Active Communities

Our Active Communities Team work across the district to help residents with their physical health and wellbeing. They run a variety of weekly activities for all ages and abilities.

Activities for families and young people

YouMove

YouMove was introduced in May 2022 across Oxfordshire. It provides free or low cost activities for families across the county.

YouMove helps children and families in need, if your child or children are in receipt of benefits related free school meals, are carers or refugees then we have a fantastic range of activities to enjoy together, There’s more information on our YouMove page.

Activities for adults

Community Walks

Community Walks is a program run by The Active Communities Team to give people access to a friendly short group walk within easy reach of where they live to help them become and stay active.

Day	Start time	Location and meeting point	Duration of walk
Mondays	10.30am	Abingdon – Abbey Gardens Bottom Gate (End of Abbey Close)	30 minutes and 60-90 minutes
Tuesdays	9.30am	Faringdon – The Old Town Hall	30 minutes
Tuesdays	10am	Didcot – Willowbrook Leisure Centre car park	60-90 minutes
Tuesdays	11am	Botley – Outside the Botley library	60-90 minutes
Tuesdays	2pm	Abingdon – Long Furlong Village Hall	30 minutes
Wednesdays	10.30am	Abingdon – White Horse Leisure Centre, meet inside the centre	60-90 minutes
Wednesdays	10.45am	Shrivenham – outside St Andrews Church	60-90 minutes
Wednesdays (May to September only)	2pm	Kennington – Playing Field, Playfield Road	30 minutes
Thursdays	10.30am	Abingdon – outside Preston Road Community Centre	30 minutes
Thursdays	1pm	Wantage – Kingsgrove Community Café	60-90 minutes
Saturdays	10am	Didcot – meet in the carpark of the Ladygrove Pub for walks around Ladygrove Estate	60-90 minutes
Every second and fourth Saturday in the month	10am	Botley – Louie Memorial Fields car park	60-90 minutes

To find out which walks take place across South Oxfordshire, take a look at the South Oxfordshire District Council Active Communities page.

Nordic Walking

Nordic Walking is an enhanced walking technique that uses poles to work your upper body as well as your legs. It is a fun and social activity that can be enjoyed in town centres or open countryside throughout the year

Sutton Courtenay – Recreation Ground – Every Wednesday 9.30-10.30am and Friday at 9.30-10.30am

There are also Nordic Walk for Parkinson’s sessions in Sutton Courtenay. Sessions can be booked as a 1-2-1 or in a group. If you’re interested please get in touch with the team via email.

A group of people standing on a playing field. There are tall trees behind them. They are smiling for the camera and some are holding jubilee bunting — Nordic Walkers in Sutton Courtenay celebrating the Platinum Jubilee

Move Together

Move Together provides personalised support for people that have long term health conditions or who have been affected by Covid-19, to get active. You can find out more on our Move Together page

Please head to our “Find activities to suit you” page to find out about other activities that take place across the county.

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How we use your data and why

Please read more about how we may use your information and your rights, including those about accessing your records, by downloading our Active Communities Team Privacy Notice