Wantage Town Council

27/05/2026

🌍🍴 Take a journey around the world without leaving Wantage at this year’s Wantage International Food & Drink Festival!

📍 Wantage Market Place
📅 Sunday 5 July 2026
⏰ 11am – 3pm
🎟️ Free to attend, with free children’s activities throughout the day!

Join us for a fun-filled day celebrating global flavours, live music and family entertainment in the heart of the town. Discover delicious food and drink from different cultures, enjoy vibrant performances, and soak up the festival atmosphere!

🎶 Live entertainment includes:
🥁 Oxford Samba Band
🤠 Vale and White Horse Line Dancers
💃 Rose Hips Belly Dancing
🎤 Rock Choir
🎵 Vocalize Choir
🥁 Hartbeats – West African Drumming

We’re also delighted to welcome Helen Browning OBE, who will be speaking about organic farming during the event.

There’ll be lots for families and children to enjoy too:
🍪 Decorate your own cookies
🍕 Decorate your own pizza
🎨 Face painting and crafts
🌎 World food trail passport challenge

Whether you’re a foodie, music lover, or simply looking for a great community day out, there’s something for everyone at the Wantage International Food & Drink Festival!

26/05/2026

📣 Wantage & Grove NHPT 📣

It’s that time again… can you believe a whole year has passed since our last community survey? ⏳
A lot has changed since then (some of us have definitely aged more than we’d like 😅), so we thought—why not do it all over again?

This time, we really want to hear from everyone… yes, even the cynical ones 👀
Don’t worry—we see you in the comments 😂 and this is your moment!

🌍 Our patch is a big one — from East Challow to Blewbury, and the Ridgeway to Steventon.
That’s a lot of voices, and we want to hear them all.

Last year you shared your top 3 priorities, and we’ve been working on them (sometimes at a steady pace… sometimes at a slightly more “tortoise” pace 🐢).

We know policing isn’t perfect, and we know there’s always work to do. While we can’t speak for everywhere, we can focus on making a difference right here in our communities 💙

So go on… tell us:
✅ What’s been bothering you?
✅ What should we be tackling next?
✅ And what are we getting right? (Go on, humour us 😄)

💻 : https://orlo.uk/qt0oA
Survey Ends: 30th June 2026

Constructive thoughts are very welcome — bonus points if you can make us laugh while you’re at it!

Let’s work together to make our area the best it can be 💙

21/05/2026

You've got one more day to sign up to our newsletter and be in with a chance of winning a £20 voucher! 👇

Don’t forget, you’ve only got until the end of this week to sign up to our e-newsletter and be in with a chance of winning a £20 voucher for a local Wantage business! 🎉

By signing up before 22 May, you’ll automatically be entered into the prize draw!

Why sign up?
✅ Regular council updates
✅ What’s on in Wantage & upcoming events
✅ Community news and local information
✅ Important updates straight to your inbox

🔗 Sign up here:
https://wantagetowncouncil.gov.uk/e-newsletter/

21/05/2026

Remember, with the bank holiday coming up, we’ll be emptying your bins a day later than normal next week.

Check out our new BinDays web app - find out when your bins will be emptied for your next two collections. Just visit https://orlo.uk/9kSJL

18/05/2026

Don’t forget, you’ve only got until the end of this week to sign up to our e-newsletter and be in with a chance of winning a £20 voucher for a local Wantage business! 🎉

By signing up before 22 May, you’ll automatically be entered into the prize draw!

Why sign up?
✅ Regular council updates
✅ What’s on in Wantage & upcoming events
✅ Community news and local information
✅ Important updates straight to your inbox

🔗 Sign up here:
https://wantagetowncouncil.gov.uk/e-newsletter/

18/05/2026

🎉 Wantage Leisure Centre is turning 50! 🎉

Join us from Friday 22nd – Sunday 24th May as we celebrate 50 fantastic years at the heart of the community.
Come along to our Open Weekend and enjoy:

✅ Free gym tasters
✅ Group exercise classes

We’re also proud to be celebrating alongside Vale of White Horse District Council, with exciting future investment planned for the centre.
Whether you’re a member, former customer or visiting for the first time, we’d love to welcome you through our doors.

📅 Save the date and celebrate with us!
🔗 Book Today! https://brnw.ch/21x2buq

12/05/2026

Ever wish it was easier to keep up with what’s happening in town?

Well we’re here to help make that simple - and to give you the chance to win a £20 voucher while you’re at it!

We’re running a special prize draw to celebrate our email newsletter 📩

👉 Sign up before the 22nd May and you’ll automatically be entered into a draw to win a £20 voucher for a local Wantage business!

Why sign up?

- Regular council updates
- What’s on in Wantage & upcoming events
- Community news and local information
- Everything important, straight to your inbox

It takes less than a minute - and you could win while you’re at it!

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Stay connected, stay informed, and don’t miss your chance to win!

12/05/2026

Don't forget, the next Flood group meeting is this evening at 7pm at the Beacon 👇

The latest Flood Group meeting is taking place on Tuesday 12th May at 7pm at The Beacon - if you’re interested in joining the group and helping to make a difference in your community, please do come along.

11/05/2026

⚠️ Advance warning of road closures in Wantage ⚠️

Overnight road closures, A338 Newbury Street

Oxfordshire County Council will be carrying out overnight resurfacing works on the A338 Newbury Street in Wantage from Monday 8 June to Wednesday 10 June.

🕗 Works will take place between 8pm–6am each night
🚧 Sections of the road will be fully closed
↪️ Signed diversion routes will be in place

Planned works schedule:

Monday 8 June
Resurfacing between the school and Broadwater Place.
Vehicular access to Woodlands Brook maintained via Portway traffic signals. Vehicular access to Willow Lane restricted.

Tuesday 9 June
Resurfacing between the school and B4507 Portway traffic signals.
Vehicular access to Woodlands Brook restricted. Vehicular access to Willow Lane via Court Hill Road.

Wednesday 10 June
Road markings reinstated and traffic loops recut.
Vehicular access to both cul-de-sacs maintained via Portway traffic signals

More information at:

Temporary Road Closures Here you will find information about planned road closures in Wantage. You can also check here Overnight Road Closures – A338 Newbury Street Resurfacing Works Oxfordshire County Council will be carrying out overnight resurfacing works on the A338 Newbury Street in Wantage b...

11/05/2026

A new free children’s books festival is coming to Wantage this May 📚✨

The Wantage Children’s Books Festival will take place at The Beacon on Saturday 30 May, bringing together authors, storytellers, illustrators and family activities to help inspire a love of reading in children of all ages.

The festival will feature award-winning authors including Rob Biddulph, Iszi Lawrence, Jonathan Stroud and Serena Patel, alongside workshops, performances and interactive events throughout the day.

The festival is being organised as part of the National Year of Reading.

Find out more and grab tickets here: https://bit.ly/4u2JsJv