User Groups
Gaia Meditation- Fortnightly
7:15pm-9:15pm. Gaia House Insight meditation. If you would like to join this session, please contact Reynold on reynold@alexox.com or 07905 420 290. Check the garden's yahoo calendar for dates.
Permaculture Group - 1st Saturday of each month
2pm-5pm. Monthly meet of the Oxford Permaculture group at the garden. All welcome, just turn up. To join the group or for more info please contact Phil on 01865 718 980, phil@rubbishmonsters.com or Julieanne on 01865 236 088 or jgp@cooptel.net.
Note that the session on June 1st 2013 will be combined with Cowley Time Bank's Bring & Fix event, noon-4pm. (Details on our events pages)
Outdoor Stay and Play Sessions –Thursdays weekly (TERM TIMES ONLY)
10:30am – 1pm: Enjoy the outdoors with children's centre workers from East Oxford Children's Centre. Outdoor learning offers the chance to:
*Develop confidence, communication and social skills
*A wide range of physical development
*And an understanding of natural and made environments
No need to book, just turn up. Contact East Oxford Children’s Centre for more details (not the garden) on: 01865 248729. Refreshments available – donations welcome.
Kangaroo Playgroup – Wednesdays weekly
11am–1pm. A social group for mums, dads, other carers and children who are interested in or practising natural parenting. The playgroup aims to provide a forum to socialise, play and share skills in a friendly and informal setting – there is a suggested donation to the garden of £1 per family. For further information contact Dai Griffiths at: dmgriffiths@brookes.ac.uk
Plus Nappy free baby group – last Wednesday each month
11am-noon. A natural parenting group which helps parents “tune in” to babies in order to lessen nappy use. Parents are encouraged to communicate with babies about their bodily functions, and learn how to recognise babies signals. Suitable from birth. More information is available online at www.oxfordnappyfreebaby.co.uk or contact Amber Hatch at amberkhatch@yahoo.co.uk.