Category: News

Throughout the year South Oxfordshire and Vale of White Horse District Councils have been providing supporting via government funding to those who have been hit the hardest, and this support is still available. If any resident is struggling financially the councils are urging them to get in touch, and to do so before they reach…

Working together with town and parish councils, bright new banners were put up across parks and playgrounds during the first phase of the campaign as restrictions began to ease. The banners include friendly guidance messages at the entrances of community and public open spaces and venues to help residents to remain safe while visiting. We…

Faringdon’s new Mayor is Cllr Kiera Bentley , who was elected at the Annual Meeting of the Council,  in the Corn Exchange on Thursday. Cllr Bentley joined Faringdon Town Council in 2016, her last role being Deputy Mayor and chair of the Facilities committee. Cllr Bentley took over from Cllr Mike Wise who had served…

Help us to keep our town clean and tidy! Design an eye poster to help promote our anti-litter and anti-dog mess campaign Please send your designs to [email protected] Closing date 21st June 2021 Open to children up to 12 years old

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN Pursuant to section 87(2) of the Local Government Act 1972, that Vacancy in Office of Councillor has been released following the resignation of Councillor David Brown. If within 14 working days after the date of this notice (no later than 4th June 2021), a request for an election to fill the…

Dear friends and colleagues,  We are excited to announce that from April 2021, we will be trading as Vale Community Impact, or, VCI.    The change in name better reflects our core remit that we are “In the Vale for the Vale”, offering many more services than Independent Advice from a Centre in Wantage!  We…

Faringdon Town Council have been informed that members of the public were unable to join the online meeting of the planning and highways committee last night (28th April). We are extremely sorry for the inconvenience. We have had technical issues with MS Teams this week and will be investigating this further. Please join us for…

We are happy to inform you that more stalls are coming back to Faringdon, in the Market Place this Saturday 17th of April as lockdown restrictions are being gradually lifted. The Saturday market will be held weekly. Join us this Saturday for a fabulous selection of fresh, local food, including veg, fruit, bread, coffee, accessories and…

Community bus timetable will recommence the full pre-COVID timetable with effect from Tuesday 4th May 2021 Please visit Faringdon Community Bus website for more information

We are delighted to bring you the following important service updates: • 30 libraries to reopen for public access and browsing from 12 April• A further 9 libraries to reopen from 19 April• All library loans due for return/renewal by 10 May Libraries will reopen on limited opening hours temporarily, and safety measures will remain…