Details Date: Wednesday 10 December 2025Time: 7:15 PM (doors open from 7:00PM)Location: Wantage Primary Academy and online at https://kingsgrove-residents.co.uk/go/residents-meeting To find out more about the meeting, and to add it to your calendar, visit the event page. Purpose This meeting will…
Christmas at Kingsgrove – in the Public Square
Join us at the fifth annual Kingsgrove Christmas celebration! Please note that this event will take place in the public square, not in the park as previously advertised. Come along to hear live music, sing carols, and mingle and jingle…
Wantage Community Drop-in Session – Thursday 11 September
Are you new to Wantage? Whether you have just moved into the area or have been here a while, this is an ideal opportunity to gain information to help you connect to your new community! Date: Thursday 11 September 2025 Time: 4 pm – 7pm Location:…
Outline planning permission for Fullers Field has been granted
At the meeting of the Vale of White Horse District Council Planning Committee on Wednesday 20 August, the application for outline planning permission for up to 59 dwellings on Fullers Field was unanimously approved. The application went to the committee…
Crime and antisocial behaviour on Kingsgrove – a message from Preim
I would hope that most people would agree that Kingsgrove is a pleasant place to live. Unfortunately incidents, such as those involving thefts from cars last week, do happen occasionally. Understandably distressing as these are, it is important to ensure…
McCarthy & Stone appeal has been dismissed
As detailed here, McCarthy & Stone appealed to the Planning Inspectorate over the refusal of Vale of White Horse District Council to grant planning permission for 44 retirement apartments on ‘Lot 3’, a.k.a. the ‘pub plot’. The result of that…
Introducing our new Community Development Officer – Zoe Norton!
We have a new Community Development Officer for Kingsgrove and Wellington Gate, Zoe Norton. Last week, I took the opportunity to sit down with Zoe to find out a little more about her.
New outline planning application submitted for Fullers Field
Please note that some of the links to individual planning documents may give a response of Invalid security code. If this happens please use the application’s main link and search for the documents under the Downloads section. Most of the…
UPDATED: 20 April 2025 – Formal expression of interest from Wantage Town Council in adopting some public open space in Kingsgrove
Author’s note: I appreciate that this article is longer than most but I would urge people to read it as it is very important for residents to understand some of the possible implications of this. Please reach out to the…
Microbe Magic – Saturday 26 April – 2pm – 4pm
Get ready to dig deep into the mystical, microscopic world beneath our feet! Join artist Kerry Lemon and scientists from Oxford Brookes at this free workshop to discover the hidden world of soil! In this hands-on art and science workshop, we’ll zoom in on…