Residents will be disappointed, but probably not surprised to hear that the village’s very popular annual bonfire night has been postponed, owing to the Covid-19 crisis.
Jenny Caw, who heads up the team that organises the event, said “We delayed the decision to postpone as long as we could, but the current guidelines for outdoor events would make it impossible to run it as we would wish, and it is unlikely that conditions will have changed by November.” Continue reading
For the past twenty years, Oxfordshire Trading Standards has provided free electric blanket testing for residents who have taken them to a test centre in their area. Unfortunately, this is not possible this year owing to Coronavirus.
However, testing is still available, but with a different method. Trading Standards will collect blankets from homes, take them to be tested and then return them the same day. A plastic bag and label will be posted prior to collection. Continue reading
A reminder that because of the August Bank Holiday, waste and recycling collections will change this week.
Grey bin and food collections will be a day later than usual on Friday.
More information on waste collections can be found on the South Oxfordshire District Council website: 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 a proposed single storey rear extension at Vincent House, High Street, Long Wittenham.
The details may be viewed on the SODC website: Continue reading
South Oxfordshire District Council (SODC) submitted its Local Plan 2034 to the Secretary of State on Friday 29th March 2019 for independent examination. The online hearing sessions began on 14th July 2020 and closed on 7th of August 2020.
The Planning Inspector has now sent the council a letter, which sets out his preliminary conclusions on the key matters that arose during the examination.
A spokesperson for SODC said: “We are reviewing the inspector’s preliminary findings. In Continue reading
Earth Trust has launched a campaign, Love It, Look After It, to encourage those enjoying green spaces this Summer to help look after them as well
The charity, which cares for hundreds of hectares of farmland and community green spaces in towns including woodland, wetlands and wildflower meadows, has seen visitor numbers dramatically increase this year due to the pandemic. Continue reading
The Village Map which hangs outside the Village Hall has been updated. The 1.18 mtr x 0.84 mtr laminated map details street and property names to aid visitors and delivery companies and has an index with grid references.
Thanks to all those residents who suggested amendments and additions.
You can download a soft copy of the map here: Continue reading
Back in February, the Parish Council was asked by Community First Oxfordshire to participate in the first Oxfordshire Rural Services Survey with rural parishes, towns and peripheral urban communities. The survey was designed to gather information on services and facilities in these communities along with qualitative questions on strengths and challenges.
The Survey Report has just been published. It is eighty pages in length; however, there is 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 Granary, High Street, Long Wittenham, is for the proposed division of the existing dwelling to form an additional dwelling on the site.
The details may be viewed on the SODC website: Continue reading
In a process which has taken seven years, Oxfordshire County Council has rejected an application from the Parish Council to change the status of a footpath in the village into a bridleway.
In June 2013 the Parish Council applied to the County Council for a change of status of the footpath along Northfield Lane which leads on to the river and joins the Thames Footpath. Northfield Lane is a hard surface but at the entrance to Northfield Farm the route is grass all the way to the river. Continue reading
