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 […]
Grants and community funding
February 22, 2024
£760K boost for good causes in the Vale
Two good causes providing information and advice for residents in the Vale have been awarded £760,000 this month. Vale of White Horse District Council has given support to Oxfordshire South and Vale Citizens Advice (£460,000) and Vale Community Impact (£300,000) through their Partnership Grant scheme. The Council recognises the pressures on organisations due to the […]
March 9, 2023
Nine local charity groups given helping hand with lottery win
Nine charity organisations across the Vale have each received £1,000 of unrestricted funding to support their work with local communities thanks to the White Horse Community Lottery. Now in its second year, the White Horse Community Lottery has raised just under £28,000 and helped 49 local organisations, voluntary and charitable groups who are committed to […]
October 28, 2022
£40,000 helping to revive a sports area in Great Coxwell
Work has started on a £40,000 major refurbishment to improve Great Coxwell’s multi-use games area (MUGA). The Vale of White Horse District Council awarded the funds to Great Coxwell Parish Council using money collected from developers as part of their agreement to build new homes nearby. The money is paying for the old rotten wooden […]
July 29, 2022
Community Lottery raises nearly £25,000 for good causes
In its first year the White Horse Community lottery has raised £24,868 for good causes across the Vale. The lottery supports a wide range of organisations, voluntary and charitable groups. Many of them have different reasons for needing additional funding but all have the same goal at their heart – to support their communities and […]
May 9, 2022
Nearly £600,000 allocated towards a new pavilion in Kingston Bagpuize
A purpose-built sports pavilion is being built for villagers and local sports groups in Kingston Bagpuize. Vale of White Horse District Council approved £596,757 for Kingston Bagpuize with Southmoor Parish Council using funds made up of developer contributions, which have been collected by the district council as part of an agreement to build new homes […]
November 1, 2021
Good causes in the Vale benefit from White Horse Community Lottery
Since its first draw in September the White Horse Community Lottery has already started to raise money for good causes across the Vale, enabling them to continue and expand their work with vulnerable residents and communities in the district. The Vale of White Horse District Council’s free community lottery launched in June and so far, […]
July 28, 2021
First tickets for the White Horse Community lottery go on sale
Residents in the Vale of White Horse can help out local good causes and be in with a chance of winning a weekly £25,000 jackpot if they buy a ticket for the White Horse Community Lottery which go on sale this week. Players of the lottery can choose which local good cause they want to […]
June 21, 2021
The White Horse Community Lottery is ready to help good causes
The White Horse Community Lottery officially launched Monday 14 June at a special virtual event attended by local VCS groups, community organisations and invited guests. The Vale of White Horse District council committed to launching its own lottery as a fun and creative way for voluntary and community groups to raise much needed funds. The […]
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 […]
November 16, 2020
Businesses can now apply for lockdown support grants in South and Vale
Businesses in South Oxfordshire and the Vale of White Horse that have been temporarily forced to close and for those that have been severely impacted by the latest national lockdown may apply for new support grant funding. These grants are worth up to £3,000 per month. South Oxfordshire and Vale of White Horse District Councils are […]
