- Vale community grants to benefit projects across the district
- Faringdon Football Club, Wantage Tennis Club, Abingdon Rowing Club and Tom Brown’s Museum all receive grants
- Funding also provided to Wantage Gymnastics Club, Pump House Project and Harwell Village Tennis Club
Over £52,000 has been awarded by Vale of White Horse District Council to support improvements to community facilities across the district, including the installation of floodlights at a local tennis court and upgrades to a football club changing rooms.
The funding was agreed by the Abingdon and North East, Faringdon, and Wantage Area Committees, who agreed the following grants:
- £14,442 to Faringdon Football Club for an upgrade to their changing rooms and to replace their door and security shutter
- £12,216 for floodlighting at Wantage Tennis Club
- £7,015 for car park improvements at Abingdon Rowing Club
- £6,721 to Uffington Parish Council for repairs to Tom Brown’s Museum
- £6,553 for a sprung floor at Wantage Gym Club
- £3,143 for stage resurfacing and a buggy/bike shelter at the Pump House Project
- £2,160 to Harwell Village Tennis Club for replacement fencing.
Cllr Elaine Ware, Cabinet Member for Vale of White Horse District Council, said: “These grants will help pay for much needed repair work and upgrades at key community facilities in the Vale. The funding will benefit many of our residents and recognises the important contribution these community projects make to life in the district.”
Subject to the council approving its 2017/18 budget, the next round of applications for community grant funding in the Vale of White Horse opens on Saturday 1 April. To find out more please visit www.whitehorsedc.gov.uk/grants.