Category Archives: Parish Council
Little Wittenham Road Closure
The Parish Council has been advised by Oxfordshire County Council (OCC) Highways Department that the road between Long Wittenham and Little Wittenham will be closed for four days in September to allow for the installation of new water connections. Work … Continue reading
Neighbourhood Plan Update
Peter Rose, the chairman of the Neighbourhood Development Plan (NDP) Steering Committee writes: “It’s all gone quiet and we are aware that several people who have spoken to us have assumed that this means that the revisions to the NDP … Continue reading
Parish Council Meeting – Thursday 11th July
The Parish Council will hold it’s monthly meeting in the Village Hall at 7:30pm on Thursday 11th July. All residents are invited to attend. Download the agenda here.
Big Picnic Lunch Success
A huge thank you to the organisers of the inaugural Long Wittenham Big Picnic Lunch which took place at Bodkins Field yesterday afternoon. A good turn out of approximately one hundred and fifty villagers and fine weather made it a … Continue reading
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Acklings Rabbit Holes!
A rabbit burrow has been identified on the football pitch at Acklings Playground. There are several holes in the pitch which could be dangerous to anyone playing there. Rabbits have been seen grazing on the field which confirms that the … Continue reading
Community Hub Update
Residents will recall that there was a village meeting in April at which it was explained that the developers are getting near to submitting a planning application for the Community Hub and associated works at the current Village Hall and … Continue reading
SSEN Electricity Outages
The Parish Council has been contacted by Scottish and Southern Electricity Networks (SSEN) to say that it is aware that our area has sustained multiple faults over the last year. It has advised that in the near future there may … Continue reading
Boathouse Plans Approved
Plans for a boathouse on Maddy Moorings for Headington School have been approved by South Oxfordshire District Council. The moorings are between High Street and the River Thames towards Clifton Hampden, opposite Lower Farm. Headington is an independent girls’ school … Continue reading
Parish Council Meets New District Councillor
At last Thursday’s meeting of the Parish Council, members had their first opportunity to meet the new district councillor for Sandford and the Wittenhams, Green Party member Sam Casey-Rerhaye. She outlined her green credentials when she spoke of her opposition … Continue reading
Fun Run Report
More than one hundred contestants took part in the 11th annual Long Wittenham Fun Run along paths and bridleways in and around the village on Sunday, raising money for the village Pre-school and the appeal to restore the six bells … Continue reading