Category Archives: Parish Council

River of Life II Wetland Creation Project

Posted on March 20, 2021 by Admin

Rebecca Chiazzese, Project Manager for the Earth Trust River of Life II wetland creation project, has sent the following update to the Parish Council: As a result of the Covid-19 pandemic, we had to postpone the project from last year … Continue reading →

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Broadband News

Posted on March 18, 2021 by Admin

The Digital Infrastructure Team at Oxfordshire County Council (OCC) has asked the Parish Council to share with residents its Better Broadband for Oxfordshire briefing document, which confirms the completion of superfast broadband delivery across Oxfordshire. The tailored update provides coverage … Continue reading →

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Electricity Outages Update

Posted on March 17, 2021 by Admin

The Parish Council has received the following statement from Scottish and Southern Electricity Networks (SSEN): Over the course of the last year Long Wittenham has been experiencing multiple short interruptions to its power supply; this was particularly evident over the … Continue reading →

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Residents Invited to Join 20mph Working Group

Posted on March 15, 2021 by Admin

At last week’s Parish Council meeting, two residents, Ron Carter, who lives on the Didcot Road, and Gabriel Hemery, who lives on the Little Wittenham Road, presented their ideas for how traffic calming should be implemented in their respective parts … Continue reading →

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2021 Census

Posted on March 13, 2021 by Admin

The Parish Council has been asked to remind residents that the census for England and Wales will take place on Sunday 21st March.  All households are required to complete the census; failure to do so could result in a fine … Continue reading →

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20mph Zone Update

Posted on March 11, 2021 by Admin

A third meeting of the working group to discuss proposals for a 20mph zone through the village was held last week, attended by parish councillors, Oxfordshire County Council’s consultant Colin Davis and county councillor Dr Pete Sudbury. A Road Safety … Continue reading →

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Footpath Warden News

Posted on March 10, 2021 by Admin

Our village footpath warden, David Corney, has jointly written an article with the Earth Trust about the permissive footpaths provided and maintained by the trust, and he has asked the Parish Council to share it with residents. Read the article … Continue reading →

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Planning Application

Posted on March 8, 2021 by Admin

The Parish Council has been advised by South Oxfordshire District Council (SODC) of a new planning application within the village. The application, at 10 Fieldside, Long Wittenham, is to extend the existing ground floor extensions side and rear with first … Continue reading →

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Parish Council Meeting – Thursday 11th March

Posted on March 6, 2021 by Admin

The Parish Council will hold its monthly meeting via Zoom video conferencing at 7:30pm on Thursday 11th March. Download the agenda here. If members of the public have any comments they wish to make on items on the agenda, they … Continue reading →

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20mph Zone Update

Posted on March 2, 2021 by Admin

There was a wide-ranging discussion of issues surrounding a proposed 20mph zone through the village at a second meeting with county council consultant Colin Davis and local councillors. Those attending the ‘virtual’ meeting were Mr Davis, county councillor Dr Pete … Continue reading →

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