The Parish Council has been advised by South Oxfordshire District Council (SODC) of a new planning application within the village.
The application, at Frenchs, High Street, Long Wittenham, is for a single storey extension and porch.
The details may be viewed on the SODC website: Continue reading
The Parish Council has been asked to pass the following information on to residents.
People are advised to take gas and electricity meter readings on 31st March, regardless of the type of meter, smart or otherwise. Ideally a photo of both meters showing the readings, meter serial number and the date stamp.
Submit the meter reading to the energy supplier right away. If for whatever reason you Continue reading
The Oxfordshire Resources and Waste Partnership, made up of all the councils in Oxfordshire, has launched a campaign to “SCRAP Fly Tipping” by making people aware of their responsibilities when it comes to disposing of their waste.
Residents are being urged to follow the S.C.R.A.P. code to avoid fines and prosecution:
S – Suspect all waste carriers. Continue reading
More than fifty people attended a day long consultation at St Mary’s Church last Saturday (19th March) to discuss plans for the Community Hub.
There were five sessions, with about thirty residents attending the first session to discuss the village hall and school.
Parish Councillor Peter Rose introduced to the meeting Chris Brotherton of Thomas Continue reading
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The Parish Council has arranged for some minor repairs to be carried out at Bodkins and Acklings playgrounds next week.
On Monday 21st March, some of Bodkins play area will be out of use while the repairs to the swings and climbing frame are done.
On Tuesday 22nd March, the picnic table at Acklings will be taken apart and repaired so it will not be in use. Continue reading
A reminder that the Parish Council, in partnership with Thomas Homes, is holding a series of meetings to discuss aspects of the Community Hub on Saturday 19th March in St Mary’s Church, commencing at 9am.
Full details and agenda are here: Continue reading
The author of Landmark in Time – The World of Wittenham Clumps, Peter Adamson, is coming to St Mary’s Church in May to talk about how and why his book came to be written, and about the challenge of making each of the twenty chapters tell a story about the things that fall within view of the Clumps.
The talk will also describe how the author began by thinking there were probably many places in England from which such a book could be written, but ended by realising that Continue reading
Thousands of council tax payers in South Oxfordshire will soon receive a £150 council tax ‘rebate’ to help with rising energy bills.
The government has announced that most households in council tax bands A-D will be eligible for the rebate, however, the ‘rebate’ will not be taken off residents’ council tax bills when they are issued.
South Oxfordshire District Council (SODC) is putting arrangements in place to make a separate payment to households as soon as possible: Continue reading
The latest public consultation on the Neighbourhood Development Plan (NDP) was completed on 8th March and all the responses have been sent to the examiner for his opinion. The future timetable will depend on how quickly the examiner completes his report.
In a letter to the Parish Council, South Oxfordshire District Council (SODC)’s assistant planning officer Rosalynn Whiteley said that the council expects to receive the examiner’s fact checking report by the end of March. Continue reading
