Find activities to suit you
You can find out more about the sessions our Active Communities team run on their webpage
Details of other health and wellbeing organisations and facilities available across the district can be found on this page.
Table Tennis
There are table tennis tables available to use across the district.
The tables are part of an ongoing initiative to help residents be active and healthy.
The council has been working alongside Table Tennis England, the Didcot Garden Town project team, Didcot Town Council and other town and parish councils to part fund the tables.
There are permanent tables in the following outdoor locations::
- Shrivenham, Memorial Hall SN6 8BL
- Kennington, Forest Side playing field, OX1 5LQ – coming soon
The following locations have tables indoors:
The Southern (OX11 6HQ) and District Community (OX11 6GR) centres on Great Western Park, Didcot
Also in Didcot are outdoor tables in the following locations:
- Edmunds Park, Didcot, OX11 8QE
- Ladygrove Park, Tyne Avenue, Didcot OX11 7UL
- Great Western Drive Recreational play area, Didcot, OX11 7PF.
And a semi-permanent table will be in Faringdon, SN7 7BN – coming soon
All facilities are free to use except the indoor tables where there will be a small charge and you can hire the bats and balls. Residents wanting to use the outdoor tables will need to bring their own bats and balls.
You can find out more about Table Tennis England and where there are other tables across Oxfordshire on the Table Tennis England website https://www.pingengland.co.uk/#placestoplay
Any town or parish councils interested in getting a table for their area can contact our Active Communities team for advice and information.
Active Oxfordshire
You can find out about more activities taking place in Oxfordshire by heading to the Active Oxfordshire website or Get Oxfordshire Active site.
Sport in Mind
Sport In Mind hold a free weekly walk for Mental Wellbeing in Abingdon every Wednesday from 11.30-12.30pm
The walk is a FREE fun, relaxed group, for people experiencing mental health problems. They meet outside the Malthouse Surgery, Charter, OX14 3JY. Please contact Liz McElroy for more details 07760958668
Active Reach
Active Reach is a community-based, collaborative project funded by Sport England and brings together local charities, grass-roots groups and individuals to help people in the greatest need increase their activity levels and protect both their physical and mental wellbeing.
There are currently activities such as mini tennis and tai chi taking place in Abingdon and Faringdon.
You can contact Susanna Hunt to find out more about the mini tennis in Faringdon on 01367 241452
Or you can find out more about Active Reach through our Active Communities team or by heading to the Get Oxfordshire Active website
Holiday Activities
If you are you looking for things for young people to do during school holidays make sure you check out GLL’s holiday activities.
Contact us - Leisure
01235 422240
(Text phone users add 18001 before dialing)
Vale of White Horse District Council
135 Eastern Avenue
Milton Park
Milton
OX14 4SB
