Category Archives: What’s On

Harvest Supper – Saturday 6th October

The Friends of St Mary’s Church Long Wittenham will be holding the annual Harvest Supper at the Village Hall on Saturday 6th October starting at 7pm. The evening will include live music and a donations bar will be provided.  Proceeds … Continue reading

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Special Offer for Older Swimmers in South Oxfordshire

Residents in South Oxfordshire aged 60 and over can sign up for a month’s swimming for just £5 thanks to a special September offer from South Oxfordshire and the Vale of White Horse District Councils and ‘Better’ leisure centres. Would-be … Continue reading

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Save The Date – Village Apple Day

As apples swell and ripen all over the village, residents will want to put Saturday 13th October in their diaries so as not to miss this year’s Village Apple Day at the Sylva Wood Centre, organised by the Wittenham Warriors. … Continue reading

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Ride + Stride for Churches

Walkers and cyclists will be interested to hear that this year’s Oxfordshire Historic Churches Trust Ride + Stride will take place on Saturday 8th September. Over the last fifty-four years, Oxfordshire Historic Churches Trust has given several million pounds in … Continue reading

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Good Neighbours Group

The next meeting of the Long Wittenham Good Neighbours Group is on Thursday 5th July at 2:30pm in the Village Hall. Steve Brown has arranged for Judy Gibbons to talk on Life at Island Farm Donkey Sanctuary which is sure … Continue reading

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Summer Soiree

You are invited to join the Wittenham W.I. for a colourful Summer soiree of songs and sketches presented by the Didcot Divas on Tuesday 10th July at 7:30pm in the village hall. All villagers are welcome. The event is free … Continue reading

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Wittfest 2018 22nd-24th June

Music lovers will be flocking to South Oxfordshire’s premier music event this coming weekend.  The annual three-day Wittfest in the garden of The Plough Inn, Long Wittenham, will take place between 6pm and 11pm on Friday 22nd, noon until 11pm … Continue reading

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Fun Run – Help Needed

The organisers of this year’s Fun Run on Sunday 10th June are still looking for volunteers to help with marshalling and tracking finishers. If you can spare some time on Sunday morning (most jobs start at 10am and will be … Continue reading

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Parish Council Backs Fun Run

Long Wittenham Parish Council is giving financial support to the annual Fun Run and Walk which raises money for village projects.  The council has agreed to pay for medals and certificates and to provide insurance cover. Last year the Run … Continue reading

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Artweeks in The Wittenhams

The Wittenhams are well represented in this year’s Oxfordshire Artweeks which runs from Saturday 19th to Monday 29th May inclusive.  There are about twenty artists showing in total at The Sylva Wood Centre and Claire Owen’s pottery studio in Long … Continue reading

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