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Family & kidsStockham Primary School Reception Open EveningThursday 1 October · 17:30 · Stockham Primary School, Wantage
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Thursday 1 October
THU1OCT
CommunityPeople’s Emergency Briefing: film screening and discussionThursday 1 October · 19:00 to 21:00 · The Beacon, Portway · Wantage
FreeSaturday 3 October
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CommunityBoard Game Tournament: The Quacks of QuedlinburgSaturday 3 October · 14:00 · Oak Tree Barn, Orchard Lane · East Hendred
SAT3OCT
FaithHarvest Evensong and Ploughman’s SupperSaturday 3 October · 17:30 · Holy Trinity Church, Charlton
Free (sign-up requested)SAT3OCT
£15 standing; £12.50 concessionsSunday 4 October
SUN4OCT
Food & drinkGFEC Harvest Soup & Bread LunchSunday 4 October · Old Mill Hall, School Lane, Grove OX12 7LB
SUN4OCT
FaithHarvest Festival Services and Choral EvensongSunday 4 October · 08:00 to 18:00 · Parish Church of St Peter & St Paul, Wantage and Holy Trinity Church, Charlton
FreeSUN4OCT
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£80SUN4OCT
FaithHarvest Celebration at St James DenchworthSunday 4 October · 10:00 · St James' Church · Denchworth
SUN4OCT
FreeSUN4OCT
Wednesday 7 October
WED7OCT
Talks & heritageCeltic Kings of Wantage 50BC-43AD: talkWednesday 7 October · 13:30 to 14:30 · Vale & Downland Museum, Church Street · Wantage
£7.50Friday 9 October
FRI9OCT
FRI9OCT
FreeFRI9OCT
Free (donations welcome)FRI9OCT
MusicWSB Annual Festival (five concerts)Friday 9 to Sunday 11 October · The Sykes Hall (Wantage Silver Band)
Ticketed; weekend ticket availableFRI9OCT
CommunityChallows RBL Meat RaffleFriday 9 October · 20:00 · Challows Royal British Legion Club · East Challow
£1 per ticketSaturday 10 October
SAT10OCT
FaithCornerstone Prayer BreakfastSaturday 10 October · 08:30 · Cornerstone Café, 10 Savile Way · Grove
SAT10OCT
FreeSAT10OCT
Food & drinkYew Tree Vineyard Wine & Bogman Pizza Tasting EveningSaturday 10 October · 19:30 · Loyd Lindsay Rooms · Ardington
£35SAT10OCT
£23Sunday 11 October
SUN11OCT
FreeSUN11OCT
Talks & heritageNational Emergency Briefing film and discussionSunday 11 October · 15:00 · St John the Baptist Church, Main Street, Grove OX12 7LQ
Free (register via Eventbrite)Wednesday 14 October
WED14OCT
£7Thursday 15 October
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£15THU15OCT
Talks & heritageFriends of VDM talk: The City of Oxford in the Civil Wars 1642-6Thursday 15 October · 19:30 to 21:00 · Vale & Downland Museum, 19 Church St, Wantage OX12 8BL
£7 visitors; £5 Friends membersFriday 16 October
FRI16OCT
CommunityQuiz Night plus Fish and ChipsFriday 16 October · 19:00 to 22:00 · West Challow Village Hall, The Glebe
FRI16OCT
£18.50Saturday 17 October
SAT17OCT
Drop-inSAT17OCT
CommunitySt Augustine’s Harvest Favours AuctionSaturday 17 October · 12:00 · St Augustine's Church · East Hendred
SAT17OCT
Free (donations welcome)SAT17OCT
£10 adults, £5 under-16sSunday 18 October
SUN18OCT
MusicCome & Sing EvensongSunday 18 October · 17:00 · Parish Church of St Peter & St Paul, Church Street, Wantage OX12 8AQ
Singers £5; attending the service is…Wednesday 21 October
WED21OCT
Arts & craftsWantage Art Group: Woodland landscape in pastels with Cathy PearceWednesday 21 October · 19:30 to 21:30 · East Challow Village Hall, OX12 9SR
Thursday 22 October
THU22OCT
Talks & heritageAn Evening with Lee Child and Andrew ChildThursday 22 October · 19:00 · The Beacon · Wantage
£15; £27 with book (sold out)THU22OCT
Talks & heritageIn Praise of Apples: talk by Charlotte PopescuThursday 22 October · 19:00 · The Beacon · Wantage
£12Friday 23 October
FRI23OCT
£33; over-65s £29.70Saturday 24 October
SAT24OCT
FestivalsAlfredfest 2026Saturday 24 to Sunday 25 October · Parish Church of St Peter & St Paul, the Market Place and the Vale & Downland Museum · Wantage
Children's workshop and talks free; lunch…SAT24OCT
Family & kidsAethelflaed Children’s Music Workshop (AlfredFest)Saturday 24 October · 13:00 to 15:00 · Parish Church of St Peter & St Paul, Church Street, Wantage OX12 8AQ
Free (booking required)SAT24OCT
Family & kidsWallace & Gromit: The Wrong Trousers with Wantage BandSaturday 24 October · 13:30 · The Beacon · Wantage
£15; £12 concessions and childrenSunday 25 October
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FaithFarewell service for Rector Nikolaj ChristensenSunday 25 October · 10:30 · Holy Trinity Church, Ardington
SUN25OCT
Talks & heritageAlfredFest Procession and PrayersSunday 25 October · 12:00 · King Alfred's Statue, Market Place, Wantage
FreeSUN25OCT
Food & drinkAlfredfest lunch and Alfred Jewel exhibitionSunday 25 October · 12:30 to 13:30 · Vale & Downland Museum, 19 Church St · Wantage
£18.50 set menuSUN25OCT
