The Parish Council will hold its monthly meeting in the Village Hall at 7:30pm on Thursday 9th September.
All residents are invited to attend. Download the agenda here.
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Parish Council Meeting – Thursday 9th September
Dog Club Update
Many people have helped make the Long Wittenham Dog Club a success, including the organisers, and all those people who have attended one or more of the club sessions. Membership currently stands at around forty.
Since it started back in May, it has held seven organised dog walks, in places including Abingdon, Watlington hill, Warborough, Boars Hill, the Ridgeway, and Continue reading
Civil Parking Enforcement
Oxfordshire County Council (OCC) has asked the Parish Council to pass on the following information to residents.
The Civil Parking Enforcement (CPE) project, being jointly undertaken between OCC, South Oxfordshire District Council, Vale of White Horse District Council and Cherwell District Council will ‘go live’ on 1st November 2021.
CPE is the decriminalisation of most on-street parking offences, such as parking on a Continue reading
Horse Rider Safety Campaign
Drivers are being encouraged to stay alert for horse riders using the county’s roads, in a joint safety campaign from Oxfordshire County Council’s Fire and Rescue Service, and the British Horse Society (BHS).
‘Pass slow and wide’ warning signs will be positioned at hotspots used regularly by equestrians, where there is a record of reported incidents involving horse riders and road traffic. The signs will be erected on either a temporary basis for major Continue reading
Waste And Recycling Collections
Residents are reminded that waste collections will be a day later this week, owing to the bank holiday.
See the changes on the South Oxfordshire District Council (SODC) website:
Garden Waste Collections
Residents who are frustrated that South Oxfordshire District Council (SODC) is not currently collecting brown bin waste owing to the shortage of HGV drivers in the country, may like to read an interesting article about the issue on the BBC website.
The latest information on garden waste collections in South Oxfordshire is on the SODC website.
Planning Application
The Parish Council has been advised by South Oxfordshire District Council (SODC) of a new planning application within the village.
The application, at Mouldens, High Street, Long Wittenham, is for proposed amendments to roof form, detailing, colour and roof profile of the garage/outbuilding, to bring it in line with the original application P17/S3383/HH.
The details may be viewed on the SODC website: Continue reading
Enrych Oxfordshire
The Parish Council has been asked to promote the charity Enrych Oxfordshire which supports adults with physical disabilities to escape isolation and loneliness, by taking part in leisure and learning activities through our volunteer befriending service.
The last year has been particularly difficult for people with disabilities and many of the adults that the charity is meeting have had little to no contact with others and have struggled to leave the house unaided. It’s also been a particularly challenging time for the Continue reading
Bus Services Survey
Earlier this year, the Government published a new National Bus Strategy which sets out a framework for how bus services can recover from the Covid-19 pandemic, with a vision for future improvements to bus provision.
To meet this challenge, Oxfordshire County Council (OCC) is collecting views of residents to create a Bus Service Improvement Plan. This will involve developing plans for improving Oxfordshire’s bus services and encouraging more people to Continue reading
Bus Service Changes
Going Forward Buses has announced some changes to its once a week D1 service on Mondays between Wallingford and Didcot, which calls at Long Wittenham. The changes will take effect from Monday 6th September 2021.
The service will be revised to run 15 minutes earlier from Wallingford to Didcot, and 15 minutes later from Didcot back to Wallingford. There will also be a new return journey from Didcot to Wallingford and back using the same route, giving one hour in Continue reading