The village primary school will be holding a Christmas Market in the school grounds on Saturday 11th December between 11am and 3pm.
There will be amazing raffle prizes, wonderful food from Too Perfection, Christmas stalls, Christmas games, Mrs Claus, a Helta Skelta from Ynot treat yourself, and hot chocolat and mulled wine. Lots of Christmassy fun for everyone.
Admission is £1 which includes entry in a prize draw. Continue reading
The Parish Council has been advised by South Oxfordshire District Council (SODC) of a new planning application within the village.
The application is for the conversion of the roof space to create a bedroom and W.C at 2 St Johns Row, Long Wittenham.
The details may be viewed on the SODC website: Continue reading
The Parish Council will hold its monthly meeting in the Village Hall at 7:30pm on Thursday 11th November.
All residents are invited to attend. Download the agenda here.
Jenny Caw of the Bonfire Night Team writes …
I want to let you know the final arrangements for Bonfire Night 2021.
Tickets
Tickets can be purchased at Clifton Hampden Post Office until Saturday at midday, or from Jenny at Elm Close House, High St (6 doors on from Memorial Stone junction Continue reading
Oxfordshire County Council (OCC) has asked the Parish Council to remind parents with children born between 1st September 2017 and 31st August 2018, that they need to apply for a primary school place as soon as possible.
The deadline for applications is 15th January 2022. Applications can be made online at www.oxfordshire.gov.uk/primaryadmissions. Continue reading
The popular Celtic music group Moonrakers will be performing at St Mary’s Church on Saturday 20th November starting at 7:30pm.
Moonrakers is an Oxford-based group of four musicians who pride themselves in having brought traditional and contemporary folk music to new audiences in village halls, churches, arts centres and festivals across the UK. The fact that the band “just oozes quality” (Living Tradition) is down to the careful arrangements and selection of tunes and songs, presenting “exquisite music” Continue reading
The Parish Council has been advised by South Oxfordshire District Council (SODC) of a new planning application within the village.
This is a retrospective application for the gates at the entrance to the site at The River Bank, High Street, Long Wittenham, near The Maddy.
The details may be viewed on the SODC website: Continue reading
The Parish Council has been advised by the Network Management Team at Oxfordshire County Council of the closure of a section of the Little Wittenham Road whilst new water connection works are carried out.
The closure will operate from Monday 29th November 2021 up to and including Thursday 2nd December 2021.
Access will be maintained for emergency service vehicles and for those frontages within Continue reading
South Oxfordshire District Council (SODC) has launched a new round of its Capital Grant Scheme, with grants available of up to £75,000 for local voluntary and community organisations and town and parish councils.
This grant can fund up to 50% of the total cost of capital projects like contributing to buying a building, replacing or making improvements to long term assets such as play areas and equipment. Continue reading
The Parish Council has been advised by South Oxfordshire District Council (SODC) of a new planning application within the village.
The application relates to the Vanderbilt development and includes a new access plan for the site which confirms that the re-alignment of Didcot Road will not be necessary.
The details may be viewed on the SODC website: Continue reading