Talks & heritageAlfredfest talks: the Alfred Jewel, and writing Saxon historical fictionSunday 25 October · 13:30 · St Peter & St Paul Parish Church, Church Street, OX12 8AQ · Wantage
FreeSUN25OCT
MusicAethelflaed: A New Opera (recital preview)Sunday 25 October · 17:00 to 18:30 · Parish Church of St Peter & St Paul · Wantage
£20 adults; concessions availableSUN25OCT
Food & drinkOctober Quiz Night at The PloughSunday 25 October · 19:00 to 22:00 · The Plough at Hanney · West Hanney
Monday 26 October
MON26OCT
Family & kidsElite Camps Wantage: October half-term holiday campMonday 26 to Friday 30 October · Wantage C of E Primary School, Newbury Street, Wantage OX12 8DJ
£39.95 day; £44.95 extended; £27.45 half…MON26OCT
FestivalsWantage Literary Festival 2026Monday 26 October to Saturday 7 November · The Beacon and other Wantage venues
Most talks £13.50, students and under…Tuesday 27 October
TUE27OCT
Talks & heritageWantage Literary Festival: Victoria Hislop, The Wine-Dark SeaTuesday 27 October · 14:00 · The Beacon · Wantage
£15 adult; £8 studentTUE27OCT
Wednesday 28 October
WED28OCT
Family & kidsThe Wind in the Willows Family DayWednesday 28 October · 10:00 to 15:00 · Vale & Downland Museum, 19 Church St · Wantage
FreeThursday 29 October
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£5 per child (one adult free);…Saturday 31 October
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Family & kidsLight Party (Wantage Baptist Church)Saturday 31 October · 14:00 to 16:00 · Wantage Baptist Church, 6 Mill Street, Wantage OX12 9AQ
Free (registration required)SAT31OCT
Family & kidsLight Party 2026 (St John’s Grove)Saturday 31 October · 16:30 to 18:30 · St John the Baptist Church, Main Street, Grove OX12 7LQ
Free (ticket required)SAT31OCT
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Family & kidsChildren’s HalloweenSaturday 31 October · 17:30 to 18:30 · West Challow Village Hall, The Glebe
SAT31OCT
Family & kidsLight Party (Wantage Community Church)Saturday 31 October · 18:00 to 20:00 · Library, Wantage Primary Academy, Rutherford Road, Kingsgrove, Wantage OX12 7GQ
Free (donations welcome)Sunday 1 November
SUN1NOV
Talks & heritageAnglo-Saxon Wantage walking tour with James MitchellSunday 1 November · 11:00 · Wantage
SUN1NOV
Monday 2 November
MON2NOV
£120 per personMON2NOV
CommunityWantage Town Council full meeting, 2 November 2026Monday 2 November · 19:30 to 22:00 · The Beacon, Portway · Wantage
Free (public welcome)Wednesday 4 November
WED4NOV
Talks & heritageWantage, Old Berkshire and the Boer War – afternoon talkWednesday 4 November · 13:30 to 14:30 · Vale & Downland Museum, 19 Church St, Wantage OX12 8BL
£7.50Friday 6 November
FRI6NOV
Adult £8.80, child (3-16) £5.50, family…Saturday 7 November
SAT7NOV
Talks & heritageWantage Literary Festival: Janina Ramirez, LegendaSaturday 7 November · 14:00 · The Beacon · Wantage
£15 adult; £8 studentSAT7NOV
Free; food and drink on saleSunday 8 November
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FaithRemembrance Sunday at St NicholasSunday 8 November · St Nicholas Church, Main Street · East Challow
SUN8NOV
SportAutumn Nations rugby screenings at The PloughSunday 8 to Sunday 29 November · The Plough at Hanney · West Hanney
SUN8NOV
MusicWantage Festival of Remembrance 2026Sunday 8 November · 14:30 to 15:45 · St Peter & St Paul Parish Church · Wantage
£5 to £12Thursday 12 November
THU12NOV
FreeFriday 13 November
FRI13NOV
Food & drinkAprès Ski night at The PloughFriday 13 November · 12:00 to 23:00 · The Plough at Hanney · West Hanney
Saturday 14 November
SAT14NOV
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MusicLocarno Beat at Challows RBL ClubSaturday 14 November · 20:30 · Challows Royal British Legion Club · East Challow
£10 cash on the doorSunday 15 November
SUN15NOV
Arts & craftsFree-motion applique workshop with Ping Wynny TextilesSunday 15 November · 10:00 to 16:00 · East Challow Village Hall, Main Street
Fees apply; non-members contact the group…SUN15NOV
SportCheek2Cheek Sunday dance practice sessionSunday 15 November · 17:30 to 19:15 · East Challow Village Hall, Main Street, OX12 9ST
£10 per coupleWednesday 18 November
WED18NOV
Theatre & filmBring Your Baby Cinema: The Devil Wears Prada 2Wednesday 18 November · 13:00 · The Beacon · Wantage
£7WED18NOV
£7WED18NOV
Arts & craftsWantage Art Group: Figure drawing with Sue LemencicWednesday 18 November · 19:30 to 21:30 · East Challow Village Hall, OX12 9SR
Thursday 19 November
THU19NOV
Family & kidsInto Film Festival: The SpongeBob Movie: Search for SquarePantsThursday 19 November · 10:30 to 12:25 · The Beacon · Wantage
FreeTHU19NOV
£15THU19NOV
Talks & heritageFriends of VDM talk: The Ox-FilesThursday 19 November · 19:30 to 21:00 · Vale & Downland Museum, 19 Church St, Wantage OX12 8BL
£7 visitors; £5 Friends membersFriday 20 November
FRI20NOV
£23Saturday 21 November
SAT21NOV
MusicWantage Orchestra Autumn ConcertSaturday 21 November · 19:30 to 21:30 · Wantage Parish Church, 28 Market Place, OX12 8AE
