The aim of Youth Ambition is to build meaningful relationships with disadvantaged young people aged 11-19 years old, (or up to 25 if they have physical or learning difficulties), who are from Oxford’s regeneration areas. They engage with young people through youth voice activities, youth clubs, multi-sports sessions and detached work in a variety of settings. They also work in partnership with other voluntary, community and statutory organisations.
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The Young Women’s Music Project (YWMP) is an educational charity based in Oxford, which provides an inclusive and supportive space for young women aged 14-21 to make music together, learn new skills, express themselves, and grow in confidence. In the free music sessions and workshops, the young women make and record music, plan and hold gigs and events, and discuss issues affecting young people.
Well-qualified yoga and mindfulness teachers experienced with age groups from nursery to sixth form in mainstream and special schools across the United Kingdom.
Yoga in Schools offers:
•Yoga and mindfulness for themed activities days
•Yoga and mindfulness for personal, social and health education
•Intervention teaching for vulnerable learners
•Yoga and mindfulness to engage students in the PE curriculum
•Clear mind, steady breath support for students facing the stress of exams
•Yoga and mindfulness for staff well-being
•Free Yoga Retreat days for school staff
•Free taster classes and funded activities
Yellow Submarine is an award-winning Oxfordshire charity that believes people with learning disabilities and autism deserve to live life to the full. They support their members to ‘do more’ and ‘need less’ increasing confidence, self-esteem and reducing social isolation.
Woodstock Youth Club are a self-funded club that has been running continuously since the 1960’s and is also a registered charity run by volunteers and trustees. The Youth Club leader is Mrs Jane Hibberd.
The club meets every Tuesday night from 6.00 through to 8.30pm at the Youth Centre on Recreation Road in Woodstock. We have lots of things to do from energetic sports: dodgeball, indoor football, basketball and roller hockey to a more peaceful art and craft room. There’s a tuck shop with hot snacks and cold drinks. The club is open to everyone aged 8 to 16 in Woodstock and all the surrounding villages.
Woodcote Youth Club offers a safe haven for young people to express themselves and experience some freedom in a fun and vibrant setting. The club has comfortable sofas where you can relax with friends or listen to music, or you can take part in other activities, e.g. pool competitions, gaming on the Xbox/Wii, or outdoor sports activities in the summer. They also arrange fun trips to trampoline parks and bowling centres throughout the year.
A Toddler Group for 0-5 year olds situated in the Youth Centre Building on the Wood Farm Estate on the School Grounds. They operate four mornings a week – Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday from 9-11.30am.
Wolvercote Young People’s Club provides youth work provision for young people aged 8+ in their locality with the aim to provide the highest-quality youth work possible where young people can feel successful, happy and healthy, and safe. They want them to feel supported and empowered for their future. They currently open for three sessions a week, run detached and outreach work, and are looking to expand in order to support NEETs.
West Oxford Community Association (WOCA) is a volunteer-run non-profit, committed to improving the lives of those in West Oxford. At the community centre, they offer welfare, educational and recreational activities that you can get involved in.
Wheatley productions was an amalgamation of other groups and they have now put on 70 shows. They stage 3 to 4 productions a year including a family panto and they are always looking for new people both on stage and backstage.