Burcot and Clifton Hampden Parish Council has unveiled details of its Neighbourhood Plan and would like to hear the public’s views. The council says that the Plan will secure the future of the community and amenities in the face of the direct threat posed by the massive developments planned for Culham and Berinsfield.
More details, including a video overview of the proposed plans, are on the Burcot and Clifton Hampden Parish Council website: Continue reading
Residents who have been following the progress of South Oxfordshire District Council’s Local Plan, will be interested to read a letter which our district councillor, Sam Casey-Rerhaye, sent to the editor of the Oxford Mail/Times yesterday.
Read the letter here.
The village is being decorated for Christmas! Forty houses will be displaying Christmas pictures or models during the month of December. It is hoped that our children will enjoy walking round and discovering all the exhibits.
Each family at the Primary School and Pre-school have received information, including a trail pack to record their answers and a completion certificate. If you have not received a pack or require more, it can be downloaded here. For more information contact Janet Continue reading
The final consultation for the proposed Oxford Zero Emission Zone (ZEZ) pilot has now opened and runs until midnight on Sunday 17th January.
Oxfordshire County Council (OCC) and Oxford City Council are asking for views from residents, businesses and visitors on a revised ZEZ pilot proposal after a similar consultation was paused in March 2020 because of the pandemic.
The proposed ZEZ pilot aims to reduce the city’s air pollution levels, tackle the climate Continue reading
The Parish Council has put together a ‘Welcome Pack’ for new residents to help them to settle into our community as quickly as possible.
It lists local services, businesses, clubs and societies, as well as social events which take place in the village, and provides contact details for the organisations included. Continue reading
South Oxfordshire District Council (SODC) has announced that district councillor community grants are now available. Our councillor, Sam Casey-Rerhaye, has £5,000 to share between the seven parishes in her ward.
The grants are available to non-profit community organisations whose primary purpose is to benefit the residents of South Oxfordshire. Continue reading
A new bus service is coming to Long Wittenham and Clifton Hampden. From 4th January, Thames Travel will be operating a service linking Didcot with the Culham Science Centre and Berinsfield. There will be seven buses a day, five days a week, Mondays to Fridays.
Bus Service 95 runs between Didcot Station and Culham Science Centre, stopping at the Orchard Centre, Ladygrove shops, The Plough and Clifton Hampden Post Office. Service 95B operates between Didcot and Berinsfield and will also call at Long Wittenham and Continue reading
Come rain, come shine, Roger Stone was a regular cyclist on most days between the village and Didcot. But the familiar site of Roger on his bicycle is now a closed chapter. He died recently at his home in Saxon’s Heath from pneumonia after suffering from cancer. He was seventy-seven.
Roger was born and raised in Long Wittenham and lived with his parents, Jean and Harold, in Fieldside before moving to a property in the High Street and later to a flat in Continue reading
Residents who are not already subscribers will want to read the latest edition of the Didcot Garden Town Newsletter. It includes information about the first-ever ‘sounding board’ for residents and community organisations, to be held on Monday 30th November.
See the South Oxfordshire District Council website for more information about the Didcot Garden Town project.
In a move to encourage drivers to reduce speed on Little Wittenham Road, the Parish Council has installed a pair of white ‘gates’ next to the 30mph signs. It is hoped that they will remind drivers that they are entering a village environment and make them slow down.
At the November meeting of the council several residents living on or near the road voiced their concerns about speeding vehicles. They said that since the Coronavirus lockdown measures were imposed, traffic on the road has significantly increased. Continue reading
