The Oxford Wellbeing Co-op

23/03/2026

Join Us for an inspiring Workshop, Panel, and Mingle on creating safer and more inclusive cities for women and femmes!
This is an inclusive event everyone is welcome.

Come for all or part of the event, 🎟️ from (limited) £0 - £28 for all or part event.

📍 Event space Makespace Oxfordshire 21 Park End St OX1, accessible entrance on Becket St and bike/buggy parking available.

Get ready for an empowering in-person event with practical tips, self-reflection, and fun networking. Connect with amazing people, share stories, and learn from an expert panel.

02:00 PM - 03:00 PM
Reflection circle with Bogáta Bongya

This Reflection Circle with Bogata (urban development London) will explore the hidden wellbeing cost of always being alert, and how safety is often treated as an individual responsibility rather than a collective one.

Together, we’ll reflect on our lived experiences of Oxford, share insights, and imagine what a more inclusive, connected, and supportive city for women could look like. This will be a gentle, interactive space—less about fixing problems, more about connection, care, and community. We’ll focus on how to grow together as a community: from walks and reflection circles to mutual support, rest, and solidarity.

03:00 PM - 04:00 PM
Panel discussion: building a safer city for all women and femmes.

Join Nicole Shodunke Bogáta Bongya and a special guest to discuss strategies, success stories and envision a safer and more inclusive Oxford !

04:00 PM - 05:00 PM
Eat and mingle

Nibbles, bubbles and a chance to chat, connect and celebrate 🥳

19/03/2026

Our website is live! It’s taken a lot of work behind the scenes (all done after the day jobs) and we are so happy it’s out. Please share far and wide, and any feedback is welcome!

Special thanks to whose grant enabled us to secure a domain and develop the site.

Every website tells a story, and we are excited to see where this one leads us, our communities here in Oxford and beyond!

17/03/2026

Ethical Yoga to start your day off right! Join in OX4 from tomorrow!

13/02/2026

The Reflection Circle will explore women’s urban safety, the hidden wellbeing cost of always being alert, and how safety is often treated as an individual responsibility rather than a collective one.

Together, we’ll reflect on our lived experiences of Oxford, share insights, and imagine what a more inclusive, connected, and supportive city could look like.

This will be a gentle, interactive space—less about fixing problems, more about connection, care, and community. We’ll focus on how to grow together as a community: from walks and reflection circles to mutual support, rest, and solidarity.

Come as you are. Sharing is always optional.
Let’s reimagine safety—not as something we manage alone, but something we create together.

About the panelists: Bogata Bongya is an experienced Programme Management Specialist with over 10 years of experience in international development and gender equality. She is the founder of the Unread & Unbothered Reflection Circle in London, volunteers with UN Women UK, and is preparing to launch her podcast, Voices That Move Mountains. Bogata believes that when women gather with intention, transformation becomes possible.

2-3pm: sharing circle with Bogata: safer cities
3-4 pm: panel discussion : Nicole Jameela, Bogata, mystery guest: how can we create a safe and inclusive city for women in Oxford?
4-5pm: food and live music, networking, raffle.

06/02/2026

2-5 pm Park End St, our international women’s day event and fundraiser. Save the date!

Expect workshops, live music, delicious snacks, kids corner, and an opportunity to mix and mingle with great people.

More details coming soon, like save and follow us for updates.

15/01/2026

We 🫶our clients and service users! Pay-it-forward clients like Lois pay a bit more (£65-75/hour) so that people in need can access our wellbeing services for free, or at a reduced rate.

Added feel-good for your massage!

Some of our community rate/free service users are homeless or in precarious housing and may never have experienced a wellbeing session before.

To book an Ayurvedic massage (including personalised ‘dosha’ consultation) with Laura see link in bio!

13/01/2026

All ages coffee rave sober dance https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/all-ages-coffee-rave-sober-dance-tickets-1964210176513?utm-campaign=social&utm-content=attendeeshare&utm-medium=discovery&utm-term=listing&utm-source=wsa&aff=ebdsshwebmobile

Shake off the January slump at our lively, inclusive sober dance event! Experience an epic playlist blending house, club classics, dnb, and Latin-inspired remixes.

And, bring a buddy for free! 🎟️

Fuel up with coffee and food from right next door!

Unwind in our cozy chill-out area with seating. Accessible entrance on Becket St.

08/01/2026

Shake off the January slump at our lively, inclusive sober dance event! Experience an epic playlist blending house, club classics, dnb, and Latin-inspired remixes.

And, bring a buddy for free! 🎟️

Fuel up with coffee and food from right next door!

Unwind in our cozy chill-out area with seating. Accessible entrance on Becket St.

01/01/2026

Nicole Jameelah has been involved in the Coop since it’s creation in 2019.

She runs the bi-weekly, drop-in women’s health hub, and also runs the transition lighthouse centre in Farringdon.

Here she’s speaking about free spaces for homeless women at her health hub.

03/12/2025

Life lately behind the scenes at OWC! We’ve been filling out grant applications, and Jameela received a £500 community grant for our Women’s Health Hub (next session Fri 12th Dec!)

We have also been working on secondary tiles and policies in the background to be able to open membership in 2026, stay tuned for more info in the new year 😃

Winter Warmer catered by the delicious was a great opportunity to learn more about the great social work going on in the rest of the Makespace community and meet familiar faces

19/11/2025

Benefits of Yoga Nidra by Dr Andrew Huberman. Join us online this Sunday 6-7 pm@to experience it yourself, donation basis!