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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The Parish Council has been advised by South Oxfordshire District Council (SODC) of a new planning application within the village.
The application is for a Certificate of Lawful Development for residential ancillary accommodation at The Little House, High Street, Long Wittenham.
The details may be viewed on the SODC website: Continue reading
The Parish Council will hold its monthly meeting via Zoom video conferencing at 7:30pm on Thursday 8th April.
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
Clifton Hampden Bridge has re-opened to traffic after weeks of closure following work on strengthening part of the river bank and removing vegetation. The bridge re-opened yesterday (Thursday 1st April), earlier than scheduled.
Going Forward buses will resume its Monday service to shops at Didcot, and Thames Travel has re-started services from Didcot to the Culham Science Centre and Berinsfield. Continue reading
The Village Hall 200 Club is a long-standing feature of village life. In the 2019-20 year, 139 members funded £780 in prizes leaving a balance of over £900 to go towards the maintenance and improvement of the hall.
There are cash prizes through the year: £10 per week for 48 weeks, £50 in June and December and £100 in September and March. Subscription is £12 for a Continue reading
The Didcot Garden Town (DGT) project does not have money to support plans for a cycle path linking the village to the Barley Mow car park. That was made clear at a recent meeting of the DGT Parish Sounding Board which comprises Didcot and parish councillors from local villages whose areas fall within the DGT area of influence.
The chairman of the Parish Council, Gordon Rogers, who attended the meeting, asked if Continue reading
The need for traffic speed reduction measures along Didcot Road were emphasised by Ron Carter at the fourth meeting to discuss plans for the introduction of a 20mph speed zone through the village.
Mr Carter, who lives in Didcot Road, said traffic travelled too fast in both directions. Other speed reduction measures are needed if 20mph is to be successful. The meeting discussed the village conservation area, implemented in Continue reading
