Welcome to the website for the village of Long Wittenham, Oxfordshire, England. Within these pages you will find information on the village, the Parish Council and its activities, a directory of local businesses and services, information on clubs and groups, and lots of other things too.
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As usual, waste and recycling collections change over the festive period.
Brown bin collections (garden waste) are suspended while crews concentrate on collecting the extra waste from Christmas.
For details of the changes, see below. There is more information on the South Oxfordshire District Council (SODC) website:
https://www.southoxon.gov.uk/christmaswaste/
Healthwatch Oxfordshire would like your views on which areas of health and social care it should focus its work on in 2026-27.
The county’s independent health and care watchdog would also like feedback on how you think it is doing.
You can share your views by completing a short, anonymous survey here:
https://www.smartsurvey.co.uk/s/priorities26-27
Your feedback will be used by Healthwatch Oxfordshire to help inform its plans for the year and to ensure it gives the best possible service to people in Oxfordshire.
The survey will close on Monday 2nd February 2026.
Oxfordshire County Council (OCC) is introducing a new booking system at its Household Waste Recycling Centres to make visits quicker and easier.
From Wednesday 14th January 2026 everyone will need to book a time slot to visit one of the sites. People can book 30 minutes before their visit (subject to availability) or up to two weeks in advance. Continue reading
The Parish Council has had a new swing set installed at Bodkins Playground. The previous set, which was over twenty years old, was removed in August following a RoSPA safety report which advised that it was unsafe.
The new swing set includes a parent and child ‘Tango Seat’ which was funded by a grant Continue reading
In September, Inspectors examining the South Oxfordshire and Vale of White Horse District Joint Local Plan said it had failed on the “Duty to Co-operate”, suggesting the councils might need to withdraw the plan from the examination process as a result.
Following a statement from Matthew Pennycook MP, Minister of State for Housing and Planning, the government has indicated that it intends to remove the Continue reading
Residents who are not already subscribers to Oxfordshire County Council’s digital newsletter “Your Oxfordshire” may like to download the latest edition.
The Parish Council will hold its monthly meeting in the Village Hall at 7:30pm on Thursday 18th December.
All residents are invited to attend. Download the agenda here.
Residents who are not already subscribers to South Oxfordshire District Council’s digital newsletter “South News” may like to download the latest edition here.
Oxfordshire County Council (OCC) has produced a dedicated newsletter for the Didcot and Surrounding areas major infrastructure scheme (HIF1).
Read the December 2025 edition.
Over the past few months the Parochial Church Council (PCC) has been overseeing some repairs and improvements at St Mary’s Church.
The stonework has been repaired and the drainpipes repainted. Internally all the lights have been replaced with LED bulbs and our beautiful church can be seen more clearly. But that means we can see also the dust and cobwebs. Continue reading
