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Apr25Sun20219:30 am Parish Communion @ St Mary's ChurchParish Communion @ St Mary's ChurchApr 25 @ 9:30 amThere will be a service of Holy Communion on Sunday 25th April at 9:30am at St Mary’s. Everyone is welcome. In line with Government regulations for Track and Trace purposes please let Revd David Haylett know if you plan to … Continue reading →May1Sat202111:00 am Nine-a-side Football Tournament @ Long Wittenham Athletics ClubNine-a-side Football Tournament @ Long Wittenham Athletics ClubMay 1 @ 11:00 amNine-a-side football tournament with a beer and cider festival. More information from Steve Bolton at stevembolton@gmail.com.May13Thu20217:30 pm Annual Parish Council Meeting + ...Annual Parish Council Meeting + ...May 13 @ 7:30 pm – 9:30 pmThe Parish Council will hold its Annual Parish Council meeting followed by the monthly meeting via Zoom video conferencing at 7:30pm on Thursday 13th May 2021.Jun10Thu20217:30 pm Parish Council MeetingParish Council MeetingJun 10 @ 7:30 pm – 9:30 pmThe Parish Council will hold its monthly meeting via Zoom video conferencing at 7:30pm on Thursday 10th June 2021.Jun19Sat202111:00 pm Annual Rounders Tournament @ Long Wittenham Athletics ClubAnnual Rounders Tournament @ Long Wittenham Athletics ClubJun 19 @ 11:00 pmAnnual rounders tournament. Anyone can enter a team of eight consisting of four men or boys and four woman or girls. More information from Steve Bolton at stevembolton@gmail.com.
Tag Archives: footpath
No Appeal Over Northfield Lane
There will be no appeal by the Parish Council to a decision by Oxfordshire County Council to refuse permission for a change in status of Northfield Lane from a footpath to a bridleway. At the September meeting of the Parish … Continue reading
County Rejects Bridleway Status
In a process which has taken seven years, Oxfordshire County Council has rejected an application from the Parish Council to change the status of a footpath in the village into a bridleway. In June 2013 the Parish Council applied to … Continue reading
New Search for Cycling Routes and Paths
Fresh momentum has been injected into the search for new footpaths and cycling routes between Long Wittenham and Clifton Hampden. A team of parish councillors and residents has been revived after seven years. Previous efforts were thwarted by landowners and … Continue reading
Cycleway and Footpath Maintenance
With greater use expected to be made of cycleways and footpaths when the lock-down is eased, here is some timely news on the Oxfordshire County Council website: https://news.oxfordshire.gov.uk/cycleways-and-footpaths-to-be-cleared-and-repaired-as-council-anticipates-demand-surge/
Footpath and Drainage Improvements
Work has finished on restoring a section of public footpath between the western end of Fieldside and Saxons Heath. Some of the path had narrowed because of encroachment from the adjacent field but now the full width of the path … Continue reading
New Permissive Path for West Field
A new “permissive path” is to be established on West Field, an area popular with walkers. Footpaths around the field have been used by residents for years but legally they are restricted to the bridleway running from the end of … Continue reading
New Footbridge on West Field
Residents who are accustomed to taking a regular constitutional around the environs of the village may have notice that a new footbridge has been built over the ditch on West Field. It is on the footpath that runs from Saxon’s … Continue reading
Long Wittenham To Clifton Hampden Footpath
There’s renewed interest in establishing a circular path footpath linking Long Wittenham and Clifton Hampden using part of the Thames Path. The former chairman of Long Wittenham Parish Council Tom Bowtell first promoted the idea three years ago but it … Continue reading
Footpath set back
The parish council s idea for a new footpath linking the village with Clifton Hampden has suffered another reverse. Landowners are opposed and without their permission the path plan looks doomed. The original proposal for a path alongside the road … Continue reading