The December Meeting of Faringdon & District royal British legion will be Wednesday 20th December (third Wednesday of the month) 7.30pm at the Bowls Club, Gravel Walk. All Welcome.
Author: Liza Whitney
Free parking days offered in Vale of White Horse this December
Starting on 2 December and running until 23 December, free car parking is being provided at various sites in Abingdon, Faringdon and Wantage, by the Vale of White Horse District Council, to encourage people to visit their independent shops for Christmas gifts to help support local businesses. Drivers will be able to park for free…
Temporary Road Closure and “No Waiting” restriction at Shrivenham / Ashbury, B4000
In the interests of public safety, it will be necessary for Oxfordshire County Council to close the road and impose a ‘No Waiting’ restriction as detailed above to facilitate carriageway patching works. A temporary Notice is being made to implement the temporary closure and will on 19 January 2024. This will operate between 09:30 and…
Free trees for schools and communities, apply now:
The Woodland Trust is giving FREE trees to schools and communities. The Trust is currently taking applications for tree packs to be delivered in March 2024. Applications are expected to close in January, or sooner depending on stock availability. To apply see their website.
What does climate change mean to you? Take the survey:
The Oxfordshire Climate Action would like to hear your views so they can develop their website to better support local residents and businesses to tackle climate change – take the survey here.
Have your say on how rural crime is affecting your community
There is still time to take part in the Vale’s rural crime survey. They’d like your views on how rural crime is affecting your area. They are particularly interested in understanding what rural crimes you are most concerned about and how they are impacting your neighbourhood. Take part here. The survey is open until 11.59pm…
Temporary Road Closure and “No Waiting” restriction at Hatford, B4508
In the interests of public safety, it will be necessary for Oxfordshire County Council to close the road and impose a ‘No Waiting’ restriction as detailed above to facilitate carriageway patching works. A temporary Notice is being made to implement the temporary closure and will operate from 22 January 2024 up to and including 23…
Halfpenny Bridge has reopened
We have received confirmation from GCC Highways that Halfpenny Bridge at Lechlade has reopened.
Temporary Emergency Road Closure at East Challow, A417
In the interests of public safety it will be necessary for Oxfordshire County Council to temporarily close the A417 due to carriageway flooding for public safety reasons. A temporary Emergency Notice is being made to implement the temporary closure and will operate from 02 November 2023 to TBC. A single Temporary Emergency Notice can last…
New bus service 68 from Monday 27th November
Please see below timetable for new bus service 68, operating between Faringdon and Wantage via rural communities enroute. The service will commence on Monday November 27th. Should you have any queries regarding the attached timetable please feel free to get in touch via [email protected].