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Roads Maintenance Boost
Road users will be well aware of the disastrous effect that the freezing conditions of last Winter had on the condition of Oxfordshire’s road network. In response, Oxfordshire County Council is planning to substantially increase the budget for highways maintenance. … Continue reading
Doorstep Crime
The parish council has been advised that there has been an incident in the area involving a suspicious door-to-door jewellery buyer. The police have issued the following guidance:
Ride + Stride for Churches
Walkers and cyclists will be interested to hear that this year’s Oxfordshire Historic Churches Trust Ride + Stride will take place on Saturday 8th September. Over the last fifty-four years, Oxfordshire Historic Churches Trust has given several million pounds in … Continue reading
Parish Council Meeting – Thursday 12th July
The Parish Council will hold its regular monthly meeting this coming Thursday evening (12th July) at 7:30pm in the Village Hall. Download the agenda here.
Long Wittenham Past
Another in our occasional series showing images and items of interest from Long Wittenham’s past. This time, two photographs of Carmela Cottage, next to the primary school. The first taken recently and the other taken when it was the village … Continue reading
Good Neighbours Group
The next meeting of the Long Wittenham Good Neighbours Group is on Thursday 5th July at 2:30pm in the Village Hall. Steve Brown has arranged for Judy Gibbons to talk on Life at Island Farm Donkey Sanctuary which is sure … Continue reading
Summer Soiree
You are invited to join the Wittenham W.I. for a colourful Summer soiree of songs and sketches presented by the Didcot Divas on Tuesday 10th July at 7:30pm in the village hall. All villagers are welcome. The event is free … Continue reading
Pendon Birthday Celebration
The Pendon Museum celebrated its sixty-fourth birthday yesterday (27th June) with the formal opening of the scale model Bristol Line by BBC Antiques Roadshow transport expert and author Paul Atterbury. Mr Atterbury cut the tape across the track to allow … Continue reading
Quarry Fight Continues
The fight continues to stop a huge quarry on land near Clifton Hampden. Despite the county council’s planning committee having rejected previous proposals, Hills Quarry Products has produced a revised application. Objectors say the new application still fails to answer … Continue reading
Village Meeting Report
More than seventy people packed into Long Wittenham village hall last Thursday evening (21st June) for a meeting called by the parish council to discuss the revision of the Neighbourhood Development Plan (NDP) and to report progress on the Community … Continue reading