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Bells Returned to St Mary’s
The project to restore and retune the bells at St Mary’s Church is nearing completion, with the bells returned to the church from the restorers yesterday (22nd March) – see the photograph below. There will be a short service for … Continue reading
Litter Pickers Back in Action
Fifteen bags of rubbish were collected recently from roadsides in the village by a team of litter pickers organised by the Parish Council in conjunction with the South and Vale District Councils’ Waste and Recycling team. The group was led … Continue reading
River of Life II Wetland Creation Project
Rebecca Chiazzese, Project Manager for the Earth Trust River of Life II wetland creation project, has sent the following update to the Parish Council: As a result of the Covid-19 pandemic, we had to postpone the project from last year … Continue reading
Expressway Plans Scrapped
The Government has anounced that plans for the Oxford to Cambridge Expressway have been scrapped, as it was deemed to “not be cost-effective for the taxpayer”. The Department for Transport (DfT) said the decision was made after “extensive analysis” of … Continue reading
Broadband News
The Digital Infrastructure Team at Oxfordshire County Council (OCC) has asked the Parish Council to share with residents its Better Broadband for Oxfordshire briefing document, which confirms the completion of superfast broadband delivery across Oxfordshire. The tailored update provides coverage … Continue reading
Electricity Outages Update
The Parish Council has received the following statement from Scottish and Southern Electricity Networks (SSEN): Over the course of the last year Long Wittenham has been experiencing multiple short interruptions to its power supply; this was particularly evident over the … Continue reading
May Local Elections
South Oxfordshire District Council (SODC) needs volunteers to take on paid work at the local elections on 6th May. All residents in Oxfordshire will be voting for the Police & Crime Commissioner and county councillors, and some areas may have … Continue reading
Residents Invited to Join 20mph Working Group
At last week’s Parish Council meeting, two residents, Ron Carter, who lives on the Didcot Road, and Gabriel Hemery, who lives on the Little Wittenham Road, presented their ideas for how traffic calming should be implemented in their respective parts … Continue reading
2021 Census
The Parish Council has been asked to remind residents that the census for England and Wales will take place on Sunday 21st March. All households are required to complete the census; failure to do so could result in a fine … Continue reading
South Oxfordshire Among Top Recyclers
Residents in South Oxfordshire are among the top recyclers in the country, yet again! The Government recently published figures showing how much waste is recycled across the country. South Oxfordshire District had the second highest recycling rate in England with … Continue reading