JERICHO COMMUNITY CENTRE
Jericho Community Centre
A hive of activity in the heart of Oxford
The Jericho St. Barnabas Community Centre serves the residential district of Jericho in the heart of Oxford.
The Centre, which is on the corner of Canal Street and Cardigan Street, hosts many local activities, including An Alive and Kicking Club and a Saturday Community Cafe — as well as numerous classes from ballet to Tai Chi to life drawing. The Centre is run by the Jericho Community Association which raises income for the Centre by letting out office space and also several large rooms - ideal not just for classes but for meetings and family parties.
Where the name Jericho comes from?
The name Jericho is probably taken from the parable of the Good Samaritan. Traditionally the name was given to places where travellers who arrived after the town gates had closed at sunset could find lodgings overnight.
About the church bells?
Originally the Church only had the single ‘Barney’s Bell’. In 1890, when the clock was installed, it was decided to add a set of tubular bells to ring the chimes and the hour strike, as well as a tune or ‘carillon’. The are driven by an elaborate mechanical contraption.
Diary
Sat 25 Apr - 10.30 am
Schwarzman Centre for the Humanities
Grief Table
Tue 05 May - 6.15 pmThe Coffee Gulld
Street Fair 2026
Sat 06 Jun - 12.00 pm
Canal Street
Monthly litter pick
Keeping Jericho tidy
Saturday 2 May - 10:00 AM
Jericho Community Centre