Wantage Community Church are wanting to continue to raise funds for the Kingsgrove Community Hub building as part of the bigger vision for Hub building. They will be organising a number of events over the coming year to help with…
Final proposals for changes to Oxfordshire County Division boundaries, especially for Kingsgrove
Background The Local Boundary Commission for Oxfordshire have proposed wide-ranging changes to County Division boundaries, i.e. the areas that elect particular county councillors. You could think of the divisions as a similar concept to that of constituencies for MPs. Consultation As…
Bus Gate anomaly?
There are now two sets of cameras mounted on lampposts covering the bus gate. Interestingly, the most recent documentation I have seen, namely “Annex 1” of this document, shows the cameras situated on the pedestrian refuge, rather than where they…
Latest aerial footage of Kingsgrove is now available!
An amazing view! June 12 was a lovely day in Kingsgrove, if the latest set of drone photos is anything to go by. You can find them at https://kingsgrove-residents.co.uk/go/drone. By “travelling” between the nodes, you can get a really clear…
Retirement Apartments – planning application
The planning application for the retirement apartments has been submitted and is open for comments until Wednesday 3 July. These apartments would be built and run by McCarthy Stone and would be built on Lot 3, instead of the pub.…
Kingsgrove Community News – Summer 2024
The latest Kingsgrove Community newsletter has been published by the Kingsgrove Community team, aka St. Modwen as master developer. If you want to receive these type of updates directly via e-mail then please subscribe here. If you prefer to browse the newsletter via…
Find out about the new Kingsgrove Community Hub
The team behind the planned Kingsgrove Community Hub will be holding an information evening on Wednesday 19 June at 8pm at the Wantage Primary Academy. It will be an opportunity to find out about the building, as well as watch a “sneak peek” video from…
Interested in becoming a school governor?
Vale Academy Trust is a state-funded family of primary and secondary schools, all based in South Oxfordshire. They have a number of vacancies for governors. Why become a governor – 2 minute video Further details For more information, please read…
Kingsgrove’s integration with Wantage & Grove
Kingsgrove is a new community in Wantage and will eventually have 1534 homes. The intention is for Kingsgrove to be fully integrated into Wantage & Grove. A group of Wantage & Grove residents felt it would be helpful to poll…
Kingsgrove Community Hub – an update
You may have noticed the movement of materials in the centre of Kingsgrove just behind the cafe where the new Community Hub will be built. Talbot Landscaping are using the space temporarily to store some trees and operate their work…