Friday, 10 October 2025

Coffee run

A FUNDRAISING coffee morning will take place in Woodcote Community Centre tomorrow (Saturday) from 10am to 12.30pm. Tea, cake and ...

 

Challenge winners

WOODCOTE library won this year’s Summer Reading Challenge. The annual contest is part of a national initiative by the Reading Agency. ...

 

Calling for trustees

THE trust of a secondary school in Woodcote is looking for up to two volunteers to join its finance committee and board of governance. ...

 

Maths skills

A TALK on dyscalculia will be held at The Oratory Prep School theatre on Monday at 6.30pm. Rob Jennings, founder of the Dyscalculia ...

 

Library grant

OUR Woodcote Library was awarded a grant of £2,873 from Woodcote Parish Council. The grant will pay for the salary of its part-time ...

 

10km returns

WOODCOTE 10km will take place on Sunday, January 11, 2026. The race, which reaches a maximum altitude of 539ft, is licensed by UK ...

 

Child’s play

THE launch of a new all-weather pitch at a school in Woodcote is scheduled to take place on Saturday, November 8. The Oratory, which ...

 

Day for Ruth hits £6,000

MORE than £6,000 was raised by The Oratory School in Woodcote raised for the Ruth Strauss Foundation following its second “Red for ...

 

Play tennis on lawn

A FREE lawn tennis family day is taking place at The Oratory School in Woodcote on Sunday from 2pm. All abilities and ages are welcome ...

 

Board games

BOARD games club for adults will take place in Woodcote library today (Friday) from 10.15am to noon. The event, organised by Our ...

 

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A PLAYGROUND in Woodcote is set to be refurbished. The parish council will spend up to £18,000 on the facility in Reading Road, which ...

 

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TWO disabled parking spaces will be added to the main car park at Woodcote village hall. WJ South has been contracted to complete the ...

 

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A NEW roof for Woodcote village hall is estimated to cost between £250,000 and £290,000. The parish council, which owns the building ...

 

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PLANS have been submitted for a later living community to be built in Woodcote. TA Fisher & Sons is conducting a consultation of ...

 

Boathouse is listed

A VICTORIAN boathouse in Goring has been listed at Grade II in recognition of its historic and architectural interest. The boathouse, ...

 

Woman bitten by escaped polecat

A WOMAN from Woodcote was taken to hospital after she was bitten by an escaped polecat called Munch. Helena McBride, 60, was sitting ...

 

WOODCOTE Volunteers is offering free informal digital skills sessions, starting on Saturday, September 6. The twice-monthly sessions ...

 

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THE Oratory Prep School in Goring Heath is hosting a family fun afternoon on Monday, September 1 from 3pm to 5pm. It will feature a DJ,...

 

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WOODCOTE Parish Council will submit a request to increase the number of its councillors from 10 to 12. This is part of a review ...

 

New care home throws open doors to community

THE grand opening of a 45-bedroom care home in Whitchurch took place on Friday. Cedar Lodge, formerly a care home known as Eastfield ...

 

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