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Representatives from Town and Parish Councils gathered at the Asthall Leigh Memorial Hall on Monday 18 March, to learn about the ecological enhancements at the village’s old allotments, funded by the UK Shared Prosperity Fund (UKSPF) as part of West Oxfordshire’s nature recovery initiative. The event also served to introduce attendees to the newly launched Community Town and Parish Guide to Nature Recovery. 

West Oxfordshire District Council has launched the Spring funding round of its community crowdfunding initiative, Westhive, inviting residents to submit their project ideas to create thriving, inclusive, and better connected communities.

West Oxfordshire District Council helped to deliver 267 affordable homes in West Oxfordshire in 2023, including 164 affordable rental properties, 99 shared ownership properties and four First Homes.  

West Oxfordshire District Council has allocated £170,000 in capital grants to 34 small businesses as part of the initial phase of the Small Business Grant Scheme. This funding aims to facilitate improvements that will boost prosperity and transform the customer experience. 

West Oxfordshire District Council is launching a new Oxfordshire Community Town and Parish Council Nature Recovery Guide which has been designed to help local councils support nature and wildlife in the face of the ongoing biodiversity crisis.  

A crisp packet dating from the turn of the last millennium has been unearthed during a litter pick to celebrate the launch of this year’s Great British Spring Clean (15-31 March). 

Communities in West Oxfordshire will be able to come together to enjoy cooking clubs and growing their own fruit and vegetables as part of the Council’s new Food Action Plan. The Plan stems from the Oxfordshire Food Strategy and aims to ensure that the district’s food needs are met. 

West Oxfordshire District Council has renewed its commitment to support local farmers and food producers across the district to help with local and national food production, protect and the countryside and help with the biodiversity crisis. 

West Oxfordshire District Council has strengthened its commitment to combatting climate change by releasing a plan aimed at achieving carbon neutrality by 2030.   

Nature recovery has been put at the top of West Oxfordshire District Council’s agenda as it agrees its Nature Recovery Plan, which will tackle the climate and ecological emergencies across the district up to 2030. 

Voters across West Oxfordshire District are being encouraged to make sure they are registered, have applied for postal voting, and applied for identification if needed, ahead of the deadlines so that they can vote in the district council and police and crime commissioner elections on 2 May.

Age is no barrier to taking part in Move Together – a free activity programme that provides support for those dealing with long-term health conditions or experiencing poor mobility. With participants ranging from 25 to 104 years old, the Council is calling on residents to get in touch with its Community Wellbeing team and find out if the programme could benefit them.