Sunday 22 November
SUN22NOV
SUN22NOV
Thursday 26 November
THU26NOV
FreeFriday 27 November
FRI27NOV
Food & drinkBeverage Tasting eveningFriday 27 November · 19:00 to 22:00 · West Challow Village Hall, The Glebe
Saturday 28 November
SAT28NOV
MusicChristmas Supper Concert with Wantage Community BrassSaturday 28 November · 19:30 · The Sykes Hall (Wantage Silver Band)
Tickets coming soonSAT28NOV
£28; £24 concessionsSunday 29 November
SUN29NOV
Free entrySUN29NOV
Food & drinkNovember Quiz Night at The PloughSunday 29 November · 19:00 to 23:00 · The Plough at Hanney · West Hanney
Wednesday 2 December
WED2DEC
Talks & heritageThe Light Project: Harwell Campus history – afternoon talkWednesday 2 December · 13:30 to 14:30 · Vale & Downland Museum, 19 Church St, Wantage OX12 8BL
£7.50Friday 4 December
FRI4DEC
FaithCharney Manor winter retreat: Healing stories of separationFriday 4 to Sunday 6 December · Charney Manor · Charney Bassett
£330 (deposit £170); bursaries may be…FRI4DEC
FestivalsWantage Dickensian EveningFriday 4 December · 16:00 to 21:00 · Market Place and town centre · Wantage
FreeSaturday 5 December
SAT5DEC
CommunityWantage Wassail (parish Christmas party with Mummers’ Play)Saturday 5 December · Wantage Parish (venue not yet published)
SAT5DEC
Arts & craftsWreaths After Dark + The Christmas EditSaturday 5 December · Loyd Lindsay Rooms · Ardington
SAT5DEC
£15; concessions £7.50-£12SAT5DEC
MusicWhite Horse Ceilidhs: Christmas CeilidhSaturday 5 December · 20:00 to 23:30 · Grove Village Hall, OX12 7JY
£10 adults, £5 under-16sWednesday 9 December
WED9DEC
Theatre & filmBeacon Christmas Cinema: Last ChristmasWednesday 9 December · 13:00 · The Beacon · Wantage
£7WED9DEC
Monday 14 December
MON14DEC
CommunityWantage Town Council full meeting, 14 December 2026Monday 14 December · 19:30 to 22:00 · The Beacon, Portway · Wantage
Free (public welcome)Friday 18 December
FRI18DEC
CommunityFestive Pub NightFriday 18 December · 18:00 to 22:00 · West Challow Village Hall, The Glebe
FRI18DEC
Theatre & filmThe Snow Queen (Christmas pantomime)Friday 18 to Monday 21 December · The Beacon, Portway, Wantage OX12 9BX
£13Saturday 19 December
SAT19DEC
Sunday 20 December
SUN20DEC
FaithFamily Carol Service (Wantage Community Church)Sunday 20 December · 16:00 to 17:00 · Wantage Primary Academy, Rutherford Road, Wantage OX12 7GQ · Kingsgrove
FreeMonday 21 December
MON21DEC
Family & kidsElite Camps Wantage: Christmas holiday campMonday 21 to Wednesday 23 December · Wantage C of E Primary School, Newbury Street, Wantage OX12 8DJ
£39.95 day; £44.95 extended; £27.45 half…Tuesday 22 December
TUE22DEC
£5 per child (one adult free…TUE22DEC
Family & kidsTchaikovsky: The Nutcracker + Ballet Taster ClassTuesday 22 December · 13:00 · The Beacon, Portway · Wantage
Screening and class £23; screening only…Thursday 24 December
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FreeTHU24DEC
FreeFriday 25 December
FRI25DEC
FaithChristmas Day All-Age Service (Wantage Community Church)Friday 25 December · 11:00 to 12:00 · Wantage Primary Academy, Rutherford Road, Wantage OX12 7GQ · Kingsgrove
FreeSaturday 26 December
SAT26DEC
FestivalsWantage Mummers Boxing Day playSaturday 26 December · 12:00 to 12:30 · The Bear Hotel, Market Place, Wantage
Free (donations collected)SAT26DEC
Talks & heritageWantage Mummers Boxing Day play (Childrey)Saturday 26 December · 13:15 to 13:45 · Childrey Village Hall
Free (donations collected)SAT26DEC
SportWantage Town FC v Carterton (Boxing Day)Saturday 26 December · 15:00 · Alfredian Park, Manor Road, Wantage
Monday 25 January
MON25JAN
CommunityWantage Town Council full meeting, 25 January 2027Monday 25 January 2027 · 19:30 to 22:00 · Council Offices, Portway, Wantage OX12 9BX
Free (public welcome)Friday 29 January
FRI29JAN
£30Saturday 30 January
SAT30JAN
MusicWhite Horse Ceilidhs: Winter CeilidhSaturday 30 January 2027 · 20:00 to 23:30 · Grove Village Hall, OX12 7JY
£10 adults, £5 under-16sSaturday 13 February
SAT13FEB
£20; £18 concessionsSaturday 20 February
SAT20FEB
Theatre & filmTwinkle Twinkle (early years theatre)Saturday 20 February 2027 · 11:00 · The Beacon, Portway, Wantage OX12 9BX
£9Wednesday 3 March
WED3MAR
Talks & heritageLiving Landscapes: talkWednesday 3 March 2027 · 13:30 to 14:30 · Vale & Downland Museum, Church Street · Wantage
£7.50Monday 8 March
MON8MAR
CommunityWantage Town Council full meeting, 8 March 2027Monday 8 March 2027 · 19:30 to 22:00 · Wantage
Free (public welcome)Saturday 20 March
SAT20MAR
Under £20SAT20MAR
MusicWantage Orchestra and Choral Society Spring ConcertSaturday 20 March 2027 · 19:30 to 21:30 · Wantage Parish Church, 28 Market Place, OX12 8AE
Monday 29 March
MON29MAR
Sunday 4 April
SUN4APR
Friday 13 August
FRI13AUG
Weekend £45 early bird / £50;…Every week & every month
Regular sessions from local clubs, churches and venues. Times are set by each organiser.
