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Sep27Sun202010:00 am Harvest Festival Service @ St Mary's ChurchHarvest Festival Service @ St Mary's ChurchSep 27 @ 10:00 amIt is planned to hold the Service in the churchyard below the Tower (weather permitting). The Service starts at 10am (later than usual) and will consist of traditional music, readings and prayers celebrating Harvest. Everyone is very welcome Harvest Gifts … Continue reading →Nov28Sat20207:30 pm Moonrakers @ St Mary's ChurchMoonrakers @ St Mary's ChurchNov 28 @ 7:30 pmMoonrakers is an Oxford-based group of four musicians who pride themselves in having brought traditional and contemporary folk music to new audiences in village halls, churches, arts centres and festivals across the UK. The fact that the band “just oozes … Continue reading →
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WI Open Meeting – Tuesday 14th January
The speaker for next week’s WI meeting is Anna Hodgson who will talk about Clear Sky art therapy for local schools. There are too many children out there suffering at the hands of circumstances beyond their control. Clear Sky passionately … Continue reading
WI Craft Day – 23rd November
Wittenham WI will be holding another of its fantastic Craft Days on Saturday 23rd November. The day will run from 10.00 am until 4.00 pm at the village hall. Please take your own lunch. You can either take your own … Continue reading
WI Raises Funds For Cancer Charity
More than £160 was raised at a recent afternoon tea party in aid of locally based charity Against Breast Cancer. The event at The Old Stables on Fieldside on 25th July, was organised by the Wittenhams branch of the Women’s … Continue reading
Charity Afternoon Tea – 25th July
Women’s Institutes across Oxfordshire are being encouraged to hold an afternoon tea in aid of Breast Cancer in July. The Wittenhams WI will be doing their bit by holding an event from 2.30pm until 4.00pm on Thursday 25th July at … Continue reading
Big Picnic Lunch Success
A huge thank you to the organisers of the inaugural Long Wittenham Big Picnic Lunch which took place at Bodkins Field yesterday afternoon. A good turn out of approximately one hundred and fifty villagers and fine weather made it a … Continue reading
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Big Picnic Lunch – 30th June
All residents should have received a flyer (see below) for The Wittenhams’ Big Picnic Lunch to be held on Sunday 30th June at Bodkins. It is being jointly coordinated by the WI and Long Wittenham Athletic Club. It stems from … Continue reading
Wittenham WI Programme 2019-20
Wittenham WI has published its programme of events for the year ahead (see link below). It is keen to welcome new members, particularly younger women. If you have ever wondered why you should join the WI, here are a few … Continue reading
Annual Parish Assembly Report
About two dozen people attended the Annual Parish Assembly on Thursday 14th March in the village hall at which representatives of village groups and organisations gave presentations on their activities during the last year and their plans for the future. … Continue reading
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Big Lunch Update
Members of village groups attended a meeting on Monday 26th November at the Athletics Club to plan for the village Big Lunch which is lined up for Sunday 30th June next year on Bodkin’s Field. The Wittenham Big Lunch will … Continue reading
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Village Big Lunch
Planning is underway for a Long Wittenham “Big Lunch” to celebrate the community and the 100th birthday of the Womens’ Institute in Oxfordshire. The Wittenham branch of the WI was formed 70 years ago. On Monday 26th November at 7.30pm … Continue reading