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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The Secretary of State has appointed Planning Inspectors to conduct an Examination into the soundness and legal compliance of the Joint Local Plan.
The Inspectors are adopting a staged approach to the Examination. Part 1 will consider Matters of Legal Compliance and the Overall Housing and Employment Need and Requirement only. Part 1 Hearing Sessions will commence at 9.30am on Tuesday 3rd June 2025 within The Bee House, 140 Eastern Avenue, Park Drive, Milton, Abingdon, OX14 4SB.
Following consideration of these matters, the Inspectors will decide if the Plan and Examination is capable of progressing. Should they decide this is the case, additional hearings will be identified in due course to consider further matters with separate arrangements being made.
An Examination website has been established and will be regularly updated throughout the process:
Acklings Playground will be closed from Tuesday 6th May for approximately eight weeks for the installation of new play equipment.
The work will be undertaken by Jupiter Play. During the first few weeks the equipment and building materials will be delivered by large lorries. Jupiter has asked the Parish Council to inform residents about this. As the Continue reading
Congratulations to everyone who took part in the Village Fun yesterday (27th April). The sun shone and everyone had a great day!
There were 190 entries and 173 finishers – some people didn’t turn up, and some people didn’t come through the finish, having returned to their cars at the Wood Centre.
New course records were set by the winners: Matthew Quartermain (17:35) and Annie Continue reading
A reminder that polling will take place next Thursday 1st May to elect sixty-nine councillors to Oxfordshire County Council.
For this election, Long Wittenham is in a new division – Cholsey & The Hagbournes.
The full list of candidates and their details is available on the Who Can I Vote For? website.
Cllr Peter Rose writes …
In the last fortnight the development of the Community Hub has encountered a new obstacle.
A few months ago, Thomas Homes advised us that they were closing down and so would not be able to complete the building of the Community Hub and houses planned for the Continue reading
Cllr David Corney writes …
A warm and dry Easter Saturday (19th April), saw a gathering of seventy people from the villages of Clifton Hampden and Long Wittenham meeting on the new permissive footpath where it joins Robin Buxton’s land, to celebrate the formal opening of the path. Continue reading
Residents who are not already subscribers to Oxfordshire County Council’s digital newsletter “Your Oxfordshire” may like to download the latest edition.
Residents who are not already subscribers to South Oxfordshire District Council’s digital newsletter “South News” may like to download the latest edition here.
Owing to the Easter bank holidays, upcoming waste and recycling bin collections will be a day later than usual.
See the changes below. There is more information on the South Oxfordshire District Council (SODC) website:
Wittenham Singers will be celebrating May Morning with songs and poems at the Little Wittenham Manor Estate on 1st May at 6:30 am.
Tea, coffee and bacon rolls will be available afterwards. All welcome.
See the flyer below. For more information email wittenham.singers@gmail.com or call Andy Thomas on 07764 185823. Continue reading