Mondays
- American Dance School classesClasses · King Alfred's Academy West Site, Challow Road, Wantage OX12 9DU
- Badminton at Hanney War Memorial Hall14:00-16:30 · Ladies badminton · Hanney War Memorial Hall · East Hanney
- Banquet Night at New Hanney SpiceWest Hanney
- Bay Tree pub quizGrove
- Beginners Pilates with Prince Pilates13:30-14:30 · Childrey
- Challows RBL Monday Night PokerChallows Royal British Legion Club · East Challow
- Community Fridge at The Mix13:00-16:00 · The Mix, 15 Mill Street, OX12 9AB (and The Beacon on Fridays) · Wantage
- Cornucopia Appalachian Dancers practiceGrove
- Crown Singers20:00-22:00 · Grove Village Hall
- Dog training classes at West Hendred18:30-19:30 · Graded classes · West Hendred Village Hall
- East Hendred Beavers, Cubs and Scouts19:00-21:00 · Scouts · Snells Hall · East Hendred
- Evensong at St Andrew’s, Letcombe Regis15:00 · Letcombe Regis
- GroW Bumps and Babies (Grove)12:45-14:15 · St John's Church, Main Street, Grove OX12 7LQ
- GroW Stay and Play (St John’s Grove)10:00-11:30 · St John's Church, Main Street, Grove OX12 7LQ
- Grove Art Group13:00-16:00 · Grove Village Hall
- Grove Martial Arts classes17:00, 17:45 · Juniors · Old Mill Hall, School Lane, Grove OX12 7LB
- HEG Community Cafe10:30-15:00 · Sports Club, Mill Lane, East Hendred
- HEG Community Larder16:00-16:45 · Snells Hall · East Hendred
- Hanney Gardening Club19:45 · Hanney War Memorial Hall · East Hanney
- Hanney History Group talk20:00 · East Hanney
- Hanney Wine CircleHanney War Memorial Hall · East Hanney
- Mixed Pilates, Letcombe Regis11:45-12:45 · Letcombe Regis
- Monkey Mayhem stay and play09:30-11:30 · The Beacon, Portway · Wantage
- Pie Night and Burger Night at King Alfred’s Head17:00 · Pie night · King Alfred's Head, 31 Market Place · Wantage
- Pilates with Sally classes in Grove09:45, 18:30 · Grove
- Seated exercise class13:45-15:00 · Hanney War Memorial Hall (Olde Hanney Room) · East Hanney
- Sweatbox Kingsgrove open night19:00-21:00 · Wantage Primary Academy, Rutherford Road, OX12 7GQ · Kingsgrove
- Toddler Tunes10:00-10:30 · Vale & Downland Museum · Wantage
- Trinity Tots09:00-11:00 · Holy Trinity Church, Charlton Village Road, Wantage OX12 7HW
- Vale Kickboxing classesThe Beacon, Portway, Wantage
- Vocalize Community Choir, Grove11:00-12:00 · Grove
- Voices of the Vale Choir19:30-21:00 · Letcombe Regis Village Hall
- Wantage Library: dementia advice drop-in10:30-13:00 · Wantage Library, Stirlings Road, OX12 7BB
- Wantage Methodist Community Drop-In Café09:00 · Wantage Methodist Church, Newbury Street, OX12 8DA
- Wantage Parish Church Services09:00 · Parish Church of St Peter & St Paul, Church Street, Wantage OX12 8AQ
- Wantage Town Council committee meetings19:30-22:00 · The Beacon, Portway · Wantage
- Wilts & Berks Canal Trust East Vale branch meeting20:00 · Charlton
- Zumba Fitness with Eugenie13:00-13:45 · Letcombe Regis Village Hall
Tuesdays
- 1861 (Wantage) Squadron Air Cadets parade nights19:00-21:30 · Cadet Forces Centre, Icknield Lane, Wantage OX12 8ES
- American Dance School classesClasses · King Alfred's Academy West Site, Challow Road, Wantage OX12 9DU
- Art Club at Hendred Sports Club12:30 · East Hendred
- Belly dance classes with Loreley RiceThe Beacon, Portway, Wantage
- Bogman wood-fired pizza van17:00-20:00 · Loyd Lindsay Rooms car park · Ardington
- Challows Hand Bell Ringers10:30 · Challows Royal British Legion Club · East Challow
- Childrey & District Tuesday Club10:00 · Hall open · Childrey
- Corallian Cycling Club Tuesday ride10:00 · Wantage Market Place
- Dog training classes at West Hendred17:15-18:15 · Graded classes · West Hendred Village Hall
- East Hendred Beavers, Cubs and Scouts17:25-18:25 · Beavers · Snells Hall · East Hendred
- Fat Tuesdays at The PloughThe Plough at Hanney · West Hanney
- GroW Stay and Play (Grove Rugby Club)10:00-11:30 · Grove Rugby Club, Grove
- GroW Young Parents Group13:00-14:30 · Grove Rugby Club, Grove
- Grove Library Rhymetime10:45-11:15 · Grove Library, Millbrook, Grove OX12 7LB
- Hanney Coffee Shop (Tuesday coffee morning)10:00-11:30 · Olde Hanney Room, Hanney War Memorial Hall · East Hanney
- Hanney Toddlers09:15-11:00 · Hanney Chapel, Main Street · East Hanney
- Hatha Yoga with Hazel18:45-20:15 · Letcombe Regis Village Hall
- Kung Fu at Hendred Sports Club17:00 · East Hendred
- Pie Night and Burger Night at King Alfred’s Head17:00 · Burger night · King Alfred's Head, 31 Market Place · Wantage
- Pilates with Hols (East Hendred class)12:30 · East Hendred
- Pilates with Sally classes in Grove16:50, 18:00 · Grove
- Rummikub at Cornerstone14:00-16:00 · Cornerstone, 10 Savile Way · Grove
- St James the Great Sunday service and weekday Communion10:00 · St James the Great Church · West Hanney
- St John Vianney Catholic Church Mass Times10:00 · St John Vianney Church, Wantage
