One of the country’s most successful residential waste collection contracts has been extended this month. South Oxfordshire and Vale of White Horse District Councils announced an agreement today, to extend their joint contract with waste contractor, Biffa, for two more years. The contract will now run until June 2026. The shared contract has helped keep the…
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Faringdon & District Royal British Legion
The February meeting of Faringdon & District Royal British Legion will be on Wednesday (third Wednesday of the month) 21st February 2024 at the Bowles Club Gravel Walk, 7.30pm. All are welcome.
Flood Information
Flood Information Message from VWHDC communications team: We’ve had a number of Flood Warnings issued in South and Vale, please use the link below for more information: https://check-for-flooding.service.gov.uk/ Where can residents find more information about flooding? The Oxfordshire Flood Toolkit, has all the information residents need : Preventing flooding https://www.oxfordshirefloodtoolkit.com/risk/prevention/ What to do if your…
Practical support for winter and more
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Crowdfunding to support FREE 2024 Play & Activity Days
SNG (formerly Sovereign Housing) are crowdfunding to support the FREE 2024 Play & Activity Days in South Abingdon, Faringdon & Didcot. Please help support these popular events: OPA Play & Activity Days (South & Vale) 2024 – a Community crowdfunding project in Abingdon by Oxfordshire Play Association (crowdfunder.co.uk) https://www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/opa-play-activity-days-south-vale-2024
Sustainability Survey
Fill in this survey to potentially secure funding to help your organisation become more environmentally friendly: www.tinyurl.com/3vs4wxdh
Join the fight against festive food waste – put your knowledge to the test and you could win a £100 farm shop voucher!
Residents in South Oxfordshire and the Vale of White Horse are being challenged to put their knowledge of food waste to the test and be in with the chance of winning a voucher worth £100 for a local farm shop and a hamper containing items to help reduce their waste! Nationally, too much of our food ends up being…
Keeping warm this winter
As winter arrives and temperatures drop thoughts may be turning tostaying warm and well. There’s a range of support, tips, advice andgrants, available in Oxfordshire. The free, local and independent Better Housing Better Healthservice is there for residents who may be finding it hard to keepthemselves or their family warm and well. For some residents…
Christmas & New Year break for Faringdon Junior Youth Club
Our last Faringdon Junior Youth Club session of 2023 is on Tuesday 12th December. We will return in the New Year on Tuesday 9th January 2024.
Faringdon Christmas Light Switch On
We have so much planned for the day. Market Place market stalls from 11am Fairground rides Santa’s Grotto Art Society Craft Fair in the Corn Exchange from 12pm Music around the Tree from 3pm 2.15pm Folly Angels 3.00pm Faringdon Community choir 3.30pm Elms School Choir 3.50pm Cotswold Voices 4.30pm The Brass Follies 5.00pm Lights on…