It has come to our attention that the Parish Council’s email server may not have been forwarding all emails sent to the address “hub.ideas@longwittenham.com” correctly.
Any residents who have sent emails to this address since the village meeting on 3rd February are requested to please send them again.
Thank you.
Residents will be pleased to hear that the work to upgrade the section of cyclepath which runs from the west end of the village to Moor Ditch has been completed.
The path is part of National Cycle Route 5 which runs from Reading to Holyhead. The widening and resurfacing was carried out by Sustrans, the charity that makes it easier for people to walk and cycle, and cost in the region of £200,000. The path is also a bridleway so a special surface, approved by the British Horse Continue reading
Residents who were unable to attend the village meeting on Thursday 3rd February at which Chris Brotherton of Thomas Homes presented his ideas for the Community Hub, may like to watch a video of the presentation (click bottom right for full screen):
The Parish Council has been advised by South Oxfordshire District Council (SODC) of a new planning application within the village.
The application, at Challis Farm, High Street, Long Wittenham, is for the replacement of timber windows and doors with like-for-like replacement frames with slimline double glazed units.
The details may be viewed on the SODC website: Continue reading
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 will hold its monthly meeting in the Village Hall at 7:30pm on Thursday 10th February.
All residents are invited to attend. Download the agenda here.
More than sixty people attended last evening’s public meeting at St Mary’s Church to discuss plans for the Community Hub and hear about progress on the Neighbourhood Development Plan (NDP) of which the Hub forms an integral part.
Parish councillor Peter Rose outlined progress on the NDP. He said that after several delays over archaeological investigations, the revised NDP was now out to public Continue reading
Residents will have noticed that work has started on the traffic calming build-out on Didcot Road, despite the fact that the public consultation on the feature does not close until 17th February.
The Parish Council has received the following statement from Aaron Morton, Oxfordshire County Council’s engineer overseeing the works: “I am unsure as to why the traffic calming/build-out works have commenced whilst the consultation period is still ongoing. I can confirm I have sent an email to Vanderbilt Continue reading
A reminder that residents are encouraged to come along to this evening’s village meeting at St Mary’s Church at 7:30pm.
The meeting will include a discussion of the progress of the Neighbourhood Plan and a presentation by Chris Brotherton from Thomas Homes of the latest plans for the Community Hub.
Please note that the meeting is being held in the church because the ventilation there is far Continue reading
The Network Management team at Oxfordshire County Council (OCC) has advised the Parish Council that a section of the Little Wittenham Road will be closed whilst a new water supply connection is installed.
The closure and will operate from 1st March 2022 up to and including 4th March 2022.
Access will be maintained for emergency service vehicles and for those frontages within Continue reading
