South Oxford Community Centre

The Community centre will be increasing the room hire prices from 1st October 2019. This is the first increase in over 2 years. The new prices are listed on the Room details page and here as a PDF

New classes at the South Oxford Community Centre include SOMA Pilates on a Wednesday early evening 6.00-6.55pm. For more details see the listing on our regular activities page

 The Community centre is located in a beautiful old Victorian pumping station built in 1856 and can be found a mile from the centre of Oxford just off the Abingdon Road in Lake Street.

South Oxford Community Association (set up in 1937) looks after the day to day running of the Community Centre. We provide rooms for the benefit of local residents to use for leisure, meetings, and learning at affordable prices. The Association is a charity, and we offer affordable rates for groups working for the benefit of the community. The Community Centre is self-financing and we pay all our own staff costs, bills, buy our equipment and maintain the interior of the building. Our Management Committee is a friendly group, and we are always looking for new members. You can find more information on the Management Committee in 'meet the team'. Please contact the office to register your interest in joining the Committee or for more information. The Community Centre hosts various groups during the year and Art events in May and Christmas. Details can be found here or on our Facebook page South Oxford Community Centre. The Centre can also be used for Art exhibitions contact the office for more details.

The Community Centre has Free Wi-Fi brought by Super Connected Oxford

Please contact Debby in the office on 01865 242666 or  This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.  

 The art in the Community Centre is now under a new title 'New Hinksey Arts' this title will be used for all our exhibitions, promotions and workshops.

A big thank you to all who came along to the New Hinksey Arts Artweeks exhibition. A large number of you came along to the 5 days we were open and to our late night opening where we had live music, poetry, drama and dance. We have more Art on the way this year with the Christmas New Hinksey Arts event on 7th and 8th December. Plus  the Big Draw on 5th October. Keep an eye on our Facebook page for updates.  The art of George Bissill has been cancelled until March 2020.

The Artist Jim Robinson's postcards are being shown in aid of Sobell House Hospice is taking place at The Cloisters Gallery in St John the Evangelist off Iffley Road, Oxford OX4 1EH from 9th-11th November daily from 10.00am to 6.00pm. I have donated 3 cards on the theme of Oxford Cycles. You can view and buy online at: https://www.givergy.uk/mylovelypostcards/?controller=lots&category=All%20Lots Go on and view the postcards and support a worthwhile cause. The Artist Jim Robinson regularaly hosts Art workshops in the Centre and has work for show at our exhibitions. His current workshop is the Watercolour pencil on Tuesday 12th November.

New Hinksey Arts Workshops;

Watercolour Pencil Workshop starting in March 2019 All materials provided. £10.00 [SOCA members] £15.00 non-member

Life Drawing workshop starts 26th January All materials provided. £12.00 [SOCA members] £14.00 non-members

NEW Building a sketchbook workshop starting in March 2019. All materials provided. £10.00 [SOCA members] £15.00 non-members

NEW Photography workshop starts 28th May 2019. £80.00 [SOCA members] £100.00 non-members for all 4 weeks. For more information contact Debby in the office on 01865 242666 or This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.  

For more information on our art workshops and events see our Arts page

If you would like to be on the email list for the art events please contact the office by email to give your written consent on This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.  

Neighbourhood Community Forums are held during the year. Past Forum notes can be found here.

If you would like to be on the email list for the Forum contact the office on This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.  

Find out about the regular activities taking place at the Centre.

Details of the rooms for hire 

The 37 men of New and South Hinksey. A group of local enthusiasts are researching the history of the 37 men of New and South Hinksey who lost their lives during the first world war. More information can be found on their website www.wixsy1.wixsite.com/37men-new-hinksey or contacting the office on 01865 242666

Explore the fascinating history of Grandpont, New Hinksey and Cold Harbour

Directions to the centre and a location map.

Please get in touch if you want to make a booking, or have any queries.

Links to other South Oxford organizations. This page also contains a diary of events in South Oxford.

As you will be aware as and from 25th May 2018 there are new rules on data protection. If you would like to have information sent from the Community Centre you need to send in written confirmation to the office by email on This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.  All previous agreements are no longer valid and I will not be able to contact you with information on events.

We have several lists that you can sign up to. Art events and classes, Neighbourhood Forum, and local events in general at the Community Centre. We would like to keep you informed so please do contact us.

Our new policies on Privacy and Data protection can be found on the Policies page.