A guide to services and advice from the council, as well as local and national organisations, to help during the winter months.
Community Wellbeing
November 20, 2025
Botley Pavilion set to transform community wellbeing
Botley is one step closer to having a welcoming space for the community and local sports clubs, thanks to funding support for the Pavilion’s development. Botley and North Hinksey Parish Council is set to receive £250,000 in Community Infrastructure Levy funding from Vale of White Horse District Council towards the delivery of phase one of […]
November 18, 2025
£96,000 funding boost to expand youth activities
Children and young people across Wantage, Grove and surrounding areas will continue to benefit from exciting youth activities, as Sweatbox Community Youth Services secures further funding.
April 10, 2025
New café to open at The Beacon supported by local volunteers
Published Thursday 10 April 2025 The Beacon in Wantage will once again have a café thanks to the support of volunteers from the Wantage Literary Festival. Vale of White Horse District Council, who own and manage the Beacon, has been working on different options to re-introduce a café or refreshment area to The Beacon, after […]
October 21, 2024
Free repair stations make getting on your bike even easier
Cyclists in Didcot can now make fixes on the go following the introduction of some bike repair stations.
May 24, 2024
Volunteers are inspirational, we want to say a big “thank you”
Cabinet members of Vale of White Horse and South Oxfordshire district councils have offered their thanks and gratitude to the thousands of inspirational volunteers across both districts ahead of volunteers’ week. To mark the 40th anniversary of annual Volunteers’ Week, which takes place from 3 – 9 June, the councils will be taking the “time to […]
May 7, 2024
Here comes a fun-packed summer in the Vale
As May gets underway, Vale of White Horse District Council is gearing up for a summer of family-friendly free and low-cost activities and destinations to visit.
Over the summer months, the council’s Active Communities Team will be offering a range of activities to get involved in, including community walks and skateboarding.
April 29, 2024
Council serves a volley of improvements at its leisure centres
The upgrade of Vale of White Horse District Council’s leisure centres continues with the White Horse Leisure and Tennis Centre in Abingdon now ‘ready for tennis’ at any time of the year.
February 13, 2024
Securing a sustainable future for The Beacon Arts Centre and Community Centre
Robust plans are being prepared this month to secure a sustainable and ‘best value’ future for The Beacon Arts and Community Centre. The arts and community centre has provided Wantage and the surrounding areas with an important and lively focus for arts and the community since 2014. The Beacon supports the wellbeing of residents by […]
October 10, 2023
The Vale steps up to help families who supported the UK’s military operations in Afghanistan
An innovative new arrangement will support the welfare of families from Afghanistan who have contributed to the UK’s military operations in their country. Families who had put themselves at risk by working and fighting for the UK, were forced to flee their home country when the Taliban regained control. Since then, many of them have […]
July 25, 2023
£155k of longer-term funding for vital information and advice services
Organisations based in the Vale of White Horse who provide vital information, advice and outreach services can now apply for up to five years of funding, thanks to a new grant scheme. Vale of White Horse District Council has launched the £154,920 partnership grant to help ensure that information and advice organisations who help people […]
