Category: News

It’s time for the January sales – and to the tired shopper it seems as if the whole country is mobilised in some civil emergency, pouring along the pavements, off buses and into the shops in search of reduced goods. And inevitably everyone else is in competition with you as you swing your loaded shopping…

Oxfordshire has been named the best performing county council waste disposal authority in England for its recycling rates during 2017/18. The success reflects Oxfordshire County Council’s commitment to work with districts to protect the environment. Figures published on Tuesday 11 December by the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) show that Oxfordshire is…

Residents in Vale of White Horse are being reminded that their waste and recycling collections will change over the Christmas and New Year period. The information on the changes and on what to do with extra recycling and food waste at this time of year is on our website . There are also details on…

We are delighted to report that the tapestry project to celebrate the 800th market charter is really starting to take shape. Members of the community came together last week to showcase the parts of the tapestry they have been working on. Each piece is very different but they really do look amazing together. There is…

Faringdon Town Council were delighted to receive these fantastic letters of thanks from pupils at Faringdon Junior School after they visited the hospital exhbition on 9th Novemeber for a talk with curator Faith Carpenter.  

EXCITING NEWS We are delighted to be welcoming Children’s Author Hilary Robinson in on Wednesday 12th Dec to run sessions for year 6 of Faringdon Junior School. We are delighted that Hilary has also agreed to do a FREE open public session for anyone age 6+ at 3.15pm. She will also be selling and signing…

If you are sewing a piece for the 800th Market Charter tapestry we are having a get togther on the 13th Decemeber. If you would like to be involved please feel free to get in touch [email protected] as we still have some parts that need working on

South Oxfordshire and Vale of White Horse District Councils will be spending a few days in each Parish/Town across Vale of White Horse to perform a deep cleanse. They will be coming to Faringdon for seven days on the 02 – 10 January 2019. They will be litter picking, sweeping and removing weeds/moss on pavements….