Category Archives: Parish Council

Next meeting of the Long Wittenham Parish Council

The next meeting takes place on Thursday 11 September at 7.30pm in the Village Hall. The agenda will be circulated prior to the meeting. All welcome.

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Annual Parish Meeting 2014

More than 50 people attended the annual Long Wittenham Parish meeting at the village hall on June 5 and heard presentations from several organisations. Parish council chairman Tom Bowtell outlined the main issues in which the council was involved. They included … Continue reading

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Bus talks collapse

Hopes of an improved bus between Long Wittenham and Didcot have crashed. Now the parish council wants a face-to-face meeting with county council leader Ian Hudspeth to discuss what one villager described as the “worst bus service in 50 years.” … Continue reading

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LWPC minutes from Meeting 10th April 2014

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Petition and demonstration to save school buses

Long Wittenham Parish Council is encouraging all parents who have concerns about the impact of the proposed changes to the school bus service to sign a petition to save Oxfordshire’s school buses. The petition can be signed online at https://you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/save-oxon-school-buses-1. … Continue reading

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Bin collections – message from South Oxfordshire District Council

As you may be aware, flooding in South Oxfordshire and the Vale of White Horse is continuing to have an impact on waste collection services. This is due to a number of road closures across the two districts. The flooding … Continue reading

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Christmas Tree recycling at Bodkins

Christmas Tree Recycling will take place again at Bodkins. Please return your tree between 5th and 9th January 2014. You will see a designated area for leaving your trees. Please note not to drive on to the grass as it’s … Continue reading

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Responding to Home to School Transport Consultation

Long Wittenham Parish Council has responded to Oxfordshire County Council’s consultation on home to school transport. You can read the Parish Council’s letter here. The Parish Council is encouraging all parents who may be affected by the proposals to respond … Continue reading

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North East Didcot Expansion

Representatives of the North East Didcot Partnership came along to brief Long Wittenham’s parish councillors on the plans and to hear directly about our concerns, particularly about traffic and the impact on our community. You can download a copy of … Continue reading

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Planting on the Pound

We made a successful start to clearing the Pound – thank you to our helpers. We now have a Pound Plan of Action First we want to clear more of the weeds and tidy up a bit more of the … Continue reading

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