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The Council's Property Portfolio

Community Centre upgrade - Plans available for inspection by the public

The Town Council is pleased to announce that the CC refurbishment project is progressing well. 

Woodstock Town Council has been awarded £86,000 towards the refurbishment of its Community Centre.

£50,000 has been promised by WREN (Waste Recycling Environmental Limited).  WREN is a not-for-profit business that helps benefit the lives of people who live close to landfill sites by awarding grants for community, conservation and heritage projects.
The Council has also received an award of £35,000 from West Oxfordshire District Council's Community Facilities fund
and a generous donation from the Charitable Trust of the late J A Pye for £1,000 with further grants possible spread over the next couple of years

Since announcing the intention to refurbish the Community Centre, we have been overwhelmed by the letters of support and emails that the Town Council has received. Please keep them coming in.
Suggestions have been helpfully made and where possible, incorporated into what is now a final plan.  This will ensure that we have a multi purpose venue that is fit for the residents of Woodstock.
We continue to work on grant applications and fund raising, as all the work will be fully funded by the ring fenced funds from the sale of the Rectory Lane Garage, grant monies and donations.
Plans for phase 1 are now finalised and we hope to have these on the website shortly along with a start date. We are mindful of the need to accommodate those users during the refurbishment in alternate space, and are working closely on the plans to ensure disruption is kept to a minimum.
We are still actively seeking volunteers who may wish to help in the project, especially the creation of an outdoor courtyard garden. Please email communitycentre@woodstock-tc.gov.uk

The Council's Property Portfolio:

 

 

 

 

 

 

         

Pictured: The Council-owned Post Office and Park Street Properties, the Market Street Shops, and the Community Centre

The town derives substantial benefit from the rental income for the properties it owns. It is almost unique for a town of its size in having a property portfolio of this significance. The properties owned by the Council are:-

  • The Town Hall, a listed building of major historic significance. Within the Town Hall is a small leased shop, "Flutter Boutique"
  • 2 Market Street – a specialist builders merchants for conservation properties
  • 4 Market Street – a jewellery and interior design shop, "Mayburys"
  • 2 Park Street – Woodstock’s Post Office
  • 4 Park Street – a private residence
  • 6 Park Street – A photographic studio
  • 8 Park Street – a private residence
  • The Community Centre in New Road, which includes individually commercially rented rooms.

These properties are managed on behalf of the Town Council by Property Consultants Carter Jonas

The capital value of these assets are estimated to be in the region of £5.3 million pounds.

The town council has a duty to ensure good value to the ratepayers in the town but, within these clear audit responsibilities, it seeks to encourage a diversity of retail services from its commercial properties.

The net financial benefit varies from year to year depending on maintenance and improvement costs, but is typically in the order of £50,000. Some of this income is held in capital reserves for future maintenance.

Our Town Hall is licensed for weddings and other registrations and the net income from these sources in the last full financial year was over £6000.  Weddings are a popular enterprise for the Town Council and generate business and publicity for the town. Our income from other Town Hall and Community Centre bookings is in excess of £27,000

 

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Other News Links      

Residents wishing to use Kidlington Airport for travel to the Channel Island and Isle of Man can get more information here

Calling all amateur photographers. West Oxfordshire's third photo competition is being held by the Council's tourism department.  Closing date 27th April 2012.  Click here for details and entry

Woodstock @ 900
Let us have your ideas on how to spend the W @ 900 legacy fund.
More details on the Newsletter - click here to read

Walks for families around historic Woodstock - see our Events page

Copies of the Woodstock Green Travel Map - cycle, walking and public transport links - available from the Town Hall.  Or you can see the map online - click here

Do you require transport to hospital or other NHS sevices?  Check here on new plans for non-emergency patient transfer services.

OCC funding may be available to local societies from The Big Society Initiative - click here.

Read the results of the Woodstock Neighbourhood Police survey

Click here for the latest information on the campaign to remove lorries from the A44 through Woodstock

Guidance from DCLG on Severe Winter Weather

Oxfordshire County Council provides Countryside Services to help you enjoy the great outdoors.  Click here for details

Read the letter from the Deputy Chairman of Oxfordshire CC, "Broadband for All"

 

Woodstock Town Council, Town Clerk, Lorraine Watling, Town Hall, Market Square, Woodstock, Oxfordshire, OX20 1SL
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info@woodstock-tc.gov.uk  T: 01993 811216 F: 01993 811571