South Oxford Community Centre

NEW INFORMATION: the Management Committee have decided to close the Community Centre after Sunday 22nd March until further notice. As the situation changes i will update this post

 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.

We are now once again producing our own Newsletters which will be distributed to local residences in the South Oxford area. We will have copies available in the Centre for those who live outside our area of delivery. All of our Newsletters are available here.

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.

The art of George Bissill will now be shown at the Community Centre over the weekends of 21st, 22nd, 28th 29th March and Friday 3rd April 2020. The exhibition will be open from 2.00-6.00pm

New Hinksey Arts Workshops;

Watercolour Pencil Workshop starting 11th February 2020 All materials provided. £10.00 [SOCA members] £15.00 non-member

Life Drawing workshop starts 11th January All materials provided. £12.00 [SOCA members] £14.00 non-members

Building a sketchbook workshop starting 21st January 2020. All materials provided. £10.00 [SOCA members] £15.00 non-members

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. SOCA members receive emails during the year to remind them of events and whats on, so why not join the Association and support your local Community Centre and receive information direct to your inbox. 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.