Faringdon Town Council is working with Oxfordshire Adult Learning (Abingdon and Witney College) to build a Adult Learning Hub in Faringdon. We will providing a free six week online Knowing Me course aimed to develop self confidence and self-esteem. Please email [email protected] if you wish to take part or for more information.
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Oxfordshire smokers encouraged to go smoke free this No Smoking Day
People in Oxfordshire who may already be considering giving up smoking, are being encouraged to give it a go this No Smoking Day on 10 March. Oxfordshire County Council is supporting Action on Smoking and Public Health England’s No Smoking Day, to help those who want to give up smoking, celebrating the benefits of giving…
Members of Public Wanted to join Working Party – to allocate Faringdon’s developer contributions
The Town Council have formed a working party to compile a list of potential projects to spend some significant Cil money that will come to the town from some of the developments. We would like to recruit 4 members of the community from a variety of backgrounds to sit on the working party. Any lists…
Be a part of Census 2021
Census day is 21 March 2021. It’s important to fill in your census questionnaire because it gives us the most detailed information we have about our society. You must complete the census by law.
Community Survey Results
Please see below results of a recent community survey These results will be considered in depth at committee and working parties, including Parking WP, Town Centre Regeneration WP, CIL WP, Community and Partnerships Committee and Facilities Committee
Don’t despair! Citizens Advice can help you with debt
When bills start piling up and multiplying, vague fears can turn into a paralysing panic for people experiencing money troubles. Turn to Citizens Advice, which has eighty years of experience in pulling people back from precipices. Your burden might seem overwhelming and impossible to resolve but in reality there is a lot you can do…
The Place -Fundraising volunteers needed
The Place was set up as a result of the closure of the local Children Centre. Members of Faringdon’s community, including the Town Council, local Churches, School and Parents put together a business plan, working with Spurgeons Children Charity. Since then local fundraising and continued commitment from the Town Council has enabled The Place to…
Home library service delivers over 8,000 books during the pandemic
Call for further volunteers Residents across Oxfordshire have continued to benefit from the county’s home library service during the pandemic with 8,364 library books being delivered from April to December 2020. Oxfordshire County Council’s home library service is offered free to users in partnership with Age UK to almost 800 residents of all ages. These…
Criminals Continue To Take Advantage of Coronavirus Vaccine Roll-Out As Phishing Email Reports Soar
Action Fraud is raising awareness of another coronavirus vaccine scam, after it received a high volume of reports relating to a phishing email on Monday 25 January.The email, which attempts to trick people into handing over their bank details, was reported more than 1,000 times in 24 hours. It appears to come from the NHS…