Abingdon for All - Community Led Plan.

A Community Led Plan is being developed for Abingdon-on-Thames. The community led planning process enables residents to develop a shared vision for the long-term sustainability of the community and how it should develop over the next five to ten years. The Plan can be used to influence local area planning decisions, support funding applications and influence service providers. Residents will be able to have their say on a wide range of topics and identify what they feel is important to the future and wellbeing of their community.

We have received the following from the District Council:

Vale of White Horse District Council will be offering two grant schemes starting next month with £175,000 available to support the local community.

The Capital Grants scheme and New Homes Bonus community grant scheme opens on 20 August and will run until 15 October for people to apply.

Workshops to give guidance on the grants and help people to apply for them will be offered 4-6pm on 8 August in Abingdon, 10 August in Faringdon and 15 August in Wantage. 

The District Council have issued the following update on changes to arrangements which mean that you can use plastic bags to line food waste bins.

Residents in Southern Oxfordshire can now use plastic bags to line their food waste bins and caddies.

Food waste is collected every week and taken to Agrivert’s anaerobic digestion plant near Wallingford to be recycled into gas for electricity and fertiliser for local farmland.

Swan Upping plays an important role in the conservation of the mute swan and involves The Queen’s Swan Warden collecting data, assessing the health of young cygnets and examining them for any injuries. Cygnets are extremely vulnerable at this early stage in their development and Swan Upping affords an opportunity to help both adults and cygnets that might otherwise go untreated.

This year the Council has allocated a sum of £18,000 for grants for local clubs and societies.  

Grants are allocated each quarter and the Council is now accepting applications for consideration at the September meeting of the Community Services Committee - the closing date is 5th September.  

The Council is keen that as many clubs and societies as possible apply for and benefit from the grants available. Do not miss out on this opportunity!

It was originally intended that the Community Led Plan would be launched with consultation events in July 2017.  However matters have been delayed for a number of reasons not least of which was the extended period of “purdah” relating to the County and General elections which severely restricted our ability progress matters , issue publicity and engage the public.

The following opportunity has already been advertised in the "Oxford Times" and  online in "Contract Finder ".

Abingdon-on-Thames Town Council wishes to engage a contractor to undertake building works to Abingdon Guildhall specifically: