Category Archives: Parish Council

Parish Council Meeting – Thursday 8th December

The Parish Council has its monthly meeting this coming Thursday evening (8th December) at 7:30pm in the Village Hall. Download the agenda here.

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Bonfire Boost For Charities

Six organisations shared in the £1,200 profit made from the annual Long Wittenham bonfire and fireworks night on 5th November. The event – organised by the parish council and supported by Wittenham Warriors – attracted more than 400 people to … Continue reading

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Parish Council Meeting – Thursday 17th November

A reminder that the Parish Council has its monthly meeting this coming Thursday evening (17th November) at 7:30pm in the Village Hall. View the agenda here.

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Bus Service Plan Frustrated

Hopes of reviving a bus service in Long Wittenham have been dashed.  The Parish Council was considering using the Oxfordshire Comet Bus to provide a service to Didcot.  Mini-buses used by the county council to ferry children to special schools … Continue reading

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Saxon’s Heath Footway Resurfacing Works

Oxfordshire County Council will be carrying out footway resurfacing works at Saxon’s Heath, Long Wittenham starting within the week commencing 7th November 2016 for a duration of approximately 15 working days. The works will be carried under temporary priority traffic … Continue reading

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Earth Trust Plans

Plans for a £5m expansion of the Earth Trust’s facilities at Hill Farm at Little Wittenham have received a positive response from Long Wittenham Parish Council even though the development could generate an extra 1,000 vehicles a week passing through … Continue reading

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Quarry Set Back

There’s been a set-back in the fight to stop a quarry from being developed on green belt land near Clifton Hampden. An inspector examining Oxfordshire County Council’s minerals and waste strategy for the next ten years has concluded that the … Continue reading

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Parish Council Meeting – Thursday 13th October

A reminder that the Parish Council has its monthly meeting this coming Thursday evening (13th October) at 7:30pm in the Village Hall. View the agenda here.

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Parish Council Comings and Goings

Long Wittenham Parish Council has recruited a new member – but has lost a councillor. The new recruit is Sally Duff who replaces Annie Eccles who has left the council after two years because of increasing family demands. Sally, who … Continue reading

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Neighbourhood Plan Update

The leader of South Oxfordshire District Council John Cotton says he’ll examine Long Wittenham Parish Council’s proposed Neighbourhood Plan in a bid to un-lock the proposal which have come to a standstill with planning officers. A referendum on the NP … Continue reading

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