The Waterways Residents Association (WRA)
The Waterways Residents Association represents all 500+ households who live in the neighbourhood, whether owner occupiers, tenants or GreenSquareAccord shared owners.
The Association formed a Community Interest Company (CIC) specifically to lease and manage the day-to-day operation of the WRA Community Meeting Room – also known as Room 51.
The WRA CIC also publishes regular Waterways newsletters, maintains the website at thewaterways.co.uk and organises community events. All members are volunteers. If you share our commitment to the community and could help us improve or expand our activities we would love to hear from you.
We meet regularly to discuss issues raised by local residents and to liaise with the Waterways Management Company and sometimes Oxford City Council over matters of common concern.
If you have a question or concern that impacts all residents, not just the property owners who are part of the management company, please get in touch. WRA.Chair@thewaterways.co.uk
How to join the WRA
Everyone on the development is automatically a member of the residents association. We currently do not charge a membership fee. If you would like to raise an issue that affects everyone on the development please contact the Chair or Secretary.
We hold an Annual General Meeting during one of our events each year and welcome new volunteers at any time.
Who is involved – Our volunteers
The WRA volunteers who help organise WRA events and run the Community Room are a team of very hard working volunteers who organise local events, answer questions from residents and act as an information hub for the community. They come from every part of the Waterways.
WRA Chair – Currently vacant WRA.Chair@thewaterways.co.uk
WRA Treasurer – Alex Stremme WRA.Treasurer@thewaterways.co.uk
WRA Membership – currently vacant
Community Room 51 manager – Claus Spoerel wraroom51@thewaterways.co.uk
WRA Waterways World Newsletter Editor WRA.Editor@thewaterways.co.uk
Waterways Website Administrator webmaster@thewaterways.co.uk
Events team – Raquel Stremme, Sharon Grisbroke and many other members of the community.
Newsletters and Documents
Want to know what’s going on in the Waterways community? Take a look at our newsletters and documents archive.
WRA Community Meeting Room – Room 51
The Waterways community room is available as a community resource for all kinds of activities and events. The room is available from 9am to 9:30pm every day. It seats up to 30 people and has a small kitchen.
It is used for meetings, training, social events, birthday parties, classes, rehearsals and practice, toddler mornings, evening classes and more.
Visit the Community Room page to find out more, and book the space for your event.