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Extra Garden Waste Collection
Residents who have purchased a permit for the district council’s brown bin garden waste collection service in South Oxfordshire can have extra garden waste collected for free on their normal scheduled collection day 31st October. Permit holders can put out … Continue reading
Didcot Garden Town Newsletter
Residents who are not already subscribers may want to read the latest edition of the Didcot Garden Town Newsletter. See the South Oxfordshire District Council website for more information about the Didcot Garden Town project.
Parish Council Vacancies
The Parish Council has two vacancies. Currently, there are five councillors, two short of the recommended number. Could you provide a voice for people living in the village? The parish council is involved in many key areas of local administration: … Continue reading
Vintage Year for Village Apple Day
Sally Jarman and Philippa Purvis, organisers of Village Apple Day 2025, write … Rain did not stop play for the intrepid band of wonderful people who brought their apples and/or volunteered their time for our annual Village Apple Day at … Continue reading
Parish Councillor Resignation
Parish Councillor David Corney has decided to step down from the council. Cllr Corney joined the council in July 2022 having previously been the village’s footpath warden. He set up the current Community Speedwatch team in January 2023 and it … Continue reading
Are You an Unpaid Carer?
Carers Oxfordshire has asked the Parish Council to let residents know about its support services for unpaid carers. Caring looks different for everyone – for some it might be a couple of hours a week, for others it might be … Continue reading
Litter Picked!
Thanks to everyone, including the youngsters, who turned out for the Village Litter Pick yesterday (Saturday 18th October) morning to help keep our village looking tidy. Lots of rubbish was collected from all parts of the village (see below) and … Continue reading
Film Club Restarts
Movie fans will be pleased to hear that the Long Wittenham Film Club will restart after its Summer break on Friday 24th October in St Mary’s Church, at 2.30pm for a 3pm start. This month’s film is The Bridges of … Continue reading
OCC Newsletter
Residents who are not already subscribers to Oxfordshire County Council’s digital newsletter “Your Oxfordshire” may like to download the latest edition.
Village Apple Day Reminder
A reminder that this year’s Village Apple Day will take place next Sunday (19th October), at the Sylva Wood Centre. Take your boxes/bags of clean apples to the Wood Centre between 10am and noon for juicing. The bottled juice wil … Continue reading