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The Oxford University Amateur Boxing Club (OUABC) is the boxing club for the University of Oxford. Founded in 1881, OUABC is the second oldest active amateur boxing club in the United Kingdom.

Weekly swimming club for disabled people. Oxford Swans Swimming Club for Disabled People are a friendly and supportive club. They offer one-to-one work and group activity in the water.

Oxford Contemporary Music believe in the ability of the arts to empower people and communities through self-expression, to allow people to question, imagine, challenge and dream.

This is done by:

• Supporting artists in their professional and creative development.
• Forging inspiring partnerships that cross conventional boundaries within music, the arts and beyond the arts.
• Presenting excellent work from the UK and abroad that is highly engaging, relevant and accessible to diverse audiences.
• Developing and using innovative approaches to presentation and interaction.
• Developing and delivering participation projects with schools and community groups that nurture skills and offer personal fulfilment.

Oxford Against Cutting (OAC) is a rights-based charity working to end harmful cultural practices suffered by girls and women living in the Thames Valley.

These include:

• Female genital mutilation (FGM)
• Honour-based abuse (HBA) and early and forced marriage (EFM)
• Female cosmetic genital surgery.

Their mission is to end cultural practices that harm girls and women by:

• Providing education
• Supporting survivors
• Raising awareness of support services
• Empowering young people to champion initiatives against harmful practices

People from affected communities and young people are at the forefront of our activities.

Oxfordshire Visual Arts Development Agency (OVADA) aims to present artists based in Oxfordshire within the context of contemporary practice, alongside national and international artists, helping to form productive collaborations. OVADA support emerging visual arts professionals by providing a training ground for Work Experience in areas such a Curation and Project Management, and successful Volunteer Programmer. Also OVADA offers a vibrant community for associates, a website with useful resources, and a mailing campaign that provides members with up-to-date and relevant opportunities.

One-Eighty is a mental health and behaviour support charity, seeking to re-engage young people with their learning. They support vulnerable children and young people (aged 4-25) with their mental health, their thinking, their behaviour and emotions, in order to improve their well-being and overcome barriers to attending school or accessing further education. They use proven techniques to support young people to thrive. They know that, with persistence, involving those around them (families, their school and other professionals) and by meeting young people where they are at, they can engage them in their learning journey, even when they have reached crisis point.

Northway Youth Club meets each Tuesday 4-6pm (11-19 yrs) at Northway Tower Playbase. It is run by Youth Ambition whose qualified staff are working with young people and the community to make an exciting and thriving Youth club.

North Oxford Youth Theatre (NOYT) don’t audition and anyone can join. The aim is to provide an opportunity for young people from different walks of life to learn to work together with peers and adults; to learn that the entire cast/backstage depend on each other, show up on time, work hard and enjoy themselves. It doesn’t matter if they don’t aspire to large parts, or if they are not good actors, as long as they learn to work to these principles. However a few have gone into the professional theatre. In having members of all levels of ability their purpose is to encourage them to achieve the best they can. Members join aged 10 and leave at 17.