The Neighbourhood Development Plan (NDP) is finally back on track. It hold’s the unenviable record for the length of time an NDP has been in examination.
A major delay has been Historic England’s (HE) decision to schedule a large portion of the land as an historic monument on the site where the Community Hub is to be built. Continue reading
The Parish Council has been advised by South Oxfordshire District Council (SODC) of a new planning application within the village.
The application, at Long Wittenham Athletics Club, is to enlarge two existing changing rooms, adding a toilet in each room; knock down and rebuild the existing referee room; build a female referee room and larger female toilets; and utilise the existing female toilet as a disabled toilet.
The details may be viewed on the SODC website: Continue reading
A new county-wide programme “Move Together” has been launched to support Oxfordshire residents most affected by Covid-19 to move more and protect their health and wellbeing.
South Oxfordshire and Vale of White Horse district councils will work with Active Oxfordshire and the other districts across the county to provide personalised support for people who are clinically extremely vulnerable and who have Continue reading
The Parish Council has been advised by Sustrans, the custodian of the National Cycle Network (NCN), that it plans to upgrade the section of route NCN5 that runs from the west end of the village to Moor Ditch (see map below).
The section suffers from overgrowth from vegetation from the side and is quite narrow in places, which makes it difficult for all users – cyclists, horse riders and walkers – to pass Continue reading
The Parish Council will hold its monthly meeting via Zoom video conferencing at 7:30pm on Thursday 10th June.
Download the agenda here.
If members of the public have any comments they wish to make on items on the agenda, they should email the Parish Clerk at longwittpc@hotmail.co.uk. Continue reading
Good news from our Footpath Warden, David Corney, who has been pressing Oxfordshire County Council to repair footbridges around the village. He has been advised as follows:
The footbridge (with collapsed handrail) on the footpath which runs from the rear of the Vine & Spice up to Sires Hill is to be replaced before the end of the year. Continue reading
Residents are reminded that recycling collections will be a day later this week, owing to the bank holiday.
See the changes on the South Oxfordshire District Council (SODC) website:
Jane May writes …
“We have been circulated again today with what purport to be plastic bags for charity clothing. They are the same as similar bags which we filled and were left uncollected on a previous occasion.
When we rang the phone number given, there was never any reply, and we were charged Continue reading
The Long Wittenham Dog Club is now underway with around thirty people registered so far. Note that it is not a pre-requisite to have a dog to join the group. There have been two organised walks so far – thanks to Sally Duff and Rob Calcutt for leading these.
The next walk is on Friday 11th June and David Corney will be leading that one. Let him know (see contact details below) if you are interested. These are sociable events, enjoyable in themselves, as well as being useful to find new dog walk Continue reading
The Pound has undergone a major spruce-up in readiness for the Summer. On Saturday, a team of volunteers spent more than two hours weeding and cutting back foliage in the community garden on the High Street.
The operation was organised by parish councillor Sally Duff who thanked workers for their time, and added: “The whole area looks much better as a result Continue reading
