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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Wild Oxfordshire has plans to complete the hedge that was planted alongside the permissive path on the road to Clifton Hampden.
They are looking for volunteers to help with the planting. The first planting day is on Saturday 7th February from 10am to 2pm when 130m of hedge will be planted.
Another 50m of planting is planned for later in February and this will be advertised when the date is set. For more information email jessica@wildoxfordshire.org.uk.
The hedge planting is part of the Oxfordshire Hedgerow Heroes project which is an initiative to increase the extent of hedgerow across the county and improve the condition of existing ones, which benefits people and nature. You can read more about the project here: Wild Oxfordshire Hedgerow Heroes.
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 has been advised by South Oxfordshire District Council (SODC) of two new planning applications within the village.
The first, at Frenchs High Street Long Wittenham, is for a detached annexe in rear garden.
The details may be viewed on the SODC website: Continue reading
The Parish Council will hold its monthly meeting in the Village Hall at 7:30pm on Thursday 15th January.
All residents are invited to attend. Download the agenda here.
Please note that the Chistmas trees left at Bodkins have now been collected by South Oxfordshire District Council, so please do not leave any more trees there.
If you still have a tree that needs to be recycled you can leave it with your garden waste bin for collection on Saturday 10th January.
Get all the news and information in the latest edition of the Pendon Museum Newsletter.
More information on the Pendon website: www.pendonmuseum.com
The Keep Britain Tidy campaign has asked the Parish Council to promote Buy Nothing New Month.
The month-long campaign is all about protecting the planet by reducing waste, and at a time when many are worried about the rising cost of living, it’s also about saving money.
People are encouraged to cherish the stuff they already have, repair things rather thanthrowing them away, and find ways to re-home items that are no longer needed.
There is more information at keepbritaintidy.org/buy-nothing-new-month.
As in previous years, South Oxfordshire District Council (SODC) has arranged for Christmas trees to be collected from the grass verge next to the entrance to Bodkin’s Recreation Ground.
Leave trees there by Friday 9th January – they will be collected on Saturday 10th January.
Please do not leave trees inside the gate as they will not be collected. See the flyer below. Continue reading
The South East Smokefree Alliance (SESA) has asked the Parish Council to promote its Stop Smoking, Feel Happier campaign.
People who stop smoking are happier and it can start within just a few weeks. Nicotine tricks your brain into thinking smoking reduces stress, but really, it steals your happiness.
When you quit, your amazing brain starts producing dopamine, your natural happy Continue reading
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 Continue reading
