Vale of White Horse District Council
Abbey House, Abbey Close,
Abingdon, OX14 3JE
Email: comments@whitehorsedc.gov.uk
Telephone: 01235 520202

Vale of White Horse District Council

July 2010 press releases

Dance the afternoon away (Thursday 29 July 2010)

On Friday 13 August it's time to release those inhibitions for a feast of popular classics when the Wantage Civic Hall will be hosting a Tea Dance.

Abbey Gardens goes green again (Wednesday 28 July 2010)

Abingdon's Abbey Gardens has again been rated as one of the best parks in the country after achieving Green Flag status for the second year running.

Rural support project funds £468,804 to help local initiatives (Monday 26 July 2010)

What do a micro brewery, a milking parlour, firewood processing equipment, a village shop and a childrens food festival have in common? The answer is they are all local projects that have achieved success thanks to a pot of European funding.

Countdown to the Vale's new rubbish and recycling service (Monday 26 July 2010)

Delivery of new bins to households across the Vale is starting ready for the launch of the new rubbish and recycling collection service on 4 October.

Councils consult on new executive arrangements (Monday 26 July 2010)

Residents in the Vale of White Horse and South Oxfordshire are being asked for their views on possible changes that could affect the leadership of their respective district councils.

Hurry to take advantage of the £99 loft and cavity wall insulation deal (Wednesday 21 July 2010)

Funding for the £99 loft and cavity wall insulation deal is running out. Hurry to take advantage of this great value offer whilst it is still available.

Summer rounders in Abbey Meadows (Tuesday 20 July 2010)

Come and join us for a game of rounders at the Abbey Meadows, Abingdon.

Discover dragonflies and help celebrate Abbey Fishponds being designated a "Local Nature Reserve" (Tuesday 20 July 2010)

Vale residents are being encouraged to come and discover dragonflies and help celebrate Abbey Fishponds becoming an official Local Nature Reserve.

Skip day comes to Faringdon (Friday 16 July 2010)

Residents living in Lees and Greengates in Faringdon will be able to have their bulky waste collected free of charge next Saturday (24 July).

Oxfordshire pledges to help reduce death and injury (Tuesday 13 July 2010)

Businesses and organisations in Oxfordshire are being asked to "be part of the solution" in improving workplace safety as newly released figures show that 14 people in the South East were killed at work during 2009/10.

Have your say on the future of Wantage and Faringdon (Tuesday 6 July 2010)

Residents are being encouraged to have their say on a strategy and action plan which is being developed to help the vitality of the town centres of Faringdon and Wantage.

Rounders in the Wantage park (Friday 2 July 2010)

What better way to spend a summer evening than relaxing in the park with your friends and playing a bit of rounders - and for free!

Have your say on the draft Faringdon and Wantage action plan (Friday 2 July 2010)

Residents are being encouraged to have their say on a strategy and action plan which is being developed for Faringdon and Wantage to improve town centre vitality in the two market towns.

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