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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Pendon Museum was recently sent the feedback below from the Long Wittenham School Association who received the most recent donation towards school equipment.
To the Pop-up café and Pendon team,
I am writing to say a huge thank you for your recent donation. We are pleased to inform you that the money was used to buy some rakes and brooms (see photos below) for the children to enable them to lend a hand and help keep their environment tidy. It was such a generous donation; we were able to go to Notcutts and purchase four brooms and four rakes. Notcutts also kindly donated some gloves, leaf collection bins and dustpan and brushes this meant that a huge cohort could work together carrying out different tasks. The children have been so good at sharing the tools and trying all the tasks.
The response to these items has been incredible. The children are using the tools every day helping to clear autumn leaves. They have shown how well they can work together and have vocalised how much they are enjoying the task and how good it feels to be outside working.
We appreciate your support to the local community.
Best Wishes,
Fay Read
Long Wittenham School Association
The pop-up café at will be open again on Wednesday 11th December from 10am to 12:30pm.
This is a free drop-in event, with just a small charge for drinks and cake to cover the costs. All donations from the cakes go to support a local group, so please go along and support it if you can.
The café is friendly to dog walkers, but they will need to have their refreshment outside with their dog(s).
More information from Anna Hepworth at anna.hepworth@pendonmuseum.com.
Oxfordshire County Council (OCC) has asked the Parish Council to let residents know about its new free Energy Saver App.
Powering and heating a home is something everyone needs, but the cost of energy has shot up in recent years. Energy Saver App is a new, free mobile app from OCC that will help save money on home energy bills. Continue reading
Get all the news and information in the latest edition of the Pendon Museum Newsletter.
More information on the Pendon website: www.pendonmuseum.com
Residents who are not already subscribers to Oxfordshire County Council’s digital newsletter “Your Oxfordshire” may like to download the latest edition.
The Pound, the open space and garden on the High Street between Farm Cottage and Church Cottage, is a community space. It is not owned by anyone and historically, it has been maintained by residents of the village.
A group of villagers is needed to maintain the site. Regular maintenance will minimise the effort needed throughout the year, so the more people who volunteer, the less time Continue reading
Residents who are not already subscribers to South Oxfordshire District Council’s digital newsletter “South News” may like to download the latest edition here.
Some residents have formed an outdoor fitness group.
It is an informal group where members can organize fitness activities and encourage others to join in.
If you would like to join, scan the QR code on the flyer below or click on the following link: Continue reading
A resident has pointed out that this week is BBC Scam Safe Week which features content across BBC TV, Radio, iPlayer, Sounds and Online.
There is lots of useful information on the Scam Safe page as well as an excellent quiz to allow you to test how scam aware you are.
Come one, come all, and start the festive season with Long Wittenham School and Pre-School. Everyone is invited for lots of fun this Saturday (30th November) from 11am at the Primary School.
The Children’s Choir will be singing at 11am and 1pm, and there will be stories with Father Christmas at 12.30pm. There are fabulous raffle prizes to be won with the draw at 1.30pm. Continue reading
Residents will be aware that Storm Bert is forecast to hit the United Kingdom this weekend. Nationally, the storm will bring very strong winds, heavy rain and, for a time, snow and blizzards.
The Environment Agency has warned that the heavy rain could lead to some localised flooding. Temperatures are also set to rise.
There is a yellow Met Office warning for rain that reaches the south and south-west of Continue reading
