GroW Families - Grove & Wantage Family Community Group

05/06/2026

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05/06/2026

Just over a month until your delicious trip around the world!... 🌎

Mark your diary now for this year’s Wantage International Food & Drink Festival! 👇

📍 Wantage Market Place
📅 Sunday 5 July 2026
⏰ 11am – 3pm
🎟️ Free to attend, with free children’s activities throughout the day!

Live music and family entertainment in the heart of the town. Discover delicious food and drink from different cultures, enjoy vibrant performances, and soak up the festival atmosphere!

🎶 Live entertainment includes:
🥁 Oxford Samba Band
🤠 Vale and White Horse Line Dancers
💃 Rose Hips Belly Dancing
🎤 Rock Choir
🎵 Vocalize Choir
🥁 Hartbeats – West African Drumming

We’re also delighted to welcome Helen Browning OBE, who will be speaking about organic farming during the event.

There’ll be lots for families and children to enjoy too:

🍪 Decorate your own cookies
🍕 Decorate your own pizza
🎨 Face painting and crafts
🌎 World food trail passport challenge

Whether you’re a foodie, music lover, or simply looking for a great community day out, there’s something for everyone at the Wantage International Food & Drink Festival!

A huge thank you to our sponsors for supporting this event:
💜Wantage House of Spice
💙Serica Silk
💚Elite Ladies Dance

04/06/2026

We strive to be a vibrant hub for Wantage.

There’s a special kind of "feel-good" factor in knowing that by taking home free surplus food, you are directly helping us stop edible food from going to waste.

Find us: 15 Mill Street, Wantage, OX12 9AB

Open: Mon 1–4pm, Wed 10am–4pm, Sat 10am–4pm

04/06/2026

Many processed infant food pouches contain much more than a child’s daily recommendation. Some have nearly 2 times the recommended amount of added sugar in one serving!
Let’s help our little ones to have a healthy smile!

04/06/2026

Thank you so much to the lovely parent who brought in a beautiful cake for us to share with residents at Elmbrook Court this week. Such a kind gesture - and delicious!

02/06/2026

Please join us at Elmbrook Court tomorrow to enjoy some time with the lovely residents.

01/06/2026

Do you suspect that your child may have a problem with their hearing?

Emma Polin from the National Deaf Children's Society will be at our Stay and Play group at the Beacon this Thursday (4th June) and also at St John's church hall on Monday 15th June to talk to you and answer any questions about glue ear or any level of hearing loss—whether temporary or permanent.

Just book on to the group as normal and Emma will be there to chat to you.

We’re the National Deaf Children’s Society, the charity for deaf children with any level of hearing loss. We believe nothing should hold deaf children back.

01/06/2026

It's an exciting time for GroW!

Becoming a CIO will give us the legal structure to apply for a wider range of funding and expand our services for local families!

01/06/2026