South Oxfordshire and the Vale South Oxfordshire and Vale of White Horse District Councils arts centres and Active Communities team have planned a week of theatre, workshops and physical activities for children and their families to engage with. Active Totz Active Totz is a fun play session that is full of energy and excitement, with…
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The Great British Spring Clean 2023
The Keep Britain Tidy Great British Spring Clean will be running again this year from Friday 17 March to Sunday 2 April. As previously, the VoWHDC waste team will be supporting any community litter picking activities by providing litter pickers, hi-viz vests and bags to groups as well as picking up bagged litter. To make…
FREE Allergen training in Didcot or Banbury
A one-off, free opportunity for 1.5 hours face-to-face allergen training with qualified Environmental Health and Trading Standards Officers is available to Oxfordshire food businesses. You can attend your training locally at Didcot or travel to Banbury for the same training. For more details please complete the online booking form with details of the candidates: We…
Gigaclear Build Update – Faringdon
Please see works update from Gigaclear, as always, subject to change. Permit information can be found at the website one.network This information will also be sent via email to all residents who have previously registered their details. Any other interested residents can also register for periodic permit updates at //Gigaclear.com/mycommunity If residents would like to…
Help put a local school top of the leaderboard
Help put a local school top of the leaderboard. The Street Tag app helps encourage communities to be active, by rewarding movement with points. We’d love your help in sharing the benefits in your communications or conversations with residents. It’s easy for anyone to get involved. They just need to download the app through the…
Have your say on conservation area updates
Two local conservation areas are being reviewed and we need your help to best understand, protect and enhance them. The Vale of White Horse District Council is undertaking conservation area assessments in Drayton and Stanford in the Vale and are inviting residents to provide feedback on proposed changes over the next two months. Conservation areas…
Help is at hand for people finding it hard to pay for food and energy bills
The Household Support Fund scheme has opened again for people finding it hard to cope with the rising cost of food and energy bills. South Oxfordshire and Vale of White Horse District Councils have reopened the scheme to help households meet the costs of life’s essentials. The fund is initially open for applications…
Vale Path Volunteers Path Clear Up
Message from Dave Cavanagh of the Vale of White Horse Ramblers group: The Vale Path Volunteers (VPV) group have pruned along Faringdon FP17, the path that goes from near the town centre, along Volunteers Way, then over Park Road to Wicklesham. (The VPV is the path maintenance team of the VOWH Ramblers group.) Brambles had…
CONSULTATION – Faringdon proposed 20mph Speed Limit
Oxfordshire County Council wants to make our built environments safer and more attractive places to walk and cycle. To enable this, 20mph speed restrictions are being used to help promote alternative modes of transport for local travel. Further details on how the council is considering making 20mph the new 30mph for Oxfordshire communities can be…
Important message from South Central Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust
South Central Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust (SCAS) has declared a critical incident due to extreme pressures across their services which have increased over the weekend and into this week as well as the impact of yesterday’s industrial action. 999 calls are up 50% on this time last year and 111 calls up 75% over…