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Parish Council Meeting – Thursday 15th October

The Parish Council will hold its monthly meeting in the Village Hall at 7:30pm on Thursday 15th October. All residents are invited to attend.  Download the agenda here.

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Village Pound – Can You Help with a Tidy Up?

Steve Brown writes … I noticed earlier this Summer that our Pound was looking very unloved and overgrown. We used to organise small working parties to help keep it looking tidy.  Asking around, the old group seems to have disbanded … Continue reading →

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Joint Local Plan Part 3 Examination

The Parish Council has been advised that the appointed Planning Inspectors will hold Part 3 hearing sessions for the South Oxfordshire and Vale of White Horse Joint Local Plan commencing at 9.30am on Tuesday 17th November 2026 at Bee House, … Continue reading →

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Guy Fawkes Competition

The Village Fireworks Night Team writes … As part of this year’s Long Wittenham Fireworks Night on Saturday 7th November, we’re running a Build a Guy Fawkes Competition and would love to see some creative entries from the village. How … Continue reading →

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Land Off Sires Hill Planning Appeal

The Public Inquiry into the appeal for planning application P24/S2764/O for the development of 200 new homes and other facilities on land at the top of Lady Grove will take place next week. This appeal will be heard at a … Continue reading →

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HIF1 Infrastructure Project Newsletter

Oxfordshire County Council (OCC) periodically produces a dedicated newsletter for the Didcot and Surrounding areas major infrastructure scheme (HIF1). Read the October 2026 edition.

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New Parish Council Website

The Parish Council (PC) now has it’s own website. It contains all the information that used to reside here on the village website: what the PC does, PC meeting dates, information about the parish councillors, information about our county and … Continue reading →

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Litter Picked!

Thanks to everyone who turned out for the Village Litter Pick last Saturday (3rd October) morning to help keep our village looking tidy. Many bags of rubbish were collected from all parts of the village (see below)  and six fly … Continue reading →

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South News – October Edition

Residents who are not already subscribers to South Oxfordshire District Council’s digital newsletter “South News” may like to download the latest edition.

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Trees at Ward’s Field

Janet Haylett, on behalf of the Parochial Church Council (PCC), writes … Tree work at Ward’s Field will begin next week, 5th October, to remove the dead and potentially dangerous trees along the western edge of Ward’s Field.

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