Community venues

Dear T Houghton

Thank you for your Freedom of Information request, which was received by Vale of White Horse District Council on 15 March 2024.

Please accept this email as confirmation that your request has been received and is being considered by the relevant department and that a response will be sent to you within 20 working days, subject to the information not being exempt and subject to any need for clarification.

The deadline for this will be 17 April 2024

The reference number for this request is Vale 23/1153

I trust that this email is sufficient to assure you that your request is being dealt with. However, should you have any queries in the meantime, please do not hesitate to contact the Information Governance team at [Vale of White Horse District Council request email].

Kind regards

Information Governance Team

Legal & Democratic Services
Vale of White Horse District Council
www.whitehorsedc.gov.uk

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Vale of White Horse District Council Privacy Notices

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Dear T Houghton

Thank you for your Freedom of Information requests, which were received by
both South Oxfordshire District Council and Vale of White Horse District
Council, logged under FOI  23/1384 South and 23/1153 Vale. Please note
that the two councils operate as a shared service hence this joint
response.

Under Section 1 of the Freedom of Information Act 2000 (the 2000 Act) you
are entitled to be informed in writing whether the council holds the
information specified in your request and, if that is the case, to have
that information communicated to you unless any of the statutory
exemptions apply. I have considered your request and can confirm we do
hold some of the information asked and believe any of the statutory
exemptions apply to your request. Please find below the information you
requested (where available):

I am requesting a list of "Community Venues" defined as facilities the
Council owns that can be hired for community use.  This may include
Community Centres, Community Halls, Libraries, Town Halls, Pavilions and
any other facilities that can be booked for community use.

South Oxfordshire District Council

┌───────────────────────┬────────────────┬────────────────┬──────────────┐
│Name of venue │Southern │Northern │Cornerstone │
│ │Community Centre│Community Centre│Arts Centre │
├───────────────────────┼────────────────┼────────────────┼──────────────┤
│South or Vale │South │South │South │
├───────────────────────┼────────────────┼────────────────┼──────────────┤
│Number of bookable │3 │1 │7 │
│spaces │ │ │ │
├───────────────────────┼────────────────┼────────────────┼──────────────┤
│Total venue income from│£29,330 │£20,911 │£44,038.92 │
│bookings last financial│ │ │(this includes│
│year (£) │ │ │income from │
│ │ │ │performance │
│ │ │ │hire)  │
├───────────────────────┼────────────────┼────────────────┼──────────────┤
│Does the venue have an │No │No │No │
│online booking system* │ │ │ │
└───────────────────────┴────────────────┴────────────────┴──────────────┘

Vale of White Horse District Council

┌────────────────────────────────┬────────────────────┬──────────────────┐
│Name of venue │Beacon │District Community│
│ │ │Centre │
├────────────────────────────────┼────────────────────┼──────────────────┤
│Number of bookable spaces │5 rooms, 1 │5 │
│ │commercial kitchen │ │
├────────────────────────────────┼────────────────────┼──────────────────┤
│Total venue income from bookings│£109,155 for 2022/23│£61,589 │
│last financial year (£) │ │ │
├────────────────────────────────┼────────────────────┼──────────────────┤
│Does the venue have an online │No │No │
│booking system* │ │ │
└────────────────────────────────┴────────────────────┴──────────────────┘

*Online booking system is defined as the ability for a customer to book
and pay online.

Please treat this as the councils’ formal response under the 2000 Act.  If
you are not satisfied with the decision I have made in response to your
request, you can make a request for an internal review by emailing
[1][email address] and [2][Vale of White Horse District Council request email]  within 40 working
days from the date we issued our response. If you remain dissatisfied
after following that procedure, you have the right under Section 50 of the
2000 Act to complain to the Information Commissioner if you feel the
council has not dealt with your request properly. You can contact the
Commissioner at Wycliffe House, Water Lane, Wilmslow, Cheshire SK9 5AF
(telephone number: 0303 123 1113). You can also find further information
at [3]www.ico.org.uk.

Kind regards

Information Governance Team

Legal & Democratic Services

South Oxfordshire and Vale of White Horse District Councils

01235 422400

[4]www.southoxon.gov.uk

[5]www.whitehorsedc.gov.uk

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data, please click on the appropriate link:

[6]South Oxfordshire District Council  [7]Vale of White Horse District
Council

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