The Village Primary school has welcomed fifteen children from Afghanistan who fled the country when the Taliban took control. The acting head teacher, Gillian Seymour, said that while it had been a “whirlwind time for the school” the refugees had received a warm reception.
She said: “It was unexpected news that we would have the opportunity to offer places to the refugees who are currently living with their families in a hotel in Milton. There has Continue reading
Residents who are not already subscribers may want to read the latest edition of the Didcot Garden Town Newsletter.
See the South Oxfordshire District Council website for more information about the Didcot Garden Town project.
The Parish Council has been advised by South Oxfordshire District Council (SODC) of a new planning application within the village.
The application, at Willingtons Barn, High Street, Long Wittenham, is for a two-storey dwelling house, with parking/turning area.
The details may be viewed on the SODC website: Continue reading
Prew Bowtell, Poppy Appeal Organiser for Long and Little Wittenham, writes …
This year we will once again have poppy sellers coming door-to-door for the annual Poppy Appeal.
This year’s appeal runs from Saturday 30th October to Sunday 14th November so please be ready with your cash when the poppies come round. Continue reading
Oxfordshire County Council’s Cabinet will decide on 19th October whether to endorse plans to make it simpler to lower speeds to 20mph as part of its aspiration to see limits lowered on most urban areas and village streets in places where it is suitable and supported by residents.
Last month, as part of the policy change work, 20mph limits were introduced in the South Oxfordshire village of Cuxham on a pilot basis, while Long Wittenham is one of four more pilot schemes planned, depending upon the outcome of the Continue reading
The Parish Council will hold its monthly meeting in the Village Hall at 7:30pm on Thursday 14th October.
All residents are invited to attend. Download the agenda here.
The Parish Council has been advised by South Oxfordshire District Council (SODC) of a new planning application within the village.
The application, at Elm Close, High Street, Long Wittenham, is to raise the existing garage roof by 500mm, and adding an external staircase and covered canopy.
The details may be viewed on the SODC website: Continue reading
A reminder that Oxfordshire County Council’s consultation on the proposal to introduce a 20mph speed limit throughout the village ends tomorrow (8th October).
Residents are encouraged to comment on the proposal, if they have not already done so.
The consultation documents, and the opportunity to comment are here: Continue reading
Residents will remember that details of the Government’s Oxford-Cambridge Arc consultation were posted here in July. That consultation runs until 12th October.
The Stop The Arc Group (formerly the No Expressway Group) has asked the Parish Council to publicise its own website which presents more details of the Government’s plans and the opportunity to take part in its alternative consultation at: www.noexpressway.org.
Three horse boxes worth more than £13,000 were stolen recently from fields on a remote part of Northfield Lane. Thieves cut through a lock on the gates to the paddock and used a gas cutter to burn off locks and wheel clamps fixed to the boxes.
The trailers, worth £4,500 each, belonged to Jane Hemery and Emma Jennings who live in the village. They say they are deeply upset by the thefts which will make it difficult when they want to move the animals. Continue reading
