Safari Supper – Save the Date

Wittenham Warriors have announced that the ever popular Village Safari Supper will take place on Saturday 16th September 2023.

Come along and enjoy a late Summer’s evening full of fun, food and frivolity, meeting old friends and making new ones.  It is a great opportunity to join in if you are new to the village, and raise some money at the same time. Continue reading

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Beware Rogue Traders

Residents are warned to be wary of cold callers or leaflets offering to do garden clearances, tree cutting and work to roofs and gutters.

Oxfordshire County Council’s (OCC’s) trading standards team is encouraging caution if anyone knocks and offers to start work immediately, particularly if they are pushy or claim that urgent repairs are required.  Each Continue reading

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Parish Council Election Uncontested

Only seven people were nominated for the seven seats on the Parish Council, so those seven are automatically elected.  See the “Notice of Uncontested Election” below.

Residents will still want to vote on Thursday 4th May for the Sandford and the Wittenhams seat on South Oxfordshire District Council.  The incumbant, Councillor Sam Casey-Rerhaye, representing the Green Party, is being Continue reading

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OCC Newsletter

Residents who are not already subscribers to Oxfordshire County Council’s digital newsletter “Your Oxfordshire” may like to download the latest edition.

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Football Pitch Out of Bounds

Please note that the football pitch at Bodkins will be out of bounds as of next week.

It will be sprayed and seeded, and roped off.

It will be out of use for a couple of months while the seed grows, but there will be plenty of room around the sides for children to play.

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Recycling and Waste Collections

Residents are reminded that recycling and waste collections will be a day later this week and next, owing to the Easter bank holidays.

See the changes below.

There is more information on the South Oxfordshire District Council (SODC) website: Continue reading

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Oxfordshire Tops Recycling Table

For the ninth year in a row, residents in Oxfordshire have topped the table nationally when it comes to recycling, reusing and composting.

Oxfordshire County Council (OCC) has again been named the best performing county council waste disposal authority in England.  In 2021-22, residents recycled, reused or composted 58.2% of their household waste, according to the latest government figures. Continue reading

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Pendon Museum News

Get all the news and information in the latest edition of the Pendon Museum Newsletter.

More information on the Pendon website: www.pendonmuseum.com

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Recycling Centres Survey

Oxfordshire County Council (OCC) has seven Household Waste Recycling Centres (HWRCs).  These centres are very popular, with around one million visits every year.  They take in 40,000 – 45,000 tonnes of waste each year, and 65.5% of this waste is recycled.

OCC has developed a plan called the HWRC Strategy that will help it to better manage waste for the next twenty years.  The goal is to fix and reuse more of the Continue reading

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Local Elections Voter ID

Residents are reminded that local elections will take place on 4th May, and to vote at a polling station you must take valid photo ID with you.

This is a new requirement introduced by the UK Government.  If you do not have the accepted photo ID, you need to apply for a Voter Authority Certificate which is free of charge. Continue reading

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