Affordable housing, climate and nature recovery, and sustainable and inclusive communities – three things being set as the top priorities at the heart of Vale of White Horse District. Vale of White Horse District Council is setting a new council plan for the next four years and is encouraging everyone within the district to join […]
Charlotte Westgate
June 8, 2021
“Move together” launched across Oxfordshire to help vulnerable residents
A new county-wide programme “Move Together” has launched today and will support hundreds of Oxfordshire residents most affected by Covid-19 to move more and protect their health and wellbeing. The Move Together initiative received a total of £362,975 from the Contain Outbreak Management Fund and Active Oxfordshire will be co-ordinating it. South Oxfordshire and Vale […]
May 27, 2021
We’d like to say a big “thank you” to all the volunteers across southern Oxfordshire
The leaders of South Oxfordshire and Vale of White Horse district councils have offered their thanks and gratitude to the thousands of volunteers across both districts ahead of volunteers’ week. During the 37th annual Volunteers’ Week, which takes place from the 1-7 June, the councils will be taking the “time to say thanks” and highlighting the […]
May 25, 2021
Financial support available for residents in need in South Oxfordshire and the Vale of White Horse
The last year has been tough for many residents across Oxfordshire due to the pandemic. Households have been hit financially by redundancies and furlough and have found themselves with a day to day struggle to afford food and manage the costs of fuel bills. Throughout the year South Oxfordshire and Vale of White Horse District […]
May 19, 2021
Leaders Statement – 18 May 2021
Cllr Emily Smith, Leader of Vale of White Horse District Council, delivered her Leaders Statement to Council at the meeting on 18 May 2021 Local Election Success First, I want to say a huge thank you to all our officers for their mammoth efforts to run a covid secure election so successfully. Having County Council, […]
May 14, 2021
New Community Lottery to launch in the Vale of White Horse next month
The Vale of White Horse District Council’s new lottery, the White Horse Community Lottery will launch in June with a special virtual event. Organisations from the district’s voluntary and community sector will be invited by the council to attend the event on Monday 14 June to find out how they can benefit from income raised […]
March 17, 2021
A new community lottery is coming to the Vale of White Horse
Local charities and good causes in the Vale of White Horse will soon be able to get a funding boost from a brand-new community lottery being launched by the district council this summer. The forthcoming new White Horse Community Lottery will allow players to choose which local charity their money benefits. Similar community lotteries elsewhere […]
March 2, 2021
Councils looking into the possibility of a joint South and Vale Local Plan
The two district councils in South Oxfordshire and the Vale of White Horse are looking into the possibility of developing a joint Local Plan for the area to significantly reduce costs and help the councils meet their ambitious targets for making the two districts carbon neutral. Local Plans are used to help determine planning applications […]
March 2, 2021
Funding for £400k Faringdon Leisure Centre refurbishment helps the Vale of White Horse to become carbon neutral.
Faringdon leisure centre is to get a £400,000 refurbishment with the potential to reduce its carbon footprint by 500,000 kwh over a year – the equivalent of the annual energy use of 135 houses. The Vale of White Horse District Council has been awarded a £361,746 grant from the government’s Public Sector Decarbonisation Scheme. The […]
February 11, 2021
Community Engagement will identify how to prioritise leisure funding into Wantage, Grove and Faringdon
Community groups and sporting organisations in Wantage, Grove and Faringdon will help to identify how millions of pounds of funding raised from housing developers will be spent in their local areas. The groups are being asked for their thoughts on the need for leisure locally, which will feed into a review by the district council. […]
January 14, 2021
Residents in southern Oxfordshire should not go cold and hungry this winter.
The Winter Support Grant Scheme is now available for residents in South Oxfordshire and Vale of White Horse who need help to buy food and heating their homes this winter. South Oxfordshire and Vale of White Horse district councils have been working with Oxfordshire County Council and other district councils to distribute the nearly £1.4million […]
