The Parish Council has renewed the lease with St John’s College, Oxford for the Acklings play area at the west end of the village. The new eight-year lease runs until 2029.
According to records in the Parish Council archive, the field was first leased from St John’s College in 1987.
The village Pre-School uses a section of the field for its ‘Forest School’.
The Parish Council has been asked to promote the Riverside Counselling Service, a charity which is supporting the mental health and emotional well-being of adults and young people across South Oxfordshire.
Riverside supports adults and young people from the age of 12 years with a wide range of mental health issues and concerns including anxiety and depression, bereavement, self- Continue reading
A 20mph zone through Long Wittenham is edging closer. The village is one of three areas in South Oxfordshire chosen as pilot schemes to reduce traffic speeds and pollution as part of the ‘Green’ agenda.
Last week, parish councillors met county council consultant Colin Davis who is heading a special task force designed to examine ways of making communities safer and more environmentally friendly. Continue reading
The Parish Council has been advised by South Oxfordshire District Council (SODC) of a new planning application within the village.
The application is for the demolition of the existing rear extension and garage, and a new two storey side and part rear extension and single storey rear extension at 2 The Crescent, Long Wittenham..
The details may be viewed on the SODC website: Continue reading
South Oxfordshire District Council (SODC) has declared an Ecological Emergency following a motion that was passed at the council meeting on 11th February. It reflects the council’s commitment to protect and restore the natural world and forms an integral part of the council’s Corporate Plan.
It builds on the council’s declaration of a Climate Emergency in 2019 and follows a pledge Continue reading
On 8th February it was reported here that the roadworks on Sires Hill are being carried out in four phases, starting at the Wallingford Road end and progressing towards the Didcot Road. The fourth phase will be the section of Sires Hill from the junction with Didcot Road to the junction with Lady Grove as shown on this map.
As this phase may take place while the Clifton Hampden Bridge is closed in March, the Continue reading
The public noticeboard at the entrance to Saxons Heath is to be moved to a new site on the green.
Deborah Hawkins, who lives in Westfield Road, has a group of volunteers on Facebook and Whatsapp who are keen to move the board. Deborah said: “At its present location, the notice board is virtually inaccessible. There is no pavement and it’s on a raised area which gets muddy and slippery. Cars Continue reading
Residents and organisations across Oxfordshire are being offered the chance to help shape the transformation of transport and digital connectivity across the county in a new consultation.
With the need for climate action, helping create healthy communities and addressing air quality at the heart of council thinking, the new local transport and connectivity plan (LTCP) sets out a vision for Oxfordshire that will Continue reading
Following concerns raised by residents about the difficulty in understanding what has been changed when amendments are submitted to complex planning applications, the Parish Council wrote to Paula Fox the South Oxfordshire District Council (SODC) Planning Service Development Manager.
The Parish Council suggested that it is made a requirement that when applicants submit Continue reading
Some residents will have noticed a flurry of activity in the last few days on the Vanderbilt Homes site on the corner of Didcot Road and Fieldside.
Last week, parish councillors were given an update on the project by the company’s construction manager Peter Hutson and site manager Jason King. They hope to complete the development by August next year, with the first Continue reading
