The Sylva Foundation Wood Centre will be open to the public for Oxfordshire Artweeks, on Saturday 17th and Sunday 18th May 2025 from 10am to 5pm.
The Sylva Wood School will open its doors to meet its tutors, see the work emerging from the six week course as part of its Woodworking and Gender project, learn about our current range of short and long woodworking courses Continue reading
Claire Brown, on behalf of Wittenham WI, writes …
This year, 1st Wittenham Brownies have made a fantastic display inside the bus shelter with our soldier (made by Mark Warren) taking pride of place outside with the bunting.
Wittenham WI have also decorated the outside of the village hall with bunting and Continue reading
Owing to the Early May Bank Holiday, this week’s 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:
Oxfordshire County Council (OCC) has asked the Parish Council to make residents aware of its Tobacco Control Strategy public engagement survey.
The strategy aims to reduce smoking prevalence in Oxfordshire, making Oxfordshire a smokefree county, and promote a healthier environment for all residents. Continue reading
Following protracted negotiations with Oxfordshire County Council, mainly delayed by the Elivia developers, the very small bus stop area opposite the Saxons Heath junction with Didcot Road has been relocated to a much safer location at the entrance to Wessex Way.
Here there is a full width footway where passengers can wait further away from the traffic and with sufficient room for pushchairs and shopping trolleys. It should also be much Continue reading
The Parish Council has installed a flagpole next to the War Memorial just in time for, and prompted by, the VE Day 80th Anniversary celebrations.
The flagpole will be used to commemorate and celebrate notable occasions throughout the year, for example, the Remembrance Service in November. Continue reading
Get all the news and information in the latest edition of the Pendon Museum Newsletter.
More information on the Pendon website: www.pendonmuseum.com
The new Oxfordshire County Councillor for Long Wittenham is Johnny Hope-Smith who won the Cholsey & The Hagbournes seat for the Liberal Democrat Party on 1st May, taking 45% of the total vote with 1447 votes. The turnout was 36.1%.
The other candidates polled as follows: Kieran Mark Collins (Reform) 678 (21.1%), Luke Stephen King (Local Conservatives) 556 (17.3%), Helena Jayne Nunan Continue reading
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Polling takes place today (1st May) here in Long Wittenham to elect sixty-nine councillors to Oxfordshire County Council.
The full list of candidates and their details is available on the Who Can I Vote For? website.
The Village Hall will be open for voting from 7am to 10pm. It is hoped that the result will Continue reading
