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Songs, Poems and Readings for a Summer Evening
Join the Wittenham Singers and the Wittenham Poetry Club for an evening of songs, poems and readings on Sunday 13th August from 4pm in Bryan and Angela Humphris’ lovely riverside garden – Cruckfield, High Street, Long Wittenham. Everyone is welcome. … Continue reading
New Cycle Path Plans
Plans for a new cycle path between Long Wittenham, Clifton Hampden and the Culham Science Centre should be ready for discussion by the end of the year. It’s part of a network of cycle-ways linking the Vale Science area at … Continue reading
Councils’ Anger At Garden Town Consultation
A bid by four parish councils, including Long Wittenham, to seek an extension to consultations over the Didcot Garden Town plan has failed. The move follows calls from Didcot Town Council for an extension of the deadline which closed on … Continue reading
Calling All Responsible Dog Walkers
A message from Earth Trust. Earth Trust has an amazing site right on your doorstep – 500 hectares of grassland, arable and woodland, including the Wittenham Clumps, Neptune Wood and the River of Life. One of the reasons the site … Continue reading
Earth Trust Meadow Closure
The permissive footpath through the Earth Trust meadow near Neptune Wood will be closed for approximately six weeks from Monday 7th August. This meadow supports an abundance of wildflowers and associated wildlife; grazing with sheep and cattle at certain times … Continue reading
Kler Appeal – Notice of Inquiry
The formal notice of the inquiry into the Kler Group’s plans for 36 houses on the field at the corner of the Ddicot Road and Fieldside has been published and can be viewed or downloaded here: www.longwittenham.com/wp-content/uploads/Misc_Docs/20170803_Notice_of_Kler_Public_Inquiry.pdf For more information … Continue reading
Long Wittenham’s Pour My Bluff – 11th November 2017
Come along for an evening of wine tasting and general hilarity. Yes, it’s the long awaited return of Pour My Bluff to Long Wittenham. Six wines tasted blind; three ‘experts’ trying to convince you that they know what each wine … Continue reading
Neighbourhood Plan – Notice of Referendum
South Oxfordshire District Council have published the formal notice of the referendum on the adoption of the Long Wittenham Neighbourhood Plan. You can view or download it here. The forms for postal or proxy votes can be downloaded here: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/apply-for-a-postal-vote … Continue reading
Neptune Wood Car Park Resurfacing
The Neptune Wood car park is currently closed for resurfacing. The work started on Monday 31st July and should take approximately two weeks. Neptune Wood will still be accessible via the footpaths from Long Wittenham, Little Wittenham and the Earth … Continue reading
Date Fixed for Kler Inquiry
A date has been set for a public inquiry into the Kler Group’s plans for 36 houses on the field at the corner of the Didcot Road and Fieldside. The inquiry will be heard between the 14th and 17th November … Continue reading