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May19Sun20249:30 am Holy Communion @ St Mary's ChurchHoly Communion @ St Mary's ChurchMay 19 @ 9:30 am – 11:00 amThere will be a service of Holy Communion on Sunday 19th May at 9:30am at St Mary’s. Everyone is welcome.10:00 am Open Weekend @ Sylva Wood CentreOpen Weekend @ Sylva Wood CentreMay 19 @ 10:00 am – 6:00 pmThe Sylva Wood Centre will be taking part in Oxford Artweeks during the weekend of 18th/19th May. Open from 10am to 6pm. More information on the Sylva Foundation website.May20Mon20248:00 pm Long Wittenham Local History Group @ Village HallLong Wittenham Local History Group @ Village HallMay 20 @ 8:00 pmLONG WITTENHAM LOCAL HISTORY GROUP MAY MEETING The History Group Meeting this month is on Monday 20th May at 8pm in the Village Hall Our speaker will be Richard Dudding who will tell us about Radley: the thousand-year evolution of … Continue reading →May24Fri20243:00 pm Film Club @ St Mary's ChurchFilm Club @ St Mary's ChurchMay 24 @ 3:00 pmFILM CLUB @ ST. MARY’S FRIDAY 24th May Erin Brockovitch An unemployed single mother becomes a legal assistant and almost single-handedly brings down a California power company accused of polluting a city’s water supply. Based on a true story, starring … Continue reading →
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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
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
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
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
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