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Christmas Waste and Recycling Collections
As usual, waste and recycling collections will change over the festive period. Brown bin collections (garden waste) will be suspended while crews concentrate on collecting the extra waste from Christmas. For details of the changes, see the flyer below. There … Continue reading
Village Greens Created
Two new village greens have been created at Dorchester on Thames and Little Wittenham. The greens, at the historic Dyke Hills, a scheduled Iron Age settlement, and at Day’s Lock Meadow beside the River Thames, have been voluntarily registered by … Continue reading
Bus Service Update
Going Forward Buses, the company that runs the Mondays and Wednesdays bus service between Long Wittenham and Didcot, has announced that from Monday 28th November, there will be an additional afternoon journey to Didcot and back. See the revised timetable … Continue reading
Poppy Sellers
Prew Bowtell, Long Wittenham Poppy Appeal Organiser, writes … Would anyone like to volunteer as a poppy seller for this year’s Poppy Appeal? I’m looking for someone to cover Saxons Heath and another to cover Wessex Way (the new houses … Continue reading
Poppy Appeal 2022
The village poppy sellers will be out and about knocking on doors selling their poppies and other Poppy Appeal items from the last week of October. See the flyer below. Make sure you have some change ready because the collectors … Continue reading
Citizens Advice Newsletter
Read the latest edition of the Citizens Advice Oxfordshire South and Vale newsletter. It provides the latest news from your local charity on some of its recent developments and issues impacting on our community.
Volunteers Wanted
Pendon Museum has been approached by some people from the village about the use of the museum as a local resource. The idea of a pop-up café has been mentioned and this is something that the museum would really love … Continue reading
Secondary School Applications
Parents and guardians can now apply for their year six child to attend a secondary school for September 2023. Oxfordshire County Council (OCC) is encouraging parents and guardians to list four preferences on their application. This does not make it … Continue reading
Waste and Recycling Collections
Residents are reminded that, owing to the bank holiday for the funeral of Her Majesty The Queen, waste collections will be a day later this week – see the table below for details. More information on the South Oxfordshire District … Continue reading
Fun Run Roundup
Eighty-four competitors, including twenty-five children, took part in the twelfth annual Long Wittenham Fun Run on Sunday (18th), raising money for a variety of village causes. Euan Lewis, aged just 14 from Didcot, won the race and set a new … Continue reading