This is the news page. This is where we share shorter posts, which aim at highlighting important events.
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Status of Handover
By Nige
on October 3, 2022
at 11:06 am
Type: News
Category: Handover
Tags: Announcements | Bloor Homes | Vale of White Horse District Council
Sorry for the long delay since the last update! Not a great deal happening recently from a Bloor Homes perspective, but there has been some movement in the last few days. So what’s the status of the handover between Bloor Homes and the Management Company we hear you ask? Latest update is below: Feel free […]
Concerns over Landscape Maintenance
By Nige
on July 12, 2022
at 11:04 am
Type: News
Category: Maintenance
Tags: Bloor Homes
For awareness, we have heard from a few people about concerns over the landscape maintenance, including a lack of weeding (thanks for taking this on Paul), the need to keep the balancing pond growth under control, weeds on the block paved roads and now a note about ragwort on the east edge of the Dovecote […]
Reminder about Arts Funding Ideas
By Nige
on June 30, 2022
at 11:02 am
Type: News
Category: Handover
Tags: Public Arts Funding | Vale of White Horse District Council
Quick reminder about sending in your suggestions for the use of the £47k arts funding. Deadline is Sun 3rd July. You can post your suggestions here, on Facebook or you can send your suggestions to the normal email address or just use our contact us form.
Speeding at the Main Crossroads
By Nige
on June 22, 2022
at 11:00 am
Type: News
Category: Estate Management
Tags: Announcements | Roads
We have had an email from a resident in regards to the main crossroads at Virgate/Furlongs/Lammas Land. Specifically highlighting a concern over speeding and/or general driving without due care of others. This ties in with others’ concerns over speeding on site by delivery drivers and others, raised on the FB group. Is there anything we […]
Update on the Public Arts Funding
By Nige
on June 20, 2022
at 10:58 am
Type: News
Category: Handover
Tags: Public Arts Funding | Vale of White Horse District Council
After holding the Public Arts Funding Teams call last week (thanks to those that attended), we have propped up a board against the Oak tree at the front of the development to let those not on FB or email that there is some arts funding that we can take advantage of (see photos). We had […]
Public Arts Team Meeting
By Nige
on June 15, 2022
at 10:56 am
Type: News
Category: Handover
Tags: Announcements | Public Arts Funding | Vale of White Horse District Council
Final reminder about the Arts Teams meeting at 7pm. For those who may have checked, the Teams meeting will open at 6:30pm for our council reps and us to catch up ahead of 7pm. If everyone else joins at around 7pm, we can get started promptly. If anyone struggles with the link in the Facebook […]
Reminders
By Nige
on June 13, 2022
at 10:54 am
Type: News
Category: Handover
Tags: Bloor Homes | Public Arts Funding | Vale of White Horse District Council
Reminder about two things:
Arts Funding Teams Meeting
By Nige
on May 26, 2022
at 10:52 am
Type: News
Category: Handover
Tags: Public Arts Funding | Vale of White Horse District Council
A Teams meeting has been organised at 7pm on Wed 15th June to talk about the £47k arts funding available for The Dovecote. Please add this into your diaries and include this link: [Old Link]. We will issue an agenda closer to the time. Every resident is invited to attend. You don’t need to say anything […]
Claiming Back FirstPort Service Charges
By Nige
on May 21, 2022
at 10:00 am
Type: News
Category: Service Charges
Tags: Announcements | Bloor Homes | FirstPort
For those interested in the charges being imposed by FirstPort as Managing Agent when the Management Company (MC) currently has no responsibility for the Public Open Space (POS), we have a (possibly) positive update. On behalf of one household (i.e. not in relation to the Residents’ Association), we submitted a speculative complaint to Bloor Homes […]
Update on Public Arts Funding
By Nige
on May 12, 2022
at 9:57 am
Type: News
Category: Handover
Tags: Public Arts Funding | Vale of White Horse District Council
Following on from our post the other day about the arts funding, the Arts Development Officer sent the following through to us, together with a Powerpoint. deck: We are fortunate enough to have an active planning policy that encourages most new developments to contribute towards art in the local area. Public Art can have many […]