- Stay Strong and Steady (Age UK)The Beacon, Portway, Wantage
- Vale Taekwon-Do classesThe Beacon, Portway, Wantage
- Wantage & Grove u3a talks14:00 · Grove
- Wantage Camera Club meetings19:30 · Methodist Church Hall, Newbury Street, Wantage
- Wantage Chess Club19:30 · St John the Baptist Church, Main Street, Grove OX12 7LQ
- Wantage Library: Age UK drop-in11:30-13:00 · Wantage Library, Stirlings Road, OX12 7BB
- Wantage Library: Digital Helper10:00-12:00 · Wantage Library, Stirlings Road, OX12 7BB
- Wantage Library: Family History Research10:00-11:30 · Wantage Library, Stirlings Road, OX12 7BB
- Wantage Library: Tuesday Chat10:00-12:00 · Wantage Library, Stirlings Road, OX12 7BB
- Wantage Library: reading groups11:00-12:00 · Group · Wantage Library, Stirlings Road, OX12 7BB
- Wantage Male Voice Choir rehearsal19:30 · Hanney War Memorial Hall, OX12 0JL · East Hanney
- Wantage Orchestra rehearsal19:30 · King Alfred's Academy West Site, Challow Road, OX12 9DU · Wantage
- Wantage Parish Church Services09:00 · Parish Church of St Peter & St Paul, Church Street, Wantage OX12 8AQ
- Weekday Holy Communion at Lockinge10:00 · East Lockinge
- White Horse Harriers Tuesday coached training18:30 · Wantage Leisure Centre (occasionally Tilsley Park, Abingdon)
- Yoga with Beth09:45-10:45 · Letcombe Regis
- Yoga with Deni classes19:30 · Grove
Wednesdays
- American Dance School classesClasses · King Alfred's Academy West Site, Challow Road, Wantage OX12 9DU
- Around Table community café15:00-18:00 · Holy Trinity Church, Charlton Village Road
- Be Free Young Carers Hangout15:00-17:30 · Letcombe Regis Village Hall
- Blossom Tai Chi at The BeaconThe Beacon, Portway, Wantage
- Catholic mothers’ pray and play group09:45-11:00 · East Hendred
- Cheek2Cheek ballroom and Latin classes (Wantage)18:30-21:30 · The Beacon, Portway, Wantage OX12 9BX
- Clubbercise at Old Mill Hall18:00-19:00 · Grove
- Community Fridge at The Mix10:00-16:00 · The Mix, 15 Mill Street, OX12 9AB (and The Beacon on Fridays) · Wantage
- GroW Outside!10:30-11:30 · Betjeman Millennium Park, Wantage
- GroW Stay and Play and Bumps & Babies (East Challow)10:00-11:30 · East Challow Village Hall
- GroW Stay and Play at Elmbrook Court10:30-11:30 · Elmbrook Court care home, Wantage
- Grove Garden and Local History Club19:00 · Grove Village Hall
- Grove Women’s Institute19:00 · Grove Village Hall
- Hendred Walking Group walk09:30 · East Hendred
- Icknield Way Morris Men practice19:30-22:00 · Denchworth Village Hall, Barn Close, OX12 0EZ
- Keep Fit with Karen Kidd09:30-10:30 · West Challow Village Hall, The Glebe
- King Alfred Quilters sewing day10:00-15:00 · Challow & Childrey Cricket Club (October session; the group's usual base is East Challow Village Hall)
- King Alfred Quilting & Textile Group evening meeting19:00-21:00 · East Challow Village Hall
- Kingsgrove Bumps and Babies10:30-11:45 · Wantage Silver Band Hall, Reading Road, Wantage OX12 8HW
- Letcombe Regis WI19:00-21:30 · Letcombe Regis Village Hall
- Letcombes Gardening Club monthly meeting19:30 · Letcombe Regis
- Prince Pilates mat classesLoyd Lindsay Rooms, Main Hall · Ardington
- St James the Great bell-ringing practice19:30 · St James the Great Church · West Hanney
- St John Vianney Catholic Church Mass Times10:00 · St John Vianney Church, Wantage
- St John’s Grove Sunday Services10:00 · Holy communion · St John's Church, Main Street, Grove OX12 7LQ
- St John’s Toddlers09:15-11:00 · St John's Church, Grove
- The Dancers’ Academy classes at Snells Hall15:30-20:15 · East Hendred
- Thrive Pilates classes08:30, 09:30, 18:00 · East Hanney
- Toddler Sense at Snells HallEast Hendred
- Wantage Bridge Club14:00-17:00 · Hanney War Memorial Hall · East Hanney
- Wantage Charter MarketMarket Place and Victoria Cross forecourt, Wantage
- Wantage Library: My Vision group14:00-15:30 · Wantage Library, Stirlings Road, OX12 7BB
- Wantage Library: Rhymetime09:30, 10:30 · Wantage Library, Stirlings Road, OX12 7BB
- Wantage Library: Writers’ Group14:00-15:30 · Wantage Library, Stirlings Road, OX12 7BB
- Wantage Parish Church Services09:00 · Parish Church of St Peter & St Paul, Church Street, Wantage OX12 8AQ
- Wantage Sings rehearsal19:30 · Wantage Methodist Hall, OX12 8DA
- Yoga with Linda Davey10:00-11:00 · Gentle/chair yoga · West Hendred Village Hall
- Zumba Gold and Tai Chi at Grove Village Hall10:00-11:00 · Zumba gold · Grove Village Hall
Thursdays
- 1861 (Wantage) Squadron Air Cadets parade nights19:00-21:30 · Cadet Forces Centre, Icknield Lane, Wantage OX12 8ES
- American Dance School classesClasses · King Alfred's Academy West Site, Challow Road, Wantage OX12 9DU
- Baby and Toddler Group (Wantage Baptist)09:30-11:30 · Wantage Baptist Church, 6 Mill Street, Wantage OX12 9AQ
