Residents in Wantage who did not get the chance to view proposals for Wantage Tennis Club’s new home will have another opportunity over the Christmas period with provisional plans set to stay on display until the end of the month. Wantage Tennis Club approached the Vale of White Horse District Council to put forward a proposal to move from its current location in Foliat Drive to a new half acre site in Manor Road Recreation Ground. The proposed new site is adjacent to the existing public tennis courts, which would receive a much needed refurbishment and upgrade as part of the proposal. The new facility would also include a further four courts and a small pavilion, along with some additional parking spaces. As part of the plans, it is proposed that the tennis club would be granted a long-term lease of the site, which is owned by Vale of White Horse District Council. Under this agreement the tennis club would be responsible for all repairs, maintenance, renewals and outgoings. The club would also be responsible for the public courts, which will still be available for the public to use at the same cost as present, with a strict control over any future increase in court fees. Wantage Tennis Club aims to improve access and encourage wider community use of these public courts. The Club will be able to use the courts for a limited amount of time for larger scale coaching sessions and tournaments. Any proposals to build new facilities at the site, and the lease agreement itself, will be subject to planning permission being granted. The proposals, including a model of the site, will now be on display for the public to view for an extended period at Wantage Civic Hall, Portway, Wantage, on Monday 19 December until 10 pm, on Tuesday 20 December between 1 and 4pm and on Wednesday 21 December between 8.30am and 12.30pm and 5pm and 9pm. The building will then be closed until Thursday 29 December when the plans will be on display for the final time between 10.30 am to 4.30 pm. Cllr Matthew Barber, Leader of Vale of White Horse District Council, said: “We know that there were a number of people who did not get the opportunity to see the display when it was on show last week, so felt it was only fair to extend the viewing opportunities until the end of the month.”