Author Archives: Admin
Compost Giveaway
Gardeners in the village will be please to hear that South Oxfordshire District Council’s free compost give-away is back! This year’s event, giving away locally produced compost, is on Saturday 11th May between 9am and 11am at Milton Park overflow … Continue reading
Litter Pick Report
A stalwart team of residents, armed with bags, gloves and litter-picker sticks spent more than two hours last Saturday morning collecting rubbish which littered many parts of the village. Plastic bottles, paper, and cardboard were the biggest offenders. The team … Continue reading
New Bus Service
A new bus service will soon be arriving in the village. Going Forward Buses is introducing a Wallingford to Didcot service calling at Long Wittenham on Wednesdays starting on 24th April. The return journey from Broadway in Didcot will be … Continue reading
Kler Appeal Update
Nearly one hundred and fifty residents have objected to the Kler Group’s plan to re-align parts of Didcot Road to facilitate the entrance to their housing development on the corner of Didcot Road and Fieldside. A petition signed by one … Continue reading
Village Meeting Report
More than thirty people attended the meeting in the village hall last evening to hear a progress report on the Community Hub from Chris Brotherton, director of Thomas Homes, the parish council’s chosen developer. Mr Brotherton presented a plan of … Continue reading
Clifton Hampden Quarry Update
Oxfordshire County Council (OCC) has yet again postponed the meeting to consider the Hills Quarry Product planning application. It will now not be on 15th April as previously suggested. The next possible date is Monday 3rd June at 2pm, but … Continue reading
Parish & District Council Elections
Only our six current parish councillors were nominated to stand in the elections on Thursday 2nd May, and as this falls short of the seven councillors allowed for the village, they will be automatically re-elected, uncontested. There will be an … Continue reading
Village Equipment Register
The Village Equipment Register lists equipment owned by the village that can be used for community events. If you are running a village event and want to borrow one or more of the items listed, please contact the person who … Continue reading
South News – April 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.
Parish Council Meeting – Thursday 11th April
There will be a short Parish Council meeting this coming Thursday evening (11th April) at 7pm in the Village Hall to attend to urgent business. This will be followed by the village meeting about the Community Hub at 7:30pm. Download … Continue reading