Residents will be aware that the Parish Council cancelled this month’s meeting owing to the current Covid situation. At the start of the pandemic, the Government passed legislation to allow councils to meet remotely. That legislation expired in May last year and since then, councils have been required by law to meet face-to-face.
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The Parish Council has complained to Oxfordshire County Council (OCC) about what it believes to be the illegal closure of the road outside Lower Farm. The road was closed on Friday by Thames Water to replace a fire hydrant.
The Parish Council has been advised that roadworks to install the new zebra crossing and traffic calming measure on Didcot Road for the Vanderbilt housing development, will commence on Monday 10th January. Vanderbilt will also be doing some other ancillary work on the road.
Oxfordshire County Council (OCC) is currently working to produce a new local transport plan. The plan is its long-term county-wide transport strategy. It is called the Local Transport and Connectivity Plan (LTCP), to better reflect its strategy both for digital infrastructure and for connecting the whole county.
As in earlier years, South Oxfordshire District Council (SODC) has arranged for Christmas trees to be collected from the grass verge next to the entrance to Bodkin’s Recreation Ground. Leave trees there by 14th January – they will be collected on Saturday 15th January.
Covid related issues and trading problems have combined to force the closure of The Plough Inn for January and February. The pub is planning to re-open in March.
Greetings and best wishes for 2022 to the residents of Long Wittenham from the chairman of the Parish Council.
For the eighth year in a row, Oxfordshire has topped the table nationally when it comes to recycling, reusing, and composting.