We’re here to help, so please feel free to contact the Parish Council on any matters that you think require our attention. We meet approximately every six weeks and all parishioners are encouraged to attend. This is not only a great opportunity to bring matters to our attention personally, but also to hear first hand what the Parish Council is doing. Minutes are made public a few days after each meeting and are available on this website as well as noticeboards around the village. Within these pages you will find information about the councillors and their main areas of responsibility. You can also read the agendas and minutes of the council’s meetings.
For general enquiries please contact the Parish Clerk, Julie Brayley.
Parish Council meeting – 8 February 2012
The Parish Council meets at 8pm on Wednesday 8 February in the Village Hall. You can read the agenda here. Please add your comments below on any of the items being discussed. Agenda 20120208.pdf
Parish Council minutes – 18 January 2012
The minutes of the Parish Council meeting held on Wednesday 18 January 2012 have now been published and can be read here. 20120118 Minutes.pdf
Parish Council Meeting – 18 January 2012
The Parish Council meets at 8pm on Wednesday 18 January in the Village Hall. You can read the agenda here. Please add your comments below on any of the items being discussed. Agenda 20120118.pdf
Parish Council meeting minutes – 14 December 2011
The minutes of the Parish Council meeting held on Wednesday 14 December 2011 have now been published and can be read here. Copy of 20111214 Minutes.pdf
Parish Council meeting minutes – 9 November 2011
The minutes of the Parish Council meeting held on Wednesday 9 November 2011 have now been published and can be read here. 20111109 Minutes.pdf
Parish Council Meeting – 14 December 2011
The Parish Council met at 8pm on Wednesday 14 December in the Village Hall. You can read the agenda here. Please add your comments below on any of the items being discussed. Agenda 20111412.pdf
Strange smells in Long Wittenham!
Over the last few months, residents in Sutton Courtenay and Appleford have complained about a smell coming from the nearby Waste Recycling Centre and there have been a couple of times recently when it has been possible to smell it … Continue reading
Parish Council meeting minutes – 12 October 2011
The minutes of the Parish Council meeting held on Wednesday 12 October 2011 have now been published and can be read here.
Didcot expansion – call to arms
This week is the last chance for us to influence the housing expansion to the north of Didcot. There is a public examination of SODC’s plans and it would be great to show the strength of feeling in the village … Continue reading
Parish Council meeting – 9 November 2011
The Parish Council is meeting at 8pm on Wednesday 9 November in the Village Hall. You can read the agenda here. Please add your comments below on any of the items being discussed. Alternatively, do come along to the meeting.
Forest School
The village Pre-school wants to brighten up a corner of Acklings playing field and eventually turn it into a nature reserve. The group plans to clear brambles, plant saplings, erect a four-foot high fence and gate, create a pathway, build … Continue reading
Phone box life saver
Long Wittenhams redundant red telephone box is to be transformed into a home for life saving medical equipment. Its believed to be the first village in Oxfordshire to go ahead with plans to install a Public Access Defibrillator or PAD … Continue reading
Village Hall roof
Repairs costing £1,500 have been carried out to the roof of the village hall. The roof is in a poor condition and may well have to be replaced in the long term but much depends on progress towards a new … Continue reading
A new village map
Work is underway on a new village map to be displayed outside the village hall as an aid to visitors and delivery companies. It will include an index and grid references to roads, properties and pictures of local landmarks. The … Continue reading
A more colourful village
Next spring and summer new splashes of colour will brighten up the village. Members of Wittenham Vision have planted 6,000 daffodil, snow drop and fritillary bulbs in grass verges along Didcot Road, High Street, the Cross, bus stop, war memorial, … Continue reading
New finance man
Long Wittenham Parish Council has a new finance officer. He’s Clifford Bosley, a retired accountant who has succeeded Samantha Humphreys. Mrs Humphreys, who had been associated with the council for nearly ten years, resigned at the end of September because … Continue reading
Parish Council vacancy
Councillor Derek Shelton who joined the council only six months ago has decided to step down. Mr Shelton, an architect who runs his own building design company, said: “It’s with great regret that I have resigned from the council after … Continue reading
Bus service consultation
Long Wittenhams only bus service linking the village with Didcot, Abingdon, Appleford and Berinsfield will come under scrutiny next year as Oxfordshire County Council seeks savings to its public transport bus subsidy budget. Service 97 will be one of many … Continue reading
Chicanes
Long Wittenhams notorious chicanes could be coming to the end of the road. The parish council is in talks with Oxfordshire County Council to replace the chicanes with humps or speed cushions next year is a move to cut congestion … Continue reading
Playing on Saxons Heath
Ball games will continue to be allowed on the Green at Saxons Heath – but parents are being urged to encourage their children to use the revamped Acklings play area where there are facilities for football, cricket and basketball. The … Continue reading
Acklings sports field
Acklings sports field in Long Wittenham is back in action again ten years after play equipment was wrecked by vandals. It has taken on a new lease of life thanks to money from the Big Lottery and the Parish Council. … Continue reading
Parish Council meeting – 12 October 2011
The Parish Council is meeting at 8pm on Wednesday 12 October in the Village Hall. You can read the agenda here. Please add your comments below on any of the items being discussed. Alternatively, do come along to the meeting.