The Pound

Volunteers are needed to help weed and tidy up the community garden at The Pound on the High Street.  If you can spare an hour next Saturday morning, 29th May, please come along between 10am and noon.

Bring your own drink; biscuits will be provided.

For more information, email Cllr Sally Duff at richsal2000@yahoo.co.uk.

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Citizens Advice Newsletter

Read the Spring edition of the Citizens Advice Oxfordshire South and Vale quarterly newsletter.

This issue reflects on ‘lockdown’ year for Citizens Advice Oxfordshire South and Vale, discusses the new Breathing Space initiative, help for those suffering from Long Covid and hears from one of its new volunteer advisers.

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Pre-School Open Days

The village Pre-School will be holding two ‘open days’ next month at the Village Hall on Saturday 12th and Saturday 26th June between 9am and 12noon.

The sessions are by appointment only and can be booked by calling 01865 407417 or emailing sally@longwittenhampreschool.co.uk.

For more information, see the flyer below. Continue reading →

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Traffic Restrictions on Abingdon Bridge

Motorists are warned that traffic restrictions are in place on Abingdon Bridge in Abingdon after concerns were discovered during a routine inspection.

Stonework to the eastern side of the northern arch of the bridge, which carries the A415 over the River Thames, has become displaced, reducing the bridge’s strength in this area. Continue reading →

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Car Parking Changes

Residents are advised that there will be a number of changes to parking arrangements across South Oxfordshire from next month.

Following a public consultation, South Oxfordshire District Council has amended the district’s parking policy, including changes to charging periods to ensure towns are treated equally, and measures designed to encourage the use of electric vehicles in order help tackle the climate Continue reading →

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Pump Track – Volunteers Needed

Emma Newman of the Pump Track Project Team writes …

As you have probably heard and perhaps even seen, the Pump Track is truly getting off the ground.  We have the funds we need and material has already been delivered to site, in readiness for our ‘Build Weekends’ on Saturday 19th, Sunday 20th and Saturday 26th, Sunday 27th June.

We are, however, in need of more volunteers and I am hoping, if you haven’t already Continue reading →

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New Administration at County Council

A new administration has been formed at Oxfordshire County Council following the elections on 6th May.

The final shape of the council is: Conservative 22 seats; Liberal Democrats 21; Labour 15; Greens 3; Henley Residents Group 1; independent 1.

A total of 32 of the 63 seats are required to form a majority and no one individual party Continue reading →

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Extra Garden Waste Collection

Residents who are signed up for brown bin collections can put out twice as much garden waste on Thursday 20th May.

South Oxfordshire District Council (SODC) is giving those who are part of the paid-for service the opportunity to put out the equivalent of one extra bin’s worth of garden waste (around three large bin bags).

Residents should leave their extra garden waste out in cardboard boxes or old compost Continue reading →

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Didcot Garden Town Residents Sounding Board

The second meeting of the residents sounding board for the Didcot Garden Town (DGT) project will take place on Monday 24th May, from 6.30pm to 8pm via video conferencing.

This sounding board is open to the public and offers an opportunity to receive: Continue reading →

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20mph Zone Update

The 20mph Zone Working Group met last week to discuss draft proposals put forward by Colin Davis, the county council’s consultant, for the implementation of the Zone in the village.

It is hoped that these proposals can be published soon so that residents can review them and have their say.

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