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  • A Perfect ‘Picnic on the Pitch’

    On a glorious Sunday afternoon, 200 residents from Kingsgrove gathered at the new sports pavilion to enjoy a ‘Picnic on the Pitch’, hosted by Wantage Town Football Club. Giant Garden Games A great time was had by all, with children enjoying giant garden games from Oxfordshire Play Association and Soha, who also ran a very…

  • It’s coming … to Kingsgrove at least – ‘Picnic on the Pitch’!

    SUNDAY 19 JULY 2026 1 pm – 3 pm Kingsgrove Sports Pavilion Coming home to Kingsgrove (at least) Football may, or may not, be ‘coming home’ but one thing is for sure – ‘Picnic on the Pitch‘ is coming to Kingsgrove this Sunday 19 July. What’s happening It will be a chance to bring along a…

  • Crab Hill Development Forum – Thursday 25 June

    The next Crab Hill Development Forum will be held on Thursday 25 June at Wantage Town Football Club. About the Crab Hill Development Forum Occurring once every four months or so, the forum serves as a place to discuss the progress of the development and any matters arising, particularly in relation to planning. It is…

  • Meeting notes from Crab Hill Development Forum – 12 February 2026

    Pumping stations The pumping stations that are on Kingsgrove apparently don’t have any automated notification system should there be a problem. This will change when they are eventually handed over to Thames Water. The serious blockages that have been dealt with seemed to be the result of nappies being flushed. Bus gate The bus gate…

  • Introducing ‘Picnic on the Pitch’!

    SUNDAY 19 JULY 2026 1 pm – 3 pm Kingsgrove Sports Pavilion Please note: This page will be continually updated with all the details of the event, so make sure that you bookmark it and check back often. When & where On Sunday 19 July, from 1pm till 3pm, we will be holding ‘Picnic on…

  • Recruiting leaflet delivery volunteers

    I am looking to recruit a taskforce of any local residents that would be willing to deliver leaflets to other residents of Kingsgrove. Leaflets? Won’t someone think of the trees? In an ideal world, yes, I would prefer to keep all the advertising of events and initiatives to electronic means. However, people are moving to…

  • Vale and Downland Museum – looking for your input!

    Barn Gallery refurbishment The team are really pleased to have received funding to refurbish their barn gallery, which has been in much need of an update since the Williams F1 car left a couple of years ago. ‘Everyday’ stories matter People are always interested in hearing the stories of other people. A lot of history…

  • Kingsgrove Community Drop-in – Thursday 4 June

    Kingsgrove and a ‘cuppa’ The next Kingsgrove Community Drop-in will be taking place on Thursday from 4:30pm. An opportunity to chat all things community with our Community Development Officer over a cuppa. This month, there will also be representatives from SNG, one of the housing associations operating on Kingsgrove. About Zoe Zoe Norton is the Community Development Officer for Wantage and Grove, and is employed…

  • Next Residents Working Group – Thursday 28 May

    Apologies First of all, apologies for only now letting people know about this meeting. Agenda and previous meeting minutes You can find the agenda of this upcoming meeting, as well as the minutes from the previous meeting at . Updates following last meeting Traffic calming measures As mentioned in the ‘Updates’ section in the minutes…

  • Wantage and Grove Community Policing Survey 2026 – now live

    The latest Wantage & Grove Community Policing Survey is now live.