Charities In Oxfordshire

Akanishta Kadampa Buddhist Centre aims to help people increase their peace of mind and solve their problems through Buddhist meditation. The charity runs day courses/study programmes and meditation classes, school visits and hospital chaplaincy offering spiritual guidance and advice. The charity affirms its commitment to maintaining safeguarding policies and is open to everyone.

Through personal contact and a news letter the Advocacy supports patients with neuroacanthocytosis and their families around the world. We are also an important initiator and financial supporter of education including research into the clinical and basic science of these neurodegenerative diseases.

The charity is passionate about enabling people to worship and become committed members of the family of God at Grace Church Thame. This is achieved by Sunday worship and midweek small groups, prayer, discipling and teaching about, and trusting solely in Jesus Christ for salvation. There is a Sunday School and we run Alpha and CAP Money Courses and join with other churches to run community events.

TO PROMOTE AND ASSIST THE WORK AND OBJECTS OF THE CHURCH OF ENGLAND FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE CHRISTIAN RELIGION. (FOR FURTHER DETAILS SEE MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES)

To conserve, protect and rehabilitate the habitat and waters that constitute the River Thames catchment, for the benefit of all indigenous species (including Atlantic salmon and migratory trout).To advance the education of the public in the understanding of river environments on watercourses throughout the River Thames catchment.

To provide a Hall for the use of the residents of Steventon and surrounding area of Oxfordshire for all types of activities

BCCV runs a hostel which is used by schools to enable children and young people to learn about the countryside and to experience living communally.

HAS A FULL STRUCTURED PROGRAMME OF ACTIVITIES FOR GIRLS AND WOMEN AGED 5 YRS -65 YRS. GIRLGUIDING ENABLES GIRLS AND YOUNG WOMEN TO DEVELOP THEIR POTENTIAL TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE TO THE WORLD.

Provide coaching to motorcycle riders in order to improve their riding skills and pass the advanced test of the Institute of Advanced Motorcyclists

The relief of children who are in need by reason of youth, ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage in such ways as the trustees in their absolute discretion from time to time think fit.

The provision of sex and relationship education to children and young people in secondary schools in the Poole and Bournemouth Area and such parts of the UK as the trustees may from time to time determine.

Provides buildings/facilities/open space

Provision of 2 Playing Fields in Yarnton, Oxfordshire, which include sports and recreational facilities.

Provides public education in the art of music and in particular choral music by the performance of choral works both by concerts and other means.

Deddington Windmill Community Centre provides sports and recreational facilities for a wide range of organisations, groups and individuals in the parish of Deddington and beyond. It caters for the needs of both young and old and is a regularly used part of the social scene in Deddington. It aims to be a leader, locally, in energy conservation sourced from renewables.

The relief of sickness and disabilities of old age by providing access to care facilities.

The object of New Chamber Opera is to provide high quality performances of works from the neglected chamber opera repertoire and the commission of new works.

The Charity aims to find a cure for Brain Tumours.

A local amateur operatic society performing stage musicals/operetta, and concerts in aid of local charities.

St Andrew's Parish Hall Trust owns the parish hall and grounds in Dunstan Road, Headington, Oxford, for the benefit of those in the area to use for meetings, lectures, classes, recreation, leisure and social activities.

The objectives of the Henley Symphony Orchestra are to educate the public in the art and science of music in all its aspects by the presentation of concerts and other activities. The orchestra currently gives at least 4 public concerts per academic year and rehearses weekly during term time.

Close to Oxford City centre, the South Oxford Adventure Playground (SOAP) provides a well equipped, free, open access play area for all children. Supervised by playworkers, it's open at Easter, summer holidays & half-terms, & after school in the summer. Children aged 7 upwards can register to visit without a parent/carer. Approx 400 children register per year, and about 7,000 child visits occur.

The objects of the CIO are the advancement of education through the operation of a supplementary school in Oxford where pupils between the age of 5 and 18 may obtain an education in the Japanese language, culture, tradition and heritage.

Operating and maintaining village hall

To advance the education of members with monthly lectures and a selection of interest groups and visits to places of Interest. Current Groups Antiques and Objets D'art, Art Appreciation, Bird Watching,Book Groups, Bridge, Computing, French, Genealogy, History, Latin, Longer Walking Groups, Money Group Music appreciation, Play Reading, Psychology, Rambling, Religions, Technology and Tutorial .