Category Archives: Church
Jubilee Parade Road Closure
Residents will be aware that the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee celebrations on Sunday 5th June include a children’s parade from St Mary’s Church to The Plough Inn. To make this possible and safe, the High Street will be closed to traffic … Continue reading
Book Talk at St Mary’s
A reminder that the author of Landmark in Time – The World of Wittenham Clumps, Peter Adamson, will be at St Mary’s Church tomorrow evening (Saturday 7th May) talking about his book and the challenge of making each of the … Continue reading
Coffee Morning 28th April
Wittenham WI invites residents of all ages to a Coffee Morning at St Mary’s Church on Thursday 28th April from 10am to 12 noon. Come along and meet new and old friends. There is no charge but donations are always … Continue reading
St Mary’s Church Annual Spring Clean
St Mary’s Church needs its annual Spring clean, and volunteers will be sweeping, washing, dusting and polishing our lovely 900 year old church on: Tuesday 26th April from 2pm to 4pm, Thursday 28th April from 2pm to 4pm and Friday … Continue reading
Jubilee Celebrations Update
Plans continue to develop for the village celebrations to mark the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee on the weekend of 3rd, 4th and 5th June. On Friday 3rd June, there will be a Village Fun Dog Event, including a ‘Dog Olympics’ in … Continue reading
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Book Talk at St Mary’s
The author of Landmark in Time – The World of Wittenham Clumps, Peter Adamson, is coming to St Mary’s Church in May to talk about how and why his book came to be written, and about the challenge of making … Continue reading
Church/Parish Leaflet
Many residents will have seen the recent leaflet from the vicar, the Revd Canon Paul Wignall. For those who did not receive it, the text is reproduced here.
Didcot Food Bank
The Revd Paul Wignall writes … As the cost of living rises, with increased heating and food costs, there are more and more people in our local communities facing challenging times. There has been wonderful support from our village for … Continue reading
Save the Date – Queen’s Platinum Jubilee
Long Wittenham will be celebrating the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee on Sunday 5th June 2022 from 2pm to 5pm. Residents can look forward to a street parade, a tea party at The Plough Inn, a swing band, beer, lemonade, ice creams, … Continue reading
Long Wittenham War Dead Remembered
Long Wittenham remembered its First World War dead on 11th November at the village war memorial to commemorate Armistice Day 1918. Fourteen soldiers from the village lost their lives in war zones in France and Palestine or died from wounds. … Continue reading