Category Archives: Parish Council
Parish Council Meeting – Thursday 6th June
The Parish Council will hold it’s monthly meeting in the Village Hall at 7:30pm on Thursday 6th June. All residents are invited to attend. Download the agenda here.
Kler Appeal Upheld
Residents will be disappointed to learn that the fight to stop Kler Group from changing the alignment of Didcot Road to facilitate the entrance to its prospective housing site has been lost. The Parish Council, residents and South Oxfordshire District … Continue reading
Children Urged to Use Acklings
Parents are being urged to encourage their children to use Acklings Playground for ball games. The plea is from residents living in Saxons Heath who are concerned about children playing in the road, causing a nuisance and putting themselves and … Continue reading
Quarry Date Set
It has been confirmed that the proposed quarry at Clifton Hampden will be discussed by Oxfordshire County Council’s planning committee on 3rd June – nineteen months after the original plans were thrown out. The deadline for public comments on the … Continue reading
European Elections Jobs
South Oxfordshire and Vale of White Horse District Councils have asked the Parish Council to inform residents that they urgently need people to work at the European parliamentary elections on Thursday 23rd May and at the elections count on Sunday 26th … Continue reading
Views Sought on Play Area Improvements
The Parish Council would like to hear the views of families living around Westfield Road on what improvements they would like to see at the small children’s play area. The current equipment consists of a wooden steps structure leading to … Continue reading
Playground Safeguarded
Acklings playground has been granted Asset of Community Value (ACV) status by South Oxfordshire District Council. The Parish Council nominated the playground which has been used by residents for many years. The land is owned by St John’s College to … Continue reading
Parish Council Meetings – Thursday 9th May
The Parish Council will hold it’s annual meeting in the Village Hall at 7:30pm on Thursday 9th May. This will be followed at 7:45pm by the usual monthly meeting. All residents are invited to attend. Download the agendas here.
Long Wittenham Goes Green
Long Wittenham’s new district councillor is Green Party activist Sam Casey-Rerhaye from Culham. In yesterday’s district council elections Mrs Casey-Rerhaye, who chairs Culham Parish Council, beat Conservative candidate Fiona Ardern from Toot Baldon with a comfortable majority. She cantered home … Continue reading
Bus Service Starts
The new once weekly bus service from Wallingford to Didcot operated by Going Forward Buses in Goring began yesterday. Five passengers from the village joined the fourteen seater minibus. Two people had joined the bus at Shillingford Hill Homes Park, … Continue reading