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May5Sun20249:30 am Holy Communion @ St Mary's ChurchHoly Communion @ St Mary's ChurchMay 5 @ 9:30 am – 11:00 amThere will be a service of Holy Communion on Sunday 5th May at 9:30am at St Mary’s. Everyone is welcome.May12Sun20249:30 am Holy Communion @ St Mary's ChurchHoly Communion @ St Mary's ChurchMay 12 @ 9:30 am – 11:00 amThere will be a service of Holy Communion on Sunday 12th May at 9:30am at St Mary’s. Everyone is welcome.May14Tue20247:30 pm Dog Club Talk @ Long Wittenham Athletic ClubDog Club Talk @ Long Wittenham Athletic ClubMay 14 @ 7:30 pmOn 14th May, the village Dog Club will celebrate its third anniversary, and it would like to share the evening with others from the village who are not members, but who may be interested in a fascinating talk about detection … Continue reading →May18Sat202410:00 am Open Weekend @ Sylva Wood CentreOpen Weekend @ Sylva Wood CentreMay 18 @ 10:00 am – 6:00 pmThe Sylva Wood Centre will be taking part in Oxford Artweeks during the weekend of 18th/19th May. Open from 10am to 6pm. More information on the Sylva Foundation website.May19Sun20249:30 am Holy Communion @ St Mary's ChurchHoly Communion @ St Mary's ChurchMay 19 @ 9:30 am – 11:00 amThere will be a service of Holy Communion on Sunday 19th May at 9:30am at St Mary’s. Everyone is welcome.
Category Archives: History Group
Long Wittenham Past
Another in our occasional series showing images and items of interest from Long Wittenham’s past. Last time, this feature showed some aerial photographs of the village taken in 1959. Sharp eyed residents will have spotted that this was before the … Continue reading
Long Wittenham Past
Another in our occasional series showing images and items of interest from Long Wittenham’s past. This time, some fascinating aerial photographs of the village taken in 1959. Click on the thumbnails to view or download high resolution versions.
Long Wittenham Past
Another in our occasional series showing images and items of interest from Long Wittenham’s past. This time, then and now photographs of No. 17 High Street: the first taken in the early 1900s when it had become the village police … Continue reading
Long Wittenham Past
Another in our occasional series showing images and items of interest from Long Wittenham’s past. This time, two photographs of No. 15 High Street: the first taken in 2016 and the second taken sometime before 1900 when it was the … Continue reading
Long Wittenham Past
Another in our occasional series showing images and items of interest from Long Wittenham’s past. This time, two photographs of Carmela Cottage, next to the primary school. The first taken recently and the other taken when it was the village … Continue reading
Long Wittenham Past
Another in our occasional series showing images and items of interest from Long Wittenham’s past. This time, a cutting from The Didcot Advertiser dated 3rd November 1964 about the building of the primary school extension.
Long Wittenham Past
Another in our occasional series showing images and items of interest from Long Wittenham’s past. This time, a postcard of Long Wittenham taken from the air in the late 1920s. Download a higher resolution image here.
History Group ‘Finds Washing’ Days
Following the very successful archaeological dig at the Sylva Wood Centre in September last year, the Long Wittenham History Group will be hosting two ‘finds washing’ sessions in the Village Hall on Sunday 6th May and Monday 7th May between … Continue reading
Long Wittenham Past
Another in our occasional series showing images and items of interest from Long Wittenham’s past. This time, two photographs of The Cross, the first taken circa 1900 and the second taken sometime during the First World War:
Long Wittenham Past
An occasional series showing images and items of interest from Long Wittenham’s past. This time: a couple of views of St John’s Row in the days before the motor car: