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Regular monthly activities

Branch meetings

  WINTER TIMES AND VENUE

From December to March, our meetings are at Dean Court Community Centre at 1.30pm on the first Tuesday of each month. See our meetings page for more details. Our November meeting is on MONDAY 3 November, when we will welcome Prof Michele Hu for her annual update.

You can find a full list of planned meetings, with details of location, topics and guest speakers, here on our website.

Regular weekly activities

Big Bold and Balance

These classes are carefully designed to help with strength, balance and posture. All the exercises can be done in a seated position if that suits your needs better.

Every Friday at 10.30am

Live exercise class with Sarah Wheatley at Seacourt Hall, 3 Church Way, Botley, Oxford OX2 9TH

Friday in-person classes operated by Oxford Branch cost £5 per session and are also available online at low cost for those who prefer not to travel to the live event (but you will miss out on the cuppa, chat and biscuits!) Contact Jonathan admin@oxfordparkinsons.org.uk for more information.

Every Wednesday at 10.30am

Live exercise class with Sarah Wheatley at Northcourt Centre, Abingdon OX14 1NS (just off Broadway), and also available online

These classes are provided independently by Sarah. Contact her betterbalancewithsarah@gmail.com for more information.

Singing and voice training with Serenna

Every Tuesday, 1.30-2.30pm - Serenna Wagner leads our voice classes in the Wesley Memorial Church, New Inn Hall Street, Oxford OX1 2DH.

These classes are managed by MuMo Creative, the same team that runs Dance for Parkinson’s every Monday.

Contact us for more details.

Wellness@Witney

NEW Every Tuesday, 2.00-3.00pm - Classes specially arranged for Oxford Branch at the Windrush Leisure Centre, Witney OX28 4YA

A subsidy from the Branch means that the class costs only £5 per session.

Contact Josey Carpenter for more details.

Other events

Introduction to Mindfulness

Three free online sessions: Monday 15, 22, 29 Sept at 7pm

Teacher Azizë Stirling has for many years provided mindfulness classes that have offered benefits to our members. She is now offering a short introductory course free of charge. If you are interested, you can find more details at this link.