Author Archives: Admin

Stop The Arc Group

Residents will remember that details of the Government’s Oxford-Cambridge Arc consultation were posted here in July.  That consultation runs until 12th October. The Stop The Arc Group (formerly the No Expressway Group) has asked the Parish Council to publicise its … Continue reading

Posted in Parish Council | Tagged | 2 Comments

Horse Box Thefts

Three horse boxes worth more than £13,000 were stolen recently from fields on a remote part of Northfield Lane.  Thieves cut through a lock on the gates to the paddock and used a gas cutter to burn off locks and … Continue reading

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged | Leave a comment

Q & A Drop-in Session

Sustrans, the charity that makes it easier for people to walk and cycle, will be holding a Q & A drop-in session with with its staff from 3:30pm to 5:30pm on Friday 8th of October at the Village Hall. The … Continue reading

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged | Leave a comment

Tesco Blue Tokens

Long Wittenham Pre-School has been shortlisted for a cash boost from the Tesco Community Grants initiative.  Three groups in every community will now bid to receive the cash award and shoppers are being invited to head along to Tesco stores … Continue reading

Posted in Preschool | Tagged | Leave a comment

OCC Newsletter

Residents who are not already subscribers to Oxfordshire County Council’s digital newsletter “Your Oxfordshire” may like to download the latest edition.  

Posted in OCC | Tagged | Leave a comment

Parish Council to Discuss Road Hump

Two petitions calling for a full road-width speed hump to be installed on Didcot Road before the junction with Saxons Heath will be discussed at the next Parish Council meeting on 14th October. The petitions, which have been circulating in … Continue reading

Posted in Parish Council | Tagged | 8 Comments

Pendon Museum News

Get the latest news and information in the September/October edition of the Pendon Museum Newsletter. More information on the Pendon website: www.pendonmuseum.com  

Posted in What's On | Tagged | Leave a comment

Northfield Lane Footpath Closure Extended

Residents will be aware that the footpath at the end of Northfield Lane (Number 287/2/10) has been closed since May whilst essential earth works are carried out to facilitate Earth Trust’s wetland creation project. The temporary closure was originally intended … Continue reading

Posted in OCC, Parish Council | Tagged | Leave a comment

Village Bonfire Night

Jenny Caw, head of the Village Bonfire Night team writes … I am very pleased to announce that this year we (Long Wittenham Parish Council and Wittenham Warriors) are going to hold our (almost, if it weren’t for pesky Covid-19 … Continue reading

Posted in Parish Council, Wittenham Warriors | Tagged | Leave a comment

Footpath Improvements

Our village footpath warden, David Corney, has sent through the photographs below showing recent improvements to the footpaths around the village. The photograph on the left shows the reburbished footbridge over Moor Ditch on the footpath to Appleford.  That on … Continue reading

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged , | 8 Comments