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FreeFaith in Wantage & the villages
Markets, gigs, clubs and community events, taken from the organisers' own pages.
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The Wantage Weekly lands every Thursday with what's on.
Please check before you go. Dates and times can change, and while we work to keep this accurate, our information can sometimes be wrong. Confirm with the organiser before making a trip.
Coming up
Sunday 11 October
Sunday 25 October
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FaithFarewell service for Rector Nikolaj ChristensenSunday 25 October · 10:30 · Holy Trinity Church, Ardington
Sunday 1 November
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Sunday 8 November
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FaithRemembrance Sunday at St NicholasSunday 8 November · St Nicholas Church, Main Street · East Challow
Every week & every month
Regular sessions from local clubs, churches and venues. Times are set by each organiser.
Mondays
- Evensong at St Andrew’s, Letcombe Regis15:00 · Letcombe Regis
- Wantage Parish Church Services09:00 · Parish Church of St Peter & St Paul, Church Street, Wantage OX12 8AQ
Tuesdays
- 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
- 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
Wednesdays
- 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
- Wantage Parish Church Services09:00 · Parish Church of St Peter & St Paul, Church Street, Wantage OX12 8AQ
Thursdays
- St John Vianney Catholic Church Mass Times10:00 · St John Vianney Church, Wantage
- St Nicholas midweek Holy Communion10:00 · St Nicholas Church, Main Street · East Challow
- Wantage Parish Church Services09:00 · Parish Church of St Peter & St Paul, Church Street, Wantage OX12 8AQ
Fridays
- St John Vianney Catholic Church Mass Times10:00 · St John Vianney Church, Wantage
- 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
Saturdays
- Hanney Chapel men’s breakfast08:30 · East Hanney
- St John Vianney Catholic Church Mass Times10:00 · St John Vianney Church, Wantage
Sundays
- All Saints Lockinge Evensong18:00 · All Saints Church, Lockinge · East Lockinge
- Breakfast Church at St Mary’s, Childrey09:15 · Childrey
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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 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
- 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 FireworksSaturday 7 November · 18:30
- 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