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  • UPDATED: Upcoming overnight roadworks – Elder Way / A417 junction

    UPDATE: The information in this post has been mainly superseded by a more recent post. Here are some more details about the upcoming roadworks and how they affect access to / from Kingsgrove. Official notice Location All 3 approaches of the junction of Elder Way and A417 Reading Road. This will mean that all three…

  • URGENT – Crab Hill Development Forum update

    UPDATE Given the comments etc following my Facebook post, and e-mails received, it is clear that a lot of people object to the toilets falling under the responsibility of the Kingsgrove Estate Management Company. As a result, I have taken advice from Julie Mabberley, Chair of the Wantage & Grove Campaign Group about possible next…

  • Photos from the Kingsgrove Community Day 2023!

    You can now browse some more of the photos that John Brown, and now Caroline Field, took at the Kingsgrove Community Day 2023 here.

  • Next Residents Working Group – Thursday 12 October

    The residents working group typically meets monthly discussing issues raised by residents, ideas to develop the Kingsgrove community, planning events etc. The next meeting is The meeting is attended by the resident representatives, as well as the local Community Development Officer from the District Council, and representatives from Preim. Representatives from St. Modwen Developments are also invited. It is a private…

  • Lighting bollards between Phases 1a and 1b

    FURTHER UPDATE (23rd October) : Bollards still not working – reported to Preim & St. Modwen The bollard lighting between Phases 1a and 1b should now be operational. Apparently, the “feeder pillar had tripped”. If they are not working, please send an e-mail to helpdesk@preim.co.uk with the subject line of “Kingsgrove: Lighting bollards between Phases…

  • Crab Hill Development Forum

    Next meeting Raising issues I hope to get a place on the agenda in order to raise some specific points. If you have anything that you want raising at this meeting, please get in touch. It is important to note that the meeting discusses planning specific matters. As a result, questions / comments about service…

  • A hugely enjoyable Kingsgrove Community Day!

    🍎Amazing apple juice🍏, 🚩beautiful bunting🚩, 😀cheerful crowds😁, 🤠fantastic fancy-dress👗, 🐶perfect puppies🐕, 🔶quality quilting🔷, 🎸marvellous music🎤 – what do they all have in common? They were all there at the Kingsgrove Community Day on Saturday 30 September 2023, with a lot more besides! Entirely new for the third annual Community Day, there were two complementary events:…

  • Announcing the Kingsgrove Community Day Dog Show!

    The organisers of this years Kingsgrove Community Day are pleased to announce that there will be a light-hearted dog show as part of the day, judged by The Mayor of Wantage! There will be classes for all dogs, so everyone can take part! You can find out more about the dog show and the day…

  • Wantage and Grove Active Travel survey

    The latest local travel survey from Wantage and Grove Active Travel is now open and ready to be accessed. It is designed to help understand the local community’s views on the current state of infrastructure for walking, wheeling and cycling in the area, current preferences for transport use on local journeys and hopes for the…

  • Update on grounds maintenance around the Kingsgrove development

    In case people are interested, here are the plans for the ground maintenance contractor, Whitings, over the next couple of weeks. 18th – 22nd September The focus will be on cutting back the wildflower across all the managed areas. This will include the entrance to Phase 1a, the basin in Phase 1b and the front…