New Garden Waste Payment System

Residents can now sign up for a new garden waste permit as part of changes to South Oxfordshire District Council’s subscribed collection service.

The updated scheme, which will launch on 1st April 2025, introduces an annual permit sticker system.  Residents need to pay for their permit to ensure their garden waste collections continue without interruption. Continue reading

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Pendon Museum Pop-up Café

The pop-up café at Pendon Museum will be open again on Wednesday 12th March from 10am to 12:30pm.

This is a free drop-in event, with just a small charge for drinks and cake to cover the costs.  All donations from the cakes go to support a local group, so please go along and support it if you can.

The café is friendly to dog walkers, but they will need to have their refreshment outside Continue reading

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Didcot Northern Perimeter Road Consultation

Oxfordshire County Council (OCC) has opened a consultation on its proposals to complete the Northern Perimeter Road in Didcot.

The new road proposes to connect the existing A4130 at the Ladygrove/Abingdon Road junction to a new junction at Hadden Hill.

The scheme aims to: Continue reading

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Long Wittenham to Clifton Hampden Permissive Path Opening

The new Long Wittenham to Clifton Hampden permissive path will open on Easter Saturday 19th April.

The opening ceremony will take place at midday and residents are invited to take part and walk the path afterwards.

See the flyer below for details. Continue reading

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Pendon Museum News

Get all the news and information in the latest edition of the Pendon Museum Newsletter.

More information on the Pendon website: www.pendonmuseum.com

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Bereavement Volunteers Wanted

Sobell House Hospice has asked the Parish Council to let residents know that it is recruiting Bereavement Volunteers.

Since the end of widespread covid, there has been a steady increase in demