Community Hub for All

Everyone in Thame will have access to this incredible facility and its outdoor spaces. Thame’s Community & Youth Centre will be used for: Conferences, lectures, celebrations, wedding receptions, fitness classes, local cinema, functions for seniors, youth groups & skills training, catered functions, exhibitions, concerts, family events, picnics, and so much more.

About the Project

Did you know that Thame is one of the only towns in Oxfordshire that does not have a central community centre or dedicated space for its youth?

Our Vision

The Community & Youth Centre will provide:

• Flexible and rentable spaces, including a new 200 capacity community hall for events, lectures, conferences, health and wellbeing, fitness and arts activities; a music room, kitchen, dedicated youth club, and small group and 1-to-1 consultation spaces.
• A new, larger entrance to the Scout Hut.
• Landscaped exterior spaces with a rejuvenated play area, public toilets with disabled access & baby changing facilities, seating, and an income generating kiosk.
• More car parking with EV chargers & bike racks.
• Improved access to the Cuttle Brook nature reserve, encouraging people to get active outdoors.

Many Benefits

The new Centre will provide a place for all ages to meet and/or play.

The Centre will help reduce anti-social behaviour, improve emotional and physical wellbeing, give people new skills for work and life, especially those facing the greatest challenges.

The Centre will also be self-sustaining through income from pre-identified potential ‘anchor tenants’, other regular and ad hoc hires, and from statutory and charitable grants.

Why We Need It

• Thame has growing youth and elderly populations.
• Thame’s amenities are not keeping pace with growth, or towns of a similar size.
• For over a decade, residents have been calling for a community centre in Thame.
• Did you know Thame has a higher-than-average number of young carers and our persistent school absences are higher than the county & national averages?
• Our youth desperately need a facility where they can come together, learn new skills, interact, and be active.
• Our senior residents tell us they want more community & intergenerational engagement and interaction.
• The Centre’s facilities will help:
  – improve mental health,
  – increase physical activity,
  – encourage human interaction, and
  – promote outdoor activity and wellbeing.