On 20th February, Oxfordshire County Council (OCC) will meet to agree its budget for the next financial year (2024-25).
Every year, the council asks for residents’ views and this year there is a new way to tell it what is important to you, by using its online budget simulator.
You can have a go at balancing the budget and share your priorities with the decision Continue reading
As in previous 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 Friday 12th January – they will be collected on Saturday 13th January.
Please do not leave trees inside the gate as they will not be collected. See the flyer below. Continue reading
The Keep Britain Tidy campaign has asked the Parish Council to promote Buy Nothing New Month.
The month-long campaign is all about protecting the planet by reducing waste, and at a time when many are worried about the rising cost of living, it’s also about saving money.
People are encouraged to cherish the stuff they already have, repair things rather than Continue reading
As usual, waste and recycling collections change over the festive period.
Brown bin collections (garden waste) are suspended while crews concentrate on collecting the extra waste from Christmas.
For details of the changes, see below. There is more information on the South Oxfordshire Continue reading
Residents who are not already subscribers to South Oxfordshire District Council’s digital newsletter “South News” may like to download the latest edition here.
Residents who are not already subscribers to Oxfordshire County Council’s digital newsletter “Your Oxfordshire” may like to download the latest edition.
The Parish Council has been advised by South Oxfordshire District Council (SODC) of a new planning application within the village.
The application, at Paddock Land adjacent to Fieldside, Long Wittenham, is to demolish the existing agricultural outbuildings that are in disrepair and erect two new agricultural outbuildings as storage for agricultural machinery.
The details may be viewed on the SODC website:
https://data.southoxon.gov.uk/ccm/support/Main.jsp?MODULE=ApplicationDetails&REF=P23/S4057/FUL
Long Wittenham Primary School will hold their annual Christingle Service on Friday 15th at 4pm at St Mary’s Church.
Residents are warmly invited to join them for this lovely Christmas gathering.
For more information contact Catherine Harrison at crmharrison@me.com. Continue reading
The pop-up café at Pendon Museum will be open again tomorrow (Wednesday 13th December) from 10am to 12noon.
This is a free drop-in event, with just a small charge for drinks and cake to cover the costs. All donations from the cakes go to support a local group, so please go along and support it if you can.
The café is friendly to dog walkers, but they will need to have their refreshment outside Continue reading
The Waste Team at South Oxfordshire District Council (SODC) has asked the Parish Council to promote its Festive Food Waste Quiz to help residents reduce and recycle their food waste during the holiday period.
The winner will receive a voucher worth £100 for a local farm shop and a small hamper containing items to help with waste reduction. Continue reading
