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Funding approved for Lounge Refurbishment and Upgrade in the Florence Park Community Centre
All users and hirers of the Florence Park Community Centre are set to get a fabulously upgraded lounge area thanks to a generous £4,619.30 grant from FCC Communities Foundation. The money will be used to install a kitchen area with sink, hot drink making facilities and storage to enhance our offering as an Oxford City Council Warm Space. The sink also means that health service providers and others have their own hand-washing facilities. In addition, we will be refurbishing the area with new net and light blocking curtains for privacy and security, redecorating and professional carpet cleaning.
The Community Centre also has a hall with a kitchen which is very fully used; This grant allows us to provide additional, separate provision in the lounge room for all who use and hire it.
Judith Secker, Chair of the Florence Park Community Association who run the Centre believes the facility will make a huge difference to the users of the Community Centre Lounge. She says “This project will provide a real boost to the people of Florence Park and beyond. Over 1000 sessions of low-cost acupuncture were delivered in 2024 – that’s a lot of between-patient hand washing! The room is also used for meetings such as Book Club and as a welcoming Warm Space where people can come to escape cold homes. It will be so much easier to provide hot drinks for them. It’s fantastic that FCC Communities Foundation has awarded us this money and we’re really looking forward to our new lounge facilities taking shape over the next few months”
FCC Communities Foundation is a not-for-profit business that awards grants for community projects through the Landfill Communities Fund. Richard Smith, FCC Communities Foundation senior grant manager, says: “We’re delighted to be supporting the Lounge Refurbishment works at Florence Park Community Centre and pleased our funding will make such a difference to so many groups of people across Oxford. FCC Communities Foundation is always happy to consider grant applications for projects that benefit local communities and we’re looking forward to this one having a positive impact very soon.”
Judith hopes the new Community Centre Lounge facilities will be ready to use by October 2025, working around existing bookings.
Funding approved for Lounge Refurbishment and Upgrade in the Florence Park Community Centre
All users and hirers of the Florence Park Community Centre are set to get a fabulously upgraded lounge area thanks to a generous £4,619.30 grant from FCC Communities Foundation. The money will be used to install a kitchen area with sink, hot drink making facilities and storage to enhance our offering as an Oxford City Council Warm Space. The sink also means that health service providers and others have their own hand-washing facilities. In addition, we will be refurbishing the area with new net and light blocking curtains for privacy and security, redecorating and professional carpet cleaning.
The Community Centre also has a hall with a kitchen which is very fully used; This grant allows us to provide additional, separate provision in the lounge room for all who use and hire it.
Judith Secker, Chair of the Florence Park Community Association who run the Centre believes the facility will make a huge difference to the users of the Community Centre Lounge. She says “This project will provide a real boost to the people of Florence Park and beyond. Over 1000 sessions of low-cost acupuncture were delivered in 2024 – that’s a lot of between-patient hand washing! The room is also used for meetings such as Book Club and as a welcoming Warm Space where people can come to escape cold homes. It will be so much easier to provide hot drinks for them. It’s fantastic that FCC Communities Foundation has awarded us this money and we’re really looking forward to our new lounge facilities taking shape over the next few months”
FCC Communities Foundation is a not-for-profit business that awards grants for community projects through the Landfill Communities Fund. Richard Smith, FCC Communities Foundation senior grant manager, says: “We’re delighted to be supporting the Lounge Refurbishment works at Florence Park Community Centre and pleased our funding will make such a difference to so many groups of people across Oxford. FCC Communities Foundation is always happy to consider grant applications for projects that benefit local communities and we’re looking forward to this one having a positive impact very soon.”
Judith hopes the new Community Centre Lounge facilities will be ready to use by October 2025, working around existing bookings.
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When people support one another & their community there’s no limit to what we can do. The Association’s charitable objectives are to promote the benefit of the inhabitants of Florence Park Estate by associating together and to provide facilities in the interests of social welfare for recreation and leisure-time .
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What We Do: We offer a space for hire for community groups, classes, exercise, meetings, parties & celebrations. We also run events and activities to promote community involvement and cohesion. |
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Who We Are: We are proud to be the Community Association that manages the centre. Charity Number 1159506 The Association’s charitable objectives are to promote the benefit of the inhabitants of Florence Park Estate by bringing the community together along with the local authorities, voluntary and other organisations in a common effort to advance education and to provide facilities in the interests of social welfare for recreation and leisure with the object of improving the conditions of life..
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Where are we?
Florence Park Community Centre is in Cornwallis Road, Oxford OX4 3NH.
Tel: 07864 028591
Join the email list for event updates - Email: [email protected]
or follow this link http://eepurl.com/bfIkED
The Centre is open to all local residents and any others who wish to come together for events, classes, social evenings and other gatherings. Come along and find out what is happening in your local area. You do not need to be a member but you are welcome to join - MEMBERSHIP
The Centre is available to hire at reasonable hire charges - click on 'How to Hire' above.
Florence Park Community Centre is in Cornwallis Road, Oxford OX4 3NH.
Tel: 07864 028591
Join the email list for event updates - Email: [email protected]
or follow this link http://eepurl.com/bfIkED
The Centre is open to all local residents and any others who wish to come together for events, classes, social evenings and other gatherings. Come along and find out what is happening in your local area. You do not need to be a member but you are welcome to join - MEMBERSHIP
The Centre is available to hire at reasonable hire charges - click on 'How to Hire' above.
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We would like to thank OCVA/CFO and Oxfordshire County Council for the Connected Communities fund that we have received to continue the work of our Over 60's Lunch Club through until Sept 2024
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Thanks to the Oxford Food Hub for supporting us with weekly food and ingredients for our Free Over 60's Friday Lunch. |
