Category Archives: Church

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

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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.

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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

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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

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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

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Moonrakers at St Mary’s

The popular Celtic music group Moonrakers will be performing at St Mary’s Church on Saturday 20th November starting at 7:30pm. Moonrakers is an Oxford-based group of four musicians who pride themselves in having brought traditional and contemporary folk music to … Continue reading

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All Souls Day Services

The Revd Canon Paul Brignall writes … The 31st October, “All Souls Day”, is the day in the year when churches across the world remember loved ones who have died. This year especially, we will also want to remember the … Continue reading

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Produce Show

More than one hundred people attended the Village Produce Show last Saturday (11th September) at St Mary’s Church.  The vicar, the Revd. Paul Wignall, welcomed villagers and said: “It’s good to see so many people back again after a long … Continue reading

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Village Bell Ringers

Thanks to the wonderful support from the village, individuals and groups, the St Mary’s bells restoration has been completed and the village bell ringers are up and ringing once more. The bells are a joy to ring, and a joy … Continue reading

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