South Oxfordshire and Vale of White Horse district councils have launched a public survey on proposals to reduce the minimum timeframe to charge a council tax premium on long-term empty properties. Currently, the councils allow a maximum duration of up to two years for a domestic property to remain unoccupied and substantially unfurnished before an…
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Surgery Calendar: Lucy & Bethia
Lucy and Bethia look forward to chatting with you at Faringdon Library on:– 12th October– 9th November– 14th December Please see below:
National Trust, Heritage & Rural Skills Centre launches free craft & making Saturday Club for 13–16-year-olds
The National Trust Heritage & Rural Skills Centre is delighted to announce that it has joined the National Saturday Club network and is launching a new Craft & Making Saturday Club for 13–16-year-olds. Free and open to young people of all abilities, the Saturday Club will run from the 19 October 2024 to July 2025…
Youth Worker Needed
Youth Worker is urgently needed by Oxfordshire Youth Association for Faringdon and Wheatley Youth Groups. Please see details below and contact Martin Gillett [email protected] if interested:
Winter Fuel Payment
Oxfordshire Age UK urges older people to check entitlement to Pension Credit or other benefits The Winter Fuel Payment has changed and Oxfordshire Age UK are urging older people across Oxfordshire to check whether they are entitled to Pension Credit or any other qualifying benefits. The Winter Fuel Payment is an annual tax-free payment for…
MyBus tickets valid on S6 bus route
Oxfordshire County Council say that MyBus tickets are valid on the full route of the S6.
Thank you to the Vale Path Volunteers for tidy on Church Walk, Faringdon
Many thanks to the Vale Path Vounteers (VPV), the path maintenance team of the VOWH Ramblers, who returned to Faringdon on 5 August 2024 to mainly clear the Church Walk path to Littleworth. They report: “The main path that we worked on was Church Walk (FP12) towards Littleworth. This had a lot of brambles coming…
Winter Fuel Payment: message to Pensioners
Please see below a message from Vale Community Impact: