Wantage Presents is a collection of photos and videos of local musicians and dancers performing in Wantage, Grove and nearby villages, plus events of our local talent performing elsewhere. The collection started with Music in the Marketplace, a project set up by Howard Hill in 2008 to organise and encourage buskers to perform in Wantage Marketplace, while raising funds for local charities. Howard
retired from organising events in Wantage Marketplace in 2020, handing it on to Wantage Town Council, but he keeps his collection of photo and videos going. Photos and Videos are by Lynn Christer, Howard Hill, Annie Hill, Dave White, Annette Edwards and others. CHARITIES HELPED
Manor Road Park Refurbishment, Wantage Food Bank, Wantage Blind Club, October Club (Alzheimer’s support), Thames Valley Air Ambulance, Sobell House, Hen Rescue Centre, Sweatbox, Vale and Downland Museum, Oxfordshire Mind, Maggie’s Centre, Wantage and Grove Street Pastors, Little People (resources for young families), Helen and Douglas House, Wantage Advice Centre (Vale Community Impact), Cancer Research, First Responders, Alzheimer’s Society in Grove (Singing for the brain), Fitzwaryn School, Autism Family Support Oxfordshire, Help Save Wantage Hospital. We’ve also joined a few of Ray Collins’ local fund raising events outside of Sainsbury’s. ALSO
Haiti Earthquake Appeal, Ebola Crisis, Iraq Crisis, Help for Heroes (Lee Rigby) and the Grenfell fire in London (via Red Cross).
