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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Oxfordshire County Council (OCC) has divided the county into twelve Movement and Place Plans (MAP Plans). MAP Plans are part of the council’s Local Transport and Connectivity Plan (LTCP).
The MAP Plans will deliver schemes that prioritise human health and place-shaping, with the focus on making Oxfordshire a great place to live, work, enjoy etc. This will improve walking, cycling, public and shared transport infrastructure and help to create healthy communities across the county.
Long Wittenham is part of the “Science Vale Movement and Place Plan” which also includes Wantage and Didcot, Culham, East and West Hendred, Chilton, Ardington, Harwell, Upton, East and West Hagbourne, North and South Moreton, Sutton Courtenay, Milton, Appleford, Little Wittenham, Clifton Hampden, and Berinsfield.
OCC has started a public consultation on the MAP Plan for Science Vale and it wants to hear residents’ views with special regard to:
There is more information about the Science Vale Map Plan as well as the opportunity to comment on OCC’s Let’s Talk website.
The consultation will run until 1st December.
Get all the news and information in the latest edition of the Pendon Museum Newsletter.
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The Office of the Police and Crime Commissioner for Thames Valley has asked the Parish Council to promote its crime prevention campaign which aims to inform residents about how to keep vehicles and tools safe from criminals
In the twelve months to the end of August this year, there have been 3,496 vehicle thefts and 6,666 thefts from vehicles in the Thames Valley. Continue reading
The Village Bonfire Night team, Caz, Reece, Emily, Tom, Anna and Mark, write ….
This was our first year taking the reins for the village fireworks event, and if there’s one thing we’ve taken away from it, it’s how much fun we had putting it all together!
We were absolutely blown away by the support from the whole village. A huge thank you Continue reading
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The Village Fireworks Night Team writes …
A huge thank you to everyone who has purchased a ticket for this year’s fireworks event – tickets are now sold out!
To help keep everyone safe and comfortable, please don’t come along without a ticket, as we’ll be at full capacity and unable to allow entry. Continue reading
Earlier this year, the village Community Speedwatch Team approached the Parish Council (PC) with a view to installing two new Speed Indicator Devices (SIDs), similar to that near the Didcot Road junction with Saxons Heath.
The devices are expected to cost in the region of £7,000. The PC has secured a grant of £5,700 from the Thames Valley Police Community Continue reading
Oxfordshire County Council (OCC) has proposed a number of changes to how local recycling centres are run.
The Thames Valley Police and Crime Commissioner, Matthew Barber, is concerned that the changes, if left unchallenged, will lead to an increase in waste crime and fly-tipping. Continue reading
The Village Fireworks Night Team writes …
We’re so excited to welcome you to Long Wittenham’s Fireworks Night 2025 on 1st November! Just a quick reminder before the big night: please bring cash for the BBQ and Bar – we will have a card reader on the night but the signal on the field is known to fail us so cash is preferred. Continue reading
Thames Water has launched a Statutory Consultation on the SESRO (South East Strategic Reservoir Option) project.
Consultation materials, the latest project design, and the option to provide feedback are available on the SESRO website.
Thames Water will hosting nine events in November (see below), including seven in Continue reading
