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Parish Council Elections
Local government elections will be taking place in Oxfordshire this year on Thursday 4th May and this includes your parish council. The Oxfordshire Association of Local Councils (OALC) is running free online So you want to be a councillor? sessions … Continue reading
Overgrown Hedges and Blocked Footways
The Parish Council has recently received several complaints that some hedges in the village have been allowed to grow over the footways reducing the width to walk along. This makes it very difficult for residents with small children and pushchairs, … Continue reading
Planning Application
The Parish Council has been advised by South Oxfordshire District Council (SODC) of a new planning application within the village. The application, at The Little House, High Street, Long Wittenham, is for alterations to the roof of the existing the … Continue reading
Bus Service Update
Going Forward Buses, the company that provides the Monday and Wednesday bus service through the village, has advised the Parish Council that due to sudden driver illness it may need to reduce its services. It hopes to cover all routes … Continue reading
Community Speedwatch
The Long Wittenham Community Speedwatch Group is almost up and running. Parish Councillor David Corney has recruited six residents and they have received training from Thames Valley Police (TVP). A further two volunteers are soon to undergo training. The group … Continue reading
Spring Litter Pick & Pound Tidy-up
If you are not busy on Saturday 25th February between 9.30am and noon, your village needs you. Volunteers are wanted to come along to the village hall where you will be provided with hi-viz jackets, gloves, rubbish bags and litter … Continue reading
NHS Health Checks
It is easier than ever for people aged forty to seventy-four to get a free NHS health check in Oxfordshire, with the service now available in even more locations. Health Checks Oxfordshire is now providing free NHS health checks on … Continue reading
Road to Clifton Hampden Roadworks 23rd January to 3rd February
It has come to the Parish Council’s attention that work to repair the floodwalk on the road out of the village towards Clifton Hampden has been scheduled to take place between 23rd January and 3rd February. The work has been … Continue reading
Household Support Fund
The Household Support Fund scheme has opened again for people finding it hard to cope with the rising cost of food and energy bills. South Oxfordshire District Council (SODC) has reopened the scheme to help households meet the costs of … Continue reading
Road to Clifton Hampden Closure 24th to 27th January
The Parish Council has been advised by the Network Management team at Oxfordshire County Council that a section of the road between the village and Clifton Hampden, opposite Lower Farm, will be subject to a temporary overnight road closure whilst … Continue reading