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Oxfordshire Artweeks 2025
The Sylva Foundation Wood Centre will be open to the public for Oxfordshire Artweeks, on Saturday 17th and Sunday 18th May 2025 from 10am to 5pm. The Sylva Wood School will open its doors to meet its tutors, see the … Continue reading
VE Day 80th Anniversary Celebration and Commemoration
Claire Brown, on behalf of Wittenham WI, writes … This year, 1st Wittenham Brownies have made a fantastic display inside the bus shelter with our soldier (made by Mark Warren) taking pride of place outside with the bunting. Wittenham WI … Continue reading
Waste and Recycling Collections
Owing to the Early May Bank Holiday, this week’s 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: http://www.southoxon.gov.uk/wastecalendar
Tobacco Control Strategy Public Engagement Survey
Oxfordshire County Council (OCC) has asked the Parish Council to make residents aware of its Tobacco Control Strategy public engagement survey. The strategy aims to reduce smoking prevalence in Oxfordshire, making Oxfordshire a smokefree county, and promote a healthier environment … Continue reading
Didcot Road Bus Stop
Following protracted negotiations with Oxfordshire County Council, mainly delayed by the Elivia developers, the very small bus stop area opposite the Saxons Heath junction with Didcot Road has been relocated to a much safer location at the entrance to Wessex … Continue reading
Flagpole For The Village
The Parish Council has installed a flagpole next to the War Memorial just in time for, and prompted by, the VE Day 80th Anniversary celebrations. The flagpole will be used to commemorate and celebrate notable occasions throughout the year, for … Continue reading
Pendon Museum News
Get all the news and information in the latest edition of the Pendon Museum Newsletter. More information on the Pendon website: www.pendonmuseum.com
County Council Election
The new Oxfordshire County Councillor for Long Wittenham is Johnny Hope-Smith who won the Cholsey & The Hagbournes seat for the Liberal Democrat Party on 1st May, taking 45% of the total vote with 1447 votes. The turnout was 36.1%. … Continue reading
OCC Newsletter
Residents who are not already subscribers to Oxfordshire County Council’s digital newsletter “Your Oxfordshire” may like to download the latest edition.
Voting Today
Polling takes place today (1st May) here in Long Wittenham to elect sixty-nine councillors to Oxfordshire County Council. The full list of candidates and their details is available on the Who Can I Vote For? website. The Village Hall will … Continue reading