News & Events
Dickension Evening
A successful evening was held at Wantage Dickensian evening on friday december 5th. Great raffle prize's were won including A new Laptop and a mountain bike. Congratulations to those who won and our thanks go out to all that entered.
Charity Auction Items
We had
really great items in our charity auctions this year! Read more
Wantage Silver
Band
Wantage Silver Band have been providing music to the town since
1972 but unfortunately now find themselves without a band hall. Read more
Christmas Music
As a thank you for
helping out with a donation, Wantage Silver Band kindly played at
the Xmas Ball.Read More
Hendreds School Extension
The
Church of England school based in East hendred accepted a cheque on Saturday the
14th July from members of the Wantage Emergency Services.
Read more
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Donations
PLEASE CONTACT US IF YOU FEEL THAT YOU HAVE, OR KNOW OF, A LOCAL CONCERN THAT WE MIGHT BE ABLE TO HELP WITH.
A local Wantage man has had his fee paid by the 999 fund for a badly needed disabled toilet in his home. Although paid for by the Authorities, he still had to pay an initial fee and that's where the fund stepped in. On receiving the cheque, the recipient said "I would like to thank all those involved with this fund. The work has made such a difference to our lives and to have had the fee paid as well has made things so much easier!"
The Wantage 999 fund recently bought this local club a 42" TV for their common room. A meeting place for local alzheimer sufferers, a TV is an important focal point to their social gatherings
A
significant sum was donated here, to help with the continuing work achieved by
our local midwives.
Wantage and District nursing coronation memorial fund
Money was
donated to this fund early in 2006
We
surprised a local Ex-serviceman before Christmas 2006 by presenting him with a
new Television and DVD player. His original having been broken for a while, he
was facing the Christmas period alone and with no entertainment. Our thanks go
to Ledburys of Wantage in their help in us achieving this.
Pre-School
care is an important part of our local community and so is the education they
provide our Children. In desperate need of IT equipment, we supplied the
Pre-School with two complete computer packages with child size colourful desks
included. These terminals are now used daily providing the important
introduction to computers that all Children need. This couldn’t have been done
without the kind help of both UKAEA Harwell and RM Computers.
With the
support of Broadway Motors of Wantage, we helped the mother of a local Girl
suffering from Leukemia. A petrol fund was set up to enable her to forget the
worry of fuel costs from her daily trip to the
The band
are looking to raise funds to allow them to re-locate to a new premises. We
have forwarded a lump sum to help them achieve their goal. We are fortunate
that the Band have agreed to play at the entrance of the Xmas
Ball to greet all ticket holders who arrive. Our thanks to them for making the
events even more special.
The
Hendreds’ C of E School target
This school
has big plans with regard to its future. A large extension is the aim that will
improve on their facilities a great deal. Future education of our Children
affects us all and so we have donated a sum to start them on their quest.
Financial help
was donated to the Charlton Day Centre to help with their funding
towards the building of a sensory garden. This garden will be enjoyed
by many people for many years to come. Money also helped to fund the
Christmas dinner, a big event in every calender year!
