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Ball games on Saxon’s Heath
Leaflets are to be delivered to homes surrounding the Green on Saxons Heath as part of a new drive to dissuade children from playing football and ball games on the open space. Some residents have raised concerns about disturbance, the … Continue reading
Defib project nears completion
The life-saving defibrillator being installed in the old red telephone box in the High Street should be in place by the end of the month. Work on refurbishing the phone box and installing the Public Access Defibrillator or PAD is … Continue reading
Village Hall feasibility study
The results so far of the feasibility study commissioned by the Parish Council (co-funded by the PC, the school, the pre school and the village hall committee) to assess a range of sites in the village as potential places for … Continue reading
Temporary Closure on Lady Grove
Oxfordshire County Council is closing the B4016 Lady Grove during the day time from Monday April 23 for five days. The closure will be from the T-junction at the Long Wittenham end to the junction with the Didcot Ring Road. … Continue reading
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Long Wittenham in the news
Long Wittenham’s plans to install a defibrillator in the disused phone box on the High Street have been reported in the Oxford Mail. Beth Chesney-Evans who together with Crispin Evans put forward the idea and led the fund-raising campaign is … Continue reading
The new village map
A new village map is now in place outside the village hall by the end of the month. A 3ft by 2ft vinyl copy detailing street and property names to aid visitors and delivery companies has been produced. It has … Continue reading
Cycle Path Improvements
Work has finished on a £41,000 scheme to improve the surface of a 500 metre section of the bridleway and cycle path linking Wittenham with Didcot. The path was surfaced with hardcore ten years ago and is popular with walkers, … Continue reading
Footie on the Green
Parents living in Saxons Heath are being urged to encourage their children to use the new playing field at Acklings or Bodkins to play football and ball games and not gather on the Green. It follows a letter from a … Continue reading
Spiced up Vine
The Vine&Spice pub-restaurant plans to build a wood and glass flat roof extension, described as a “high quality, sympathetic contemporary structure ” providing 32 seats for diners. The Vine withdrew a previous application following objections but has submitted a new … Continue reading
A heart beat away
Life-saving heart equipment in Long Wittenhams redundant red telephone box should be in place and operational by the end of April. The Public Access Defibrillator or PAD costing nearly £2,500 will help save the lives of heart attack victims. The … Continue reading