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Construction and confetti!
Events went with a bang this afternoon as local dignitaries and residents gathered to mark the official groundbreaking ceremony for the Kingsgrove Community Hub! Eileen White, chair of trustees, helped people imagine the building as it will be, once complete, listing all of the facilities that will be available. Then Neil Townsend of Oxfordshire Community…
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The Mix Pop-up @ Kingsgrove Community Drop-in
On Thursday 7 May at 4:30pm, The Mix Pop-up will be joining Zoe Norton, our community Development Officer, at her Kingsgrove Community Drop-in. This will be an opportunity to chat about food, biodiversity, waste reduction and energy, amongst other things. The Mix will also be bringing some surplus food to be shared at the event.…
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Links to planning applications likely to be broken
The Vale of White Horse District Council has changed the software that it uses to manage planning applications. The new system does seem to be better in certain ways but unfortunately all existing links to planning applications on this website will no longer work. It would likely take a lot of effort to fix all…
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Estate roads – finishing works to commence in late April
The following is taken from a letter that was hand-delivered on the morning of Wednesday 22 April 2026. It is from ACS, who are the main infrastructure contractor on the Kingsgrove development. Any emphasis is mine. Starting on Monday 27th April, a phased approach will be implemented to initially undertake drainage surveys and associated works,…
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Next Residents Working Group – Thursday 23 April
The residents working group typically meets monthly discussing issues raised by residents, ideas to develop the Kingsgrove community etc. The meeting is attended by the resident representatives, representatives from Preim and the master developer, the community development officer as well as representatives from the Housing Associations that operate in Kingsgrove. You can find the agenda of this upcoming meeting, as well…
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Kingsgrove Community Hub – now officially “under construction”!
As many of you may have already seen, or heard, work has officially started on creating the wonderful Kingsgrove Community Hub! This is really great news for our community at Kingsgrove and is the result of a lot of hard work by a lot of people. What the hub will bring to Kingsgrove The hub…
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Kingsgrove Community Drop-in – new location from April!
Following completion of the new Kingsgrove Sports Pavilion, Zoe Norton will be moving her monthly drop-in event there, starting with the event on Thursday 2 April 2026. The new location will provide a relaxed atmosphere to talk all things “Community in Kingsgrove over a cuppa“. You can access the pavilion from the Pavilion car park…
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Community Speedwatch
Some residents have expressed concern about the excessive speed of some vehicles on King Alfred Way. It is highly unlikely that any physical changes will be made to the road, e.g. speed bumps etc., especially in the short-term. However, there could be an opportunity for residents to form a Community Speedwatch so as to provide…
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New ways to find information
News & Events There have always been news and events as part of this website in an attempt to inform residents about what is happening on the development and in the local area. There is now an easy way to view both recent stories and see upcoming events, on one page. You can find this…
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Emergency Utilities Work on Rutherford Road
There will be emergency utilities work taking place on Rutherford Road from tomorrow (Wednesday 18 February), with the works expected to last approximately 12 working days. The majority of the northern footpath will be closed during this period, and pedestrians will be diverted to the southern footpath. Access to the Co‑Op will remain open at…