Category Archives: Parish Council

Parish Council Meeting – Thursday 12th November

The Parish Council will hold its monthly meeting via Zoom video conferencing at 7:30pm on Thursday 12th November. 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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Safe Path Through Wood Centre

The Sylva Foundation plans to re-route a permissive footpath through its premises off Little Wittenham Road.  It will make it safer for walkers to avoid traffic which uses the Wood Centre. The Parish Council and the village’s footpath warden David … Continue reading

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Westfield Play Area

Pictured below is the new play equipment at the Westfield Road play area. The Parish Council obtained a grant for nearly half the total cost of just over £12,000 from the FCC Communities Foundation who provide grants on behalf of … Continue reading

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Parish Council Contracts

The Parish Council is re-tendering two contracts for the maintenance and general upkeep of the open spaces and churchyard within the village, including grass cutting and hedge trimming on verges, sports and play areas, and also maintenance and minor repairs … Continue reading

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Temporary Footpath Closure – Day’s Lock

The Parish Council has been advised by the Traffic Regulations Team at Oxfordshire County Council that a request has been received from the Environmental Agency for a temporary footpath closure to apply to a section of Thames Path at Day’s … Continue reading

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Didcot Road Re-alignment Avoided

Didcot Road will not have to be re-aligned for a new entrance to the Vanderbilt housing development.  There were fears that had the re-alignment gone ahead it would have caused months of traffic disruption. Following agreement between the landowner, Vanderbilt … Continue reading

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Planning Application Refused

Plans for one hundred and seventy-six new homes on a site to the east of the B4016 Lady Grove have been rejected by South Oxfordshire District Council (SODC).  It’s a decision welcomed by Long Wittenham Parish Council who objected to … Continue reading

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Covid-19 Supermarket Voucher Support

The Parish Council has been asked by the Covid-19 Community Support team at South Oxfordshire and Vale of White Horse District Councils to share the following information with residents: Thanks to some funding from central government we’ve been able to … Continue reading

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Westfield Play Area

The installation of the new play equipment at the Westfield play area is scheduled to start on Thursday 8th October and will take approximately ten to fourteen days to complete. The work is being carried out by Sovereign Play Equipment … Continue reading

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Parish Council Meeting – Thursday 8th October

The Parish Council will hold its monthly meeting via Zoom video conferencing at 7:30pm on Thursday 8th October. 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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