Long Wittenham Athletics Club is looking forward to the Summer and the easing of Covid restrictions with several events planned for the village at Bodkins Field.
On 1st May there will be a nine-a-side football tournament with a beer and cider festival.
On 19th June the annual rounders tournament will be staged and the club will be seeking Continue reading
Plans are well in hand to build a ‘Pump Track’ at the Acklings play area. A pump track is a circuit of bumps and banked turns for riding around on a bike.
It is designed to accommodate all ages: older riders enjoy practising tricks on the hills, while younger children can run up and down the hills or go over them on their balance bikes. Continue reading
Local elections will take place on Thursday 6th May. All residents in Oxfordshire will be voting for the Police & Crime Commissioner and county councillors, and some areas may have a by-election or a Neighbourhood Plan referendum.
In Long Wittenham we have two elections. For the Police & Crime Commissioner for the Thames Valley Police there are four candidates: Matthew David Continue reading
Long Wittenham Parish Council is saddened to learn that His Royal Highness Prince Philip, the Duke of Edinburgh passed away peacefully at Windsor Castle on 9th April.
The council offers its condolences and sympathy to Her Majesty The Queen and all members of The Royal Family. Continue reading
The village has a new parish councillor. Steve Bolton, who lives in Westfield Road, was co-opted on to the parish council at last night’s meeting.
Cllr Bolton, who is retired, worked for many years at the Cowley car plant on Rolls Royce and Mini production. He is married with two daughters. He moved to the village thirty-six years ago from Appleford. Continue reading
Residents are reminded that recycling collections will be a day later this week, owing to the Easter Monday bank holiday.
See the changes on the South Oxfordshire District Council (SODC) website:
Libraries in Oxfordshire are set to reopen from Monday 12th April.
Oxfordshire County Council (OCC) is planning a phased approach to the reopening and will be maintaining safety measures including track and trace, use of face coverings and social distancing.
As a result of the safety precautions required, library opening hours will also be 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 The Grange, High Street, Long Wittenham, is for the construction of a 10m x 4m x 1.8m outdoor swimming pool with an associated plant room.
The details may be viewed on the SODC website: Continue reading
The restored bells at St Mary’s Church have been rehung and are ready to be rung, but unfortunately, this will not happen in the immediate future. Covid-19 protocols and social distancing mean it will be some time before they will be heard properly.
They were inspected last Thursday (1st April) by a representative of the Guild Tower and Bells, signed off, and the paper work completed. Continue reading
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