Photo of a band playing at a sunny community event run by West Oxford Community Centre. The band play with African drums and a child plays a tambourine.\" class=\"wp-image-67549 lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1024px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1024\/768;\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Image courtesy West Oxford Community Centre<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div style=\"height:12px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Built in 2000, West Oxford Community Association is a small local charity supporting the wellbeing of people living in the community and beyond. West Oxford Community Centre is found just off Oxford\u2019s Botley Road, next to the old Tumbling Bay Bathing Place, West Oxford Bowls Club, and a popular playground and multi-use games space.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:11px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.modernartoxford.org.uk\/cms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/A4-carbon-green-group-1024x589.jpg\" alt=\"Members of Low Carbon West Oxford (LCWO) sitting at round tables, raising glasses and celebrating at West Oxford Community Centre. On the table is a green award in the shape of a tree reading \u2018Big Green Challenge Runner-up.\u2019\" class=\"wp-image-67545 lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1024px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1024\/589;\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Low Carbon West Oxford (LCWO) at West Oxford Community Centre. Photo courtesy West Oxford Community Centre <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div style=\"height:10px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>The centre\u2019s Tumbling Bay Caf\u00e9 is an independent caf\u00e9 for the community, run by local couple Tom and Vladimira Imre. Regular activities at the centre include the Chinese Happy Place, Gentle Moves Exercise, Oxfordshire Mind, baby and toddler groups, Young Pioneers, Down\u2019s Syndrome Oxford and many more. The centre also houses The Little Health Hub for complementary and talking therapies for all ages and has one of the largest community food larders for surplus food, where anyone can become a member.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:10px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Modern Art Oxford would like to also thank North Oxford Community Centre, who worked with us as part of <em>Boundary Encounters <\/em>this year. To discover more about North Oxford, and all of our community centres featured, visit our Piper Gallery until 29 October.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:0px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>This community centres collaboration is made possible thanks to the support of the Oxford City Council Community Impact Fund, The Arts Society, and Oxford University Small Community Grants Scheme.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:10px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.modernartoxford.org.uk\/whats-on\/boundary-encounters\">Discover more about our exhibition <em>Boundary Encounters<\/em><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Celebrate the past, present and future of community spaces with us as a part of our exhibition Boundary Encounters.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":360,"featured_media":1392,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[252,212],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-67552","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-boundary-encounters","category-community","entry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.4 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>In celebration of community centres - Modern Art Oxford<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Do we take our local community centres for granted? 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