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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
A new village map
Work is underway on a new village map to be displayed outside the village hall as an aid to visitors and delivery companies. It will include an index and grid references to roads, properties and pictures of local landmarks. The … Continue reading
A more colourful village
Next spring and summer new splashes of colour will brighten up the village. Members of Wittenham Vision have planted 6,000 daffodil, snow drop and fritillary bulbs in grass verges along Didcot Road, High Street, the Cross, bus stop, war memorial, … Continue reading
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New finance man
Long Wittenham Parish Council has a new finance officer. He’s Clifford Bosley, a retired accountant who has succeeded Samantha Humphreys. Mrs Humphreys, who had been associated with the council for nearly ten years, resigned at the end of September because … Continue reading
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Parish Council vacancy
Councillor Derek Shelton who joined the council only six months ago has decided to step down. Mr Shelton, an architect who runs his own building design company, said: “It’s with great regret that I have resigned from the council after … Continue reading
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Bus service consultation
Long Wittenhams only bus service linking the village with Didcot, Abingdon, Appleford and Berinsfield will come under scrutiny next year as Oxfordshire County Council seeks savings to its public transport bus subsidy budget. Service 97 will be one of many … Continue reading
Chicanes
Long Wittenhams notorious chicanes could be coming to the end of the road. The parish council is in talks with Oxfordshire County Council to replace the chicanes with humps or speed cushions next year is a move to cut congestion … Continue reading
Playing on Saxons Heath
Ball games will continue to be allowed on the Green at Saxons Heath – but parents are being urged to encourage their children to use the revamped Acklings play area where there are facilities for football, cricket and basketball. The … Continue reading