Category Archives: Parish Council

Overhanging Hedges and Trees

Last year, the Parish Council wrote to several residents around the village because it had received complaints about overgrown hedges or trees making it difficult or even unsafe to use our footways (pavements) or roads. In the main those residents … Continue reading

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Your Parish Council Needs You

Long Wittenham Parish Council has a vacancy for a councillor. Currently, there are six councillors, one short of the recommended number.  Could you provide a voice for people living in the village? The parish council is involved in many key … Continue reading

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Parish Council Meeting – Thursday 18th January

The Parish Council will hold its monthly meeting in the Village Hall at 7:30pm on Thursday 18th January. All residents are invited to attend.  Download the agenda here.

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Beware Unwanted Callers

Residents should be aware that the Parish Council has received a report of an unexpected late night caller on an elderly resident. The resident did not know the caller and fortunately did not allow him into her home.  The council … Continue reading

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Buy Nothing New Month

The Keep Britain Tidy campaign has asked the Parish Council to promote Buy Nothing New Month. The month-long campaign is all about protecting the planet by reducing waste, and at a time when many are worried about the rising cost … Continue reading

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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 Paddock Land adjacent to Fieldside, Long Wittenham, is to demolish the existing agricultural outbuildings that are in … Continue reading

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Winter Support for Residents

As Winter arrives and temperatures drop, Oxfordshire County Council has asked the Parish Council to remind residents that there is a range of support, tips, advice and grants, available. The free, local and independent Better Housing Better Health service is … Continue reading

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Parish Council Meeting – Thursday 14th December

The Parish Council will hold its monthly meeting in the Village Hall at 7:30pm on Thursday 14th December. All residents are invited to attend.  Download the agenda here.

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Home Insulation Checks

The Parish Council is being loaned a thermal imaging camera by South Oxfordshire District Council from 6th December 2023 to 4th January 2024. Any resident who would like a free external thermal imaging check of their property during the loan … Continue reading

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Speed Survey Results

The Parish Council has received the results of the speed survey it recently commissioned on the High Street outside The Plough Inn – see below. The survey ran from Thursday 9th to Friday 17th November and data was collected on … Continue reading

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