Category Archives: Parish Council
Vine Parking
The Vine and Spice pub and restaurant in the High Street has agreed to contribute towards the cost of landscaping the grass area in front of the car park. Following a request from the council the V&S says it’s prepared … Continue reading
New speed sign
The council is to contribute more than £2,000 towards the cost of a solar-powered flashing 30mph sign known as a VAS or Vehicle Activated Sign. The sign will be positioned at the entrance to the village from the direction of … Continue reading
Losing the battle
It’s looking increasingly unlikely that Long Wittenham will stem the tide of Didcot’s expansion. A final decision on the proposed growth of Ladygrove towards the fringes of the village with 2,000 homes is expected from South Oxfordshire District Council in … Continue reading
Village Hall
The search for a new village hall site has taken another step forward. The Village Hall Action Group comprising the parish council, village hall committee and the school has agreed to pay £6,500 to a London-based architects practice to carry … Continue reading
Parish Council meeting minutes – 9 November 2011
The minutes of the Parish Council meeting held on Wednesday 9 November 2011 have now been published and can be read here. 20111109 Minutes.pdf
Strange smells in Long Wittenham!
Over the last few months, residents in Sutton Courtenay and Appleford have complained about a smell coming from the nearby Waste Recycling Centre and there have been a couple of times recently when it has been possible to smell it … Continue reading
Didcot expansion – call to arms
This week is the last chance for us to influence the housing expansion to the north of Didcot. There is a public examination of SODC’s plans and it would be great to show the strength of feeling in the village … Continue reading
Forest School
The village Pre-school wants to brighten up a corner of Acklings playing field and eventually turn it into a nature reserve. The group plans to clear brambles, plant saplings, erect a four-foot high fence and gate, create a pathway, build … Continue reading
Phone box life saver
Long Wittenhams redundant red telephone box is to be transformed into a home for life saving medical equipment. Its believed to be the first village in Oxfordshire to go ahead with plans to install a Public Access Defibrillator or PAD … Continue reading
Village Hall roof
Repairs costing £1,500 have been carried out to the roof of the village hall. The roof is in a poor condition and may well have to be replaced in the long term but much depends on progress towards a new … Continue reading