YOUNGSTERS space hopped their way through the new Rose Hill community centre during the half term holidays.

Expert space hoppers Courtney Hudson, Kallel Brandish, nine, and Marley Brandish, six, enjoyed taking part in the activities at the centre in Ashhurst Way.

When the old Rose Hill community centre opened its doors in September 1956 it heralded a new era for Oxford as the first such facility ever in the city.

Almost six decades later hopes are high that the new £4.7m centre, which was officially opened by the Lord Mayor in January, will lead the way not just in Oxford but across the country.

Courtney, 11, said: "It's really fun. There's lots of children being silly."