- Badminton at Hanney War Memorial Hall20:00-21:00 · East hanney badminton club · Hanney War Memorial Hall · East Hanney
- Challows Afternoon Club (over 60s)14:00 · East Challow
- Cheek2Cheek ballroom and Latin classes (East Challow)18:30-21:30 · East Challow Village Hall, Main Street, OX12 9ST
- Childrey Chillbusters winter soup lunch12:00-14:00 · Childrey
- Community walk around Kingsgrove woodland trails13:30-14:30 · Kingsgrove
- Craft, Sew and Social10:00-12:00 · Charney Bassett Village Hall
- Darts evening at Hendred Sports ClubEast Hendred
- Golden Age Club15:00 · Snell's Hall · East Hendred
- GroW Community Birth Group19:00-21:00 · Grove Day Centre, Grove
- GroW Stay and Play (The Beacon)10:00-11:30 · The Beacon, Portway, Wantage OX12 9BX
- Grove Library: Thursday board games10:00, 14:00 · Grove Library, Millbrook, OX12 7LB
- Grove Martial Arts classes17:00, 17:45 · Juniors · Old Mill Hall, School Lane, Grove OX12 7LB
- Grove Stroke Group14:00-16:00 · Grove Village Hall
- Grove Table Tennis Club19:30-22:00 · Grove Village Hall
- Hanney Book Club20:00 · The Plough Inn, Church Street · West Hanney
- Hanney Bowls14:00-16:00 · Hanney War Memorial Hall (main hall) · East Hanney
- Hanney Chapel coffee morning10:30 · Hanney Chapel, Main Street, East Hanney OX12 0HX
- Hanney Senior Citizens Club14:30 · Hanney War Memorial Hall · East Hanney
- Hanney Table Tennis drop-in18:30-19:30 · East Hanney
- Hanney WI19:30-21:30 · Olde Hanney Room, Hanney War Memorial Hall · East Hanney
- Hanney Walkie Talkies lunchtime walk12:30 · West Hanney
- Letcombe Book Buffs20:00 · Letcombe Regis
- Letcombe Table Tennis Club19:15-22:15 · Letcombe Regis Village Hall
- Letcombe Tennis Club Thursday sessions11:00, 18:30 · Letcombe Tennis Club, Letcombe Regis Recreation Ground, Bassett Road, OX12 9LJ
- Pilates with Sally classes in Grove10:00 · Grove
- Springline Singers community choir19:30-21:30 · West Hendred Village Hall
- St John Vianney Catholic Church Mass Times10:00 · St John Vianney Church, Wantage
- St Michael’s Lunch Bowl12:00-14:00 · Letcombe Bassett
- St Nicholas midweek Holy Communion10:00 · St Nicholas Church, Main Street · East Challow
- Thursday Pilates and Yoga at Letcombe Regis09:30-10:30 · Letcombe Regis Village Hall
- Wantage Library: Knit and Natter10:00-12:00 · Wantage Library, Stirlings Road, OX12 7BB
- Wantage Library: reading groups10:30-12:00 · Group · Wantage Library, Stirlings Road, OX12 7BB
- Wantage Parish Church Services09:00 · Parish Church of St Peter & St Paul, Church Street, Wantage OX12 8AQ
- White Horse Harriers Thursday runs and training19:00 · Wantage Leisure Centre
- Yoga with Deni classes19:30 · Grove
- Yoga with Linda Davey09:30-10:45 · Hatha yoga · West Hendred Village Hall
Fridays
- American Dance School classesClasses · King Alfred's Academy West Site, Challow Road, Wantage OX12 9DU
- Blossom Tai Chi at The BeaconThe Beacon, Portway, Wantage
- Board Games night at The Wheatsheaf18:30 · East Hendred
- Charney Arms Pop Up Pub19:00-22:30 · Charney Bassett Village Hall
- Community Fridge at The Mix13:45, 15:15 · The Mix, 15 Mill Street, OX12 9AB (and The Beacon on Fridays) · Wantage
- Dog training classes at West Hendred17:15-18:15 · Graded classes · West Hendred Village Hall
- East Challow Community Warm Space11:00 · Challow & Childrey Cricket Club · East Challow
- First Fridays Coffee, Cake & Chat15:00-16:30 · Charney Bassett Village Hall
- Forbes Theatre Arts Stage SchoolThe Beacon, Portway, Wantage
- Friends on Friday14:00-16:00 · St John's Rooms, Grove
- Greengage Folk Band in the Museum Café12:30-13:30 · Vale & Downland Museum café · Wantage
- Hanney Film Night19:00-22:30 · Hanney War Memorial Hall · East Hanney
- Hanney Table Tennis drop-in10:00-11:00 · East Hanney
- Letcombe Tennis Club cardio tennis10:00 · Letcombe Regis
- Matwork Pilates (women’s health physio)10:30, 12:40 · West Hendred Village Hall
- Men’s Pilates, Letcombe Regis09:30 · Letcombe Regis
- St John Vianney Catholic Church Mass Times10:00 · St John Vianney Church, Wantage
- The Dancers’ Academy classes at Snells Hall10:30-12:35 · East Hendred
- The Eyston Arms Friday Fish & Chips NightThe Eyston Arms · East Hendred
- Wantage Baby & Toddler Group09:15-11:15 · Wantage Methodist Church Hall, 20 Newbury Street, Wantage OX12 8DA
- Wantage Badminton Club night20:30-22:00 · Wantage Leisure Centre, Portway
- Wantage Library: GroW Stay and Play10:00-11:30 · Wantage Library, Stirlings Road, OX12 7BB
- Wantage Parish Church Services09:00 · Parish Church of St Peter & St Paul, Church Street, Wantage OX12 8AQ
- Weekday Holy Communion at St Peter’s, Charney Bassett14:00 · Charney Bassett
- West Challow Pub NightWest Challow
- Yoga with Deni classes09:30, 11:15 · Grove
- Zumba Gold and Tai Chi at Grove Village Hall19:00-20:00 · Tai chi · Grove Village Hall
Saturdays
- Community Fridge at The Mix10:00-16:00 · The Mix, 15 Mill Street, OX12 9AB (and The Beacon on Fridays) · Wantage
- Dads Out10:00-11:30 · Wantage Methodist Church Hall, 20 Newbury Street, Wantage OX12 8DA
- Grove Fields parkrun09:00 · Grove Fields, Mably Way, Wantage OX12 9BN
- Grove Library Family Lego Sessions10:00-12:00 · Grove Library, Millbrook, Grove OX12 7LB
- Grove Library Get Crafty10:00-12:00 · Grove Library, Millbrook, Grove OX12 7LB
- Grove Martial Arts classes09:00, 09:45 · Juniors · Old Mill Hall, School Lane, Grove OX12 7LB
- HEG Grows volunteer gardening11:00-13:00 · East Hendred
- Hanney Chapel men’s breakfast08:30 · East Hanney
- Hanney Wheelers group ride10:00 · East Hanney
- Hanneys Flood Group working partyEast Hanney
- Hendred Museum open afternoons14:30-16:30 · Champs Chapel · East Hendred
- Letcombe Tennis Club junior coaching09:30, 10:30, 12:30 · Letcombe Tennis Club, Letcombe Regis Recreation Ground, Bassett Road, OX12 9LJ
- Letcombe Valley Nature Reserve work party13:30-16:30 · Letcombe Regis
- Monthly dog walk from Hendred StoreEast Hendred
- Pickleball at Hendred Sports Club10:00 · East Hendred
- Repair CafeThe Mix, 15 Mill Street · Wantage
- St John Vianney Catholic Church Mass Times10:00 · St John Vianney Church, Wantage
- Stitch Clinic10:30-12:30 · The Mix, 15 Mill Street, OX12 9AB · Wantage
- Wantage Charter MarketMarket Place and Victoria Cross forecourt, Wantage
- Wantage Gardeners’ Association trading shop10:00-12:00 · Wantage
- Wantage Library Lego Challenge10:00-12:00 · Wantage Library, Stirlings Road, Wantage OX12 7BB
- Wantage Library Saturday Craft Club10:30-12:00 · Wantage Library, Stirlings Road, Wantage OX12 7BB
- Wantage Library: Storytime14:30-15:00 · Wantage Library, Stirlings Road, OX12 7BB
- Wantage Town FC home matches15:00 · Alfredian Park, Manor Road, Wantage
- Wilts & Berks Canal Trust East Vale work partyEast Challow
Sundays
- All Saints Lockinge Evensong18:00 · All Saints Church, Lockinge · East Lockinge
- American Dance School classesClasses · King Alfred's Academy West Site, Challow Road, Wantage OX12 9DU
- Breakfast Church at St Mary’s, Childrey09:15 · Childrey
- Challows RBL Sunday Night Cash Bingo20:00 · Challows Royal British Legion Club · East Challow
- Corallian Cycling Club Sunday ride09:00 · Wantage Market Place
- Family Communion at St Mary’s, Childrey10:15 · Childrey
- Godly Play15:00 · Holy Trinity Church, Charlton Village Road, Wantage OX12 7HW
- Grove Free Evangelical Church Sunday Service10:30 · The Old Mill Hall, Grove
- Hanney Chapel Sunday services10:30, 17:30 · Hanney Chapel, Main Street · East Hanney
- Hendred Museum open afternoons14:30-16:30 · Champs Chapel · East Hendred
- Holy Communion at Holy Rood, Sparsholt10:15 · Sparsholt
- Holy Communion at St Andrew’s, Letcombe Regis10:15 · Letcombe Regis
- Holy Communion at St John the Baptist, Kingston Lisle10:15 · Kingston Lisle
- Holy Trinity Ardington Sunday service11:15 · Holy Trinity Church · Ardington
- Holy Trinity West Hendred Sunday service09:00 · Holy Trinity Church · West Hendred
- Kids@Church (Wantage Methodist)09:30-10:15 · Wantage Methodist Church, Newbury Street, Wantage OX12 8DA
- Kingsgrove Woodland junior parkrun09:00 · Kingsgrove
- Letcombe Tennis Club Sunday club session10:00 · Letcombe Tennis Club, Letcombe Regis Recreation Ground, Bassett Road, OX12 9LJ
- Said Holy Communion at St Laurence, West Challow16:00-17:00 · West Challow
- Said Holy Communion at St Michael & All Angels, Letcombe Bassett08:30 · Letcombe Bassett
- Services at St Mary’s, Lyford18:00 · Evensong · Lyford
- Sideliners Linedance Social12:30-17:30 · Hanney War Memorial Hall · East Hanney
- St Augustine’s Sunday service and Children’s Church10:00 · St Augustine's Church · East Hendred
- St James the Great Sunday service and weekday Communion09:30 · St James the Great Church · West Hanney
- St John Vianney Catholic Church Mass Times09:00 · St John Vianney Church, Wantage
- St John’s Grove Sunday Services08:00, 10:15 · St John's Church, Main Street, Grove OX12 7LQ
- St Mary’s Catholic Church Sunday Masses09:30, 18:00 · St Mary's Catholic Church · East Hendred
- Sunday Quiz Night at King Alfred’s Head18:00 · King Alfred's Head, 31 Market Place · Wantage
- Sunday services at St Peter’s, Charney Bassett09:00, 10:30 · Charney Bassett
- Vale Elim Church Sunday Service10:30 · St John's CE Academy Primary School, Stanley Hall Road, Grove OX12 0GR
- Wantage Baptist Church Sunday Worship10:30 · Wantage Baptist Church, 6 Mill Street, Wantage OX12 9AQ
- Wantage Community Church Sunday Service10:30 · Wantage Primary Academy, Rutherford Road, Wantage OX12 7GQ · Kingsgrove
- Wantage Methodist Church Sunday Worship10:30 · Wantage Methodist Church, Newbury Street, Wantage OX12 8DA
- Wantage Parish Church Services08:00, 10:30 · Parish Church of St Peter & St Paul, Church Street, Wantage OX12 8AQ
- White Horse Harriers Sunday social run08:55 · Court Hill Centre, Wantage OX12 9NE
- Worship & Prayer at St Michael & All Angels, Letcombe Bassett10:15 · Letcombe Bassett
Annual events, fêtes and festivals
- Alfredfest 2026Saturday 24 to Sunday 25 October
- Bassett Michaelmas FayreLate September, Saturday 2-5pm (27 September 2025)
- Cancer Research UK charity sale (Hanney bazaar)Saturday 14 November
- Carols round the CribThursday 24 December · 17:30
- Childrey Christmas Festival WeekendUsually the first weekend of December: blessing of the village tree (Friday), Christmas Lights Festival in St Mary's (Saturday afternoon) and Carols round the Tree with the Silver Band outside the village hall (Sunday morning)
- Childrey Village Carol ServiceSaturday 19 December · 18:00
- ChildreyFestEarly July (Saturday 4 July 2026, 1pm-11pm)
- Christmas services at St James the Great, HanneyThursday 24 December · 23:30
- Christmas tree lighting and carol concertBeginning of December (date on posters)
- East Challow scarecrow displaysSummer (2026 theme was the World Cup)
- East Hendred Open GardensEvery year, usually June
- East Hendred Village Classic Car ShowSummer
- Forest Church (Wantage Parish)Summer holiday Mondays 14:00 (2026: 3, 10, 17, 24 August)
- Great British Spring Clean litter pickUsually a weekend in late March
- Grove Feast Fun FairUsually the second week of July (Tuesday to Sunday)
- Grove Garden & Local History Club Plant SaleUsually a Saturday in May, 10am-12pm
- Grove Garden & Local History Club Spring ShowUsually an early April Saturday, 2pm
- Grove Garden & Local History Club Summer ShowUsually an early September Saturday, 2pm
- Grove RFC Fireworks Display 2026Friday 6 November · 18:00
- Guy Fawkes Evening, ChildreySaturday 7 November · 18:00
- Hanney annual litter pickUsually a Saturday morning in spring (27 June in 2026)
- Hanney Drama Group annual productionEvery year, usually February
- Hanney Hidden Gardens open dayUsually a Sunday in early June, 1pm to 5pm
- Hanney Michaelmas FayreEvery year, usually September
- HanneyFest at the Black HorseEarly August (Sat 1 Aug in 2026)
- Harvest Supper, ChildreySeptember, the Saturday before Harvest Festival (20 September 2025)
- Hendred Sports Club Fun RunMay (Sunday 10 May in 2026)
- It’s A Christmas Carol concert at Holy RoodDecember (Sunday 14 December 2025, 6.30pm)
- Letcombe Bassett Open GardensEarly June, Sunday 1.30-5.30pm (Sunday 7 June 2026)
- Letcombe Regis Bonfire and FireworksEarly November, Sunday evening (2 November 2025: bar and BBQ from 5pm, bonfire about 6.30pm, fireworks about 7pm)
- Letcombe Regis Village FeteLate June, Sunday afternoon (Sunday 28 June 2026, 2-5pm)
- Letcombe Valley Nature Discovery EventSummer, Saturday afternoon (Saturday 1 August 2026, 1-4pm)
- Lockinge Estate Archive ExhibitionUsually a weekend in March, 2pm to 5pm (21 to 22 March in 2026)
- Macmillan Coffee Morning, West ChallowLate September (25 Sep in 2026)
- Music on a Summer’s EveningUsually a Wednesday evening in mid-June (17 June 2026, bar from 6.30pm)
- OBH Point-to-Point at LockingeMonday 29 March 2027
- Picnic on the PitchSummer Sunday afternoon (19 Jul 2026, 1pm-3pm)
- PloughFestLate August bank holiday weekend (Sun 30 Aug in 2026), 12 noon to 11pm
- Remembrance Sunday at Hendred MuseumSunday 8 November
- Spirit of the Vale Christmas FairMid-November, one weekday, 10am-7pm (Wednesday 19 November 2025)
- St John’s Church Summer Fete, GroveEvery year, usually July
- The Old Rectory, Farnborough: National Garden Scheme open daysSeveral afternoon openings each year, usually April to July, 2pm-5pm (2026: 12 April, 10 May, 24 June, 29 July)
- Wantage & Grove ExtravaganzaUsually a Saturday in June
- Wantage and Grove Scout Christmas PostEvery year, usually Late November to mid December
- Wantage Children’s Books FestivalEvery year, usually May
- Wantage Christmas Artisan MarketSunday 29 November · 11:00 to 15:00
- Wantage Dickensian EveningFriday 4 December · 16:00 to 21:00
- Wantage Festival of Remembrance 2026Sunday 8 November · 14:30 to 15:45
- Wantage Food & Drink FestivalEvery year, usually July (early)
- Wantage Literary Festival 2026Monday 26 October to Saturday 7 November
- Wantage Mummers Boxing Day playSaturday 26 December · 12:00 to 12:30
- Wantage Mummers Boxing Day play (Childrey)Saturday 26 December · 13:15 to 13:45
- West Hendred Beer FestivalUsually a Friday and Saturday in June (19 to 20 June in 2026)
- West Hendred Summer Garden PartyUsually July (Sunday 12 July in 2026)
- White Horse Folk FestivalFriday 13 to Sunday 15 August 2027
- White Horse Half MarathonSunday 4 April 2027 · 09:30
- White Horse ShowEvery year, usually August (bank holiday weekend)
- WSB Annual Festival (five concerts)Friday 9 to Sunday 11 October