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Clifton Hampden Bridge Closure – Revised Date
The Parish Council has been advised by Oxfordshire County Council that the closure of Clifton Hampden Bridge, originally scheduled for 18th September for ten days, has now been rescheduled for 9th October, again for ten days. This is for repair … Continue reading
Referendum Day
Don’t forget to vote in today’s referendum on the Neighbourhood Plan. The Village Hall will be open for voting from 7am until 10pm. Your vote matters!
Lunch Club & W.I. Pre-Christmas Outing
Wittenham Lunch Club & Wittenham W.I. invite all villagers to join them on a trip to London on Thursday 30th November 2017 to include: Christmas shopping at the Greenwich covered Christmas Market; a visit to the Royal Greenwich Museum (Queens … Continue reading
200 Club Winners
The Long Wittenham 200 Club is pleased to announce the August winners. £10 each goes to: 26 C. Bosley 23 K. Earl 129 A. Byard 81 N. Gitsham 168 Mrs. Barnes Profits from the 200 Club go towards the maintenance … Continue reading
Integrated Urgent Healthcare Service
A new Integrated Urgent Care Service is being launched across the Thames Valley in Buckinghamshire, Oxfordshire and Berkshire from September. Currently NHS 111 is a free national telephone service to assess the level of care that someone needs and signpost … Continue reading
Harvest Supper – Saturday 30th September
The Friends of St Mary’s Church Long Wittenham will be holding the annual Harvest Supper at the Village Hall on Saturday 30th September starting at 7pm. The evening will include live music from local band Eclectica and the Church Raffle … Continue reading
Charity Coffee Morning – 25th August
The Oxfordshire Multiple Sclerosis Therapy Centre is holding a Coffee Morning in the Long Wittenham Village Hall on Friday 25th August between 10am and noon to raise funds. The centre is a registered charity based in Milton Park and its … Continue reading
Quarry Threatens Landscape
A team of consultants has slammed proposals for a huge sand and gravel quarry between Clifton Hampden and Culham. The company was drafted in by Oxfordshire County Council to assess the likely impact a quarry would have on the landscape. … Continue reading
Historic England Objects to Road Plan
Historic England, the public body tasked with protecting England’s historic environment, has objected to a scheme which seeks to build a new link road and river crossing linking Didcot to the Culham Science Centre. The road, estimated to cost £125m, … Continue reading
Wittenham Humps
Is the end of the road in sight for Long Wittenham’s controversial road humps? Removing humps from traffic calming schemes is being considered by the government in the drive to reduce growing pollution levels and they are being considered by … Continue reading