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June 18, 2021
Abbey Meadow outdoor pool ready to reopen
Great news for families and swimmers in the Vale – the Abbey Meadow outdoor pool in Abingdon will reopen on Monday 12 July in plenty of time for the summer holidays. Vale of White Horse District Council has been working hard with its leisure contractor GLL to get the pool open and allow local residents […]
June 18, 2021
District councils approve a revised management structure to provide stability to residents
Vale of White Horse and South Oxfordshire district councils have made their interim senior management team structure permanent to help provide a firm and stable base from which they can deliver their corporate plan priorities and services to residents. The decision formalises the structure that has been operating successfully at the councils for many months and […]
June 15, 2021
Oxfordshire councils and police partners win top award for business support during the pandemic
Businesses in Oxfordshire can be confident they are receiving the highest standards of support from all the local councils and the police after the county’s regulatory teams won a hotly contested and prestigious award. A combined nomination was made by Oxfordshire’s Regulatory Partners to the Office for Product and Safety Standard’s national awards (2021). The county council’s trading […]
June 14, 2021
£405,000 awarded to Vale of White Horse and South Oxfordshire District Councils
Vale of White Horse and South Oxfordshire District Councils are to receive £405,000 of government funding to help continue work on three garden community projects. The Ministry for Housing, Communities and Local Government has announced that the capacity funding has been allocated as follows: Didcot Garden Town – £125,000 Berinsfield Garden Village – £150,000 Dalton […]
June 14, 2021
The Beacon to open again to the public
Vale of White Horse District Council is pleased to announce that it plans to open The Beacon arts and community centre in Wantage to the public again from 6 September. The Beacon, owned and run by the district council, will open in September following the news that it will no longer be needed as a […]
June 9, 2021
Councils pledge support for #SwitchUpYourLunch campaign
On Monday 14 June, South Oxfordshire and Vale of White Horse District Councils will be joining organisations across Oxfordshire by taking part in the #SwitchUpYourLunch campaign. The campaign, run by Good Food Oxford and Oxfordshire Greentech, asks people, companies, schools, universities and community groups to pledge to eat a vegetarian or vegan lunch for one day in June […]
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 24, 2021
Calling all HGV drivers – we need you… to drive our bin lorries
South Oxfordshire and Vale of White Horse district councils are actively calling for HGV drivers to join their bin crews to avoid disruptions to waste collections. Like many parts of the UK, the districts are facing a shortage of HGV drivers for their bin crews due to a number of factors. These include fewer newly […]
