Category Archives: Parish Council

Company Boss Joins Council

Long Wittenham Parish Council has a new member.  He’s Iain McRitchie and his appointment brings the number of councillors up to six – one short of the maximum of seven. Iain and his wife Christine have lived in Westfield Road … Continue reading

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Parish Council Meeting – Thursday 18th May

The Parish Council will hold its monthly meeting this coming Thursday evening (18th May) at 7:30pm in the Village Hall. Download the agenda here.

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Hub Plans Revealed

More than 90 people from Long Wittenham attended an exhibition to examine and comment on plans for the village’s proposed community hub.  The project includes a new school, pre-school, village hall, play and sports area, market and affordable homes and … Continue reading

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Come And See The Community Hub Designs

Residents are invited to an exhibition of the exciting designs for the proposed Community Hub by our developer Thomas Homes. The Parish Council wants to know your thoughts on the designs, so drop in any time between 7:30pm and 9pm … Continue reading

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Village Map Update

Residents will be aware of the Village Map, a copy of which is on the noticeboard outside the village hall.  The map was originally produced in 2012.  There have been some changes in the intervening five years, and as this … Continue reading

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Your Council Needs You!

Long Wittenham Parish Council needs to recruit new members to help create a vibrant future for the village. The new chairman of the council Gordon Rogers said: “This is a very important year for Long Wittenham as it embarks on … Continue reading

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All Change On The Council

It’s all change on the Long Wittenham Parish Council.  At the annual meeting on 20th April Gordon Rogers was elected chairman and Martin Elliff vice-chairman.  They replace Steve Brown and Simon Thompson. Mr Brown remains a councillor to focus on … Continue reading

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Parish Council Meetings

The Parish Council will hold it’s annual meeting in the Village Hall at 7:30pm on Thursday 20th April.  This will be followed at 7:45pm by the monthly meeting. All residents are invited to attend.  Download the agendas here: Parish Council … Continue reading

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Hub Ideas Deadline – 18th April

Following the meeting in the village hall on 30th March to discuss the new Community Hub, the parish council and Chris Brotherton of Thomas Homes, our chosen developer for the project, are in the process of consolidating all the ideas … Continue reading

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New Road and More Homes Earmarked in New Plan

A £100m river crossing road linking Didcot and the Science Centre at Culham is a high priority in South Oxfordshire District Council’s latest draft of the Local Plan (LP) which was published on 29th March.  The blue print for development … Continue reading

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