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Extra Garden Waste Collection

Residents who have purchased a permit for the district council’s brown bin garden waste collection service in South Oxfordshire can have extra garden waste collected for free on their normal scheduled collection day 1st May. Permit holders can put out … Continue reading

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May Morning Celebration

The Wittenham Singers will be celebrating May Morning with songs and poems at the Manor Estate in Little Wittenham on Friday 1st May from 6:30 am. Tea, coffee and bacon rolls will be available afterwards.  All welcome. See the flyer … Continue reading

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Village Fun Run 2026

Details of this year’s Village Fun Run have been announced.  It will take place on Sunday 14th June starting at 11am at The Plough Inn. To enter go to: https://www.evententry.co.uk/long-wittenham-5km-family-fun-run-walk-2026

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Memories of the Girls Friendly Society and Maypole Dancing

The tradition of Maypole Dancing in the village on May Day is being revived this year.  Diana Wright, who lives in Westfield Road, shares her memories of her time with the Girls Friendly Society (GFS) and Maypole Dancing … My … Continue reading

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Easter Waste and Recycling Collections

Residents are reminded that, owing to the Easter bank holidays, upcoming waste and recycling bin collections will be a day later than usual. See the changes below.  There is more information on the South Oxfordshire District Council (SODC) website: http://www.southoxon.gov.uk/wastecalendar

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Defibrillator Awareness Training

A reminder that defibrillator awareness training will take place on Wednesday 15th April in the Village Hall starting at 7pm. The course will be run by the South Central Ambulance Charity. If you would like to attend, please email Steve … Continue reading

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Compost Giveaway

Gardeners in the village will be pleased to hear that South Oxfordshire District Council’s free compost give-away is back. This year, there are two events giving away locally produced compost: Saturday 7th March between 9am and 11am at Howbery Business … Continue reading

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River Levels App – Chapter Two

Jim Brown writes … Last winter I wrote an article about how to monitor the local river levels in order to know whether it was safe to drive towards Clifton Hampden or if the road was flooded. I suggested using … Continue reading

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Local Government Reorganisation Consultation

The government has launched a consultation on options to reorganise local councils across Oxfordshire and West Berkshire. Local Government Reorganisation is a government-led reform to change how councils in two-tier areas are structured, replacing county and district councils with single … Continue reading

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Defibrillator Awareness Training

Following the success of last year’s defibrillator awareness training, another course has been arranged for Wednesday 15th April in the Village Hall starting at 7pm. The course will be run by the South Central Ambulance Charity. Places are limited, so … Continue reading

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