advice
Independent Advice Centre
Independent, confidential advice - free.
16 Market Place, Wantage, OX12 8AE
Tel: 01235 765348 Fax: 01235 763862
Web: www.wantageadvice.org.uk
emergency services
Wantage 999 Emergency Services
Wantage 999 Emergency Services raises money for people in Wantage and its local area. The organisation is run by volunteer members of the Emergency Services including Police, Fire Service and Ambulance staff. Money is raised in a number of ways including donations and our main event, a twice yearly Black Tie Ball. The Balls success relies on the support of the public in both ticket purchase and sponsorship
www.999ball.co.uk
Contact: William Savage 07881 567514
Ambulance
In an emergency ring 999 or 112
Fire
In an emergency ring 999 or 112
For more information on your local fire service go to:
www.oxfordshire.gov.uk/fire_service
Oxfordshire Fire and Rescue Service Road Safety Site (365 Alive)
www.365alive.co.uk
Wantage Fire Station Look at the photo gallery and news from our most excellent crew in Wantage
Police
In an emergency ring 999 or 112
For more information on your local police service go to:
www.thamesvalley.police.uk/
Wantage Police Station
Church Street, Wantage, OX12 8BW
Tel: Non emergency 0845 8505505
Crimestoppers
If you have any information about any crime phone 0800 555 111
- your call is free
- you will not be asked your name
- you may receive a reward
libraries
Grove Library
Millbrook, Grove, OX12 7LB
Tel: 01235 763841
Wantage Library
Stirlings Road, Wantage, OX12 7BB
Tel: 01235 762291 fax: 01235 770951
opening times
Here's the link to the libraries in Oxfordshire (thanks for the info Isabelle!)
museums
East Hendred Heritage Trust
Champs Chapel, East Hendred
www.hendredmuseum.co.uk
Pendon Museum Trust Ltd
Minature landscape and Transport Museum, Tea/Coffee Shop
Long Wittenham, OX14 4QD
Tel: 01245 259301 Fax: 0844 8700154
www.pendonmuseum.com
Tom Browns Schooldays Museum
Uffington, Wantage, Oxon
www.tombrown.btinternet.co.uk/museum
The Vale and Downland Museum
Museum, Visitor Centre, Gallery and Coffee Shop
Incorporating the Wantage Tourist Information Centre
Church Street, Wantage, Oxon, OX12 8BL
Tel: 01235 771447 Fax: 01235 764316
www.wantage.com/museum
transport
Thames Travel - buses in South Oxfordshire and Berkshire
www.thames-travel.co.uk
Trains - our nearest railway station is Didcot. Its on the main London-Bristol line and also connects to Oxford. There's a bus service from Wantage to Didcot and a taxi rank in Wantage Market Square.
www.nationalrail.co.uk
other public bodies
Oxfordshire County Council
Oxfordshire County Council
Register Office - Births, Deaths and Marriages
0845 129 5900
The Vale Housing Association
Wantage Area Housing Office
8 Church Street, Wantage, OX12 8BL
Tel: 01235 760007 Fax: 01235 7600023
Report Repairs: 01235 869266
Emergency Number: 01235 869299
Email: wantage@vale-housing.co.uk
Repairs Email: repairs@vale-housing.co.uk
Web: www.vale-housing.co.uk
Vale of White Horse District Council
white horse dc
Wantage Town Council
Civic Hall, Portway, Wantage, OX12 9BX
Tel: 01235 763459 Fax: 01235 769109
Email: townclerk@wantage.com
Web: www.wantage.com/council |
