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Pumpkin Collections

Posted on October 31, 2019 by Admin

Hallowe’en usually means lots of leftover pumpkins at the start of November.  South Oxfordshire District Council (SODC) has announced that any pumpkins that can’t be used in cooking or composting will be collected by the bin crews if left next … Continue reading →

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Archaeological Digs

Posted on October 30, 2019 by Admin

This Autumn, Earth Trust is embarking on five months of excavations ahead of its Gateway project to develop visitor facilities. It will be working with archaeologists, DigVentures, throughout November 2019 to March 2020. Earth Trust looks after and cares for … Continue reading →

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South News – October Edition

Posted on October 26, 2019 by Admin

Residents who are not already subscribers to South Oxfordshire District Council’s digital newsletter “South News” may like to download the latest edition here.  

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Wristbands, Cakes and Guys

Posted on October 25, 2019 by Admin

Today is the last day to buy Bonfire Night entry wristbands from the school office as it will be closed from Monday 28th November for half term.  You will still be able to buy them from Clifton Hampden Post Office … Continue reading →

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Cheers to Apple Day!

Posted on October 24, 2019 by Admin

The fourth annual Village Apple Day proved a huge success and saw 768kg of apples weighed, checked, chopped, mashed, milled, bottled, pasteurised and labelled.  Altogether nearly 400 bottles of juice were produced. The event, organised by the Wittenham Warriors, was … Continue reading →

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Permissive Path Rights Agreed

Posted on October 23, 2019 by Admin

The legal agreement has been now signed between the Parish Council and Reading University giving the public official access to the path across West Field from the wooden footbridge to the cyclepath near Acklings. Permissive Path rights have been agreed … Continue reading →

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Bonfire Night Wood Collection

Posted on October 21, 2019 by Admin

It’s less than a couple of weeks until the Village Bonfire Night on Saturday 2nd November and now is the time to sort out any wood that can be used to build the bonfire. Ben Osmond is in charge of … Continue reading →

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OCC Brexit Preparedness

Posted on October 18, 2019 by Admin

We are sorry to mention the “B” word, but the Parish Council has been asked by Oxfordshire County Council (OCC) to pass on some key messages on Brexit preparations by local government and partners in Oxfordshire to residents. The briefing … Continue reading →

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Some Enchanted Evening

Posted on October 16, 2019 by Admin

Residents who were lucky enough to get a ticket for Opera Anywhere’s performance of The Pirates of Penzance at St Mary’s Church last May, will remember the wonderful singing of the female soloists. Three of the Opera Anywhere sopranos have … Continue reading →

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Village Apple Day – 20th October

Posted on October 15, 2019 by Admin

A reminder that this coming Sunday is Village Apple Day at the Sylva Wood Centre.  Organised by Wittenham Warriors and hosted by the Sylva Foundation, it offers you the opportunity to have your home grown apples turned into delicious juice. … Continue reading →

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