Author Archives: Admin
May Bank Holiday Waste Bin Collection
South Oxfordshire District Council (SODC) is reminding householders of the usual changes to their waste collections during the week following May Bank Holiday Monday. There will be no waste collections on Bank Holiday Monday 7th May. Everyone’s bins will then … Continue reading
Rogation Sunday – 6th May
Rogation (from the Latin ‘rogare’ ‘to ask’) Sunday is the traditional day for agricultural communities to ask God to bless crops that are being sown and to bless us with a good harvest later in the year. You are all … Continue reading
SODC Announces Five Year Housing Supply
South Oxfordshire District Council has published its latest figures showing that it can now demonstrate a five-year housing land supply. This is important because if a local planning authority cannot show that it has a five-year housing land supply, its … Continue reading
History Group ‘Finds Washing’ Days
Following the very successful archaeological dig at the Sylva Wood Centre in September last year, the Long Wittenham History Group will be hosting two ‘finds washing’ sessions in the Village Hall on Sunday 6th May and Monday 7th May between … Continue reading
Come to the May Fayre
Don’t forget that this year’s Long Wittenham School Fayre will take place on Saturday 12th May between noon and 3:00pm. There will be Maypole dancing and the crowning of the May Queen as well as a Grand National race, traditional … Continue reading
Long Wittenham Fun Run 2018
Start stretching those muscles in preparation for the Long Wittenham Fun Run which, this year, will take place on Sunday 10th June starting at 11am. As usual, the start and finish will be at The Plough where there will also … Continue reading
Community Hub Update
Work on the Community Hub is progressing. The option agreement between the landowner, Mr Weavers and our developer, Thomas Homes, has been signed and confirmed. Now that this is in place, Thomas Homes is working on the detailed designs for … Continue reading
200 Club Update
It’s renewal time for the Village Hall 200 Club – the draw which supports the maintenance and improvement of the village hall. Collectors will be out and about over the next few weeks, but first they will be at the … Continue reading
Lottery Supports The Friends
The Friends of St Mary’s Long Wittenham has been accepted as a beneficiary of the South Oxfordshire Charitable Lottery. The Friends charity was founded over twenty years ago by a group of Long Wittenham residents who got together to raise … Continue reading
Village Spring Swapshop & Litter Pick
Do you have items you no longer need that are clean and reusable? Are there items that you would find useful to have? Would you like your village to be a clean and tidier place? Then come along to the … Continue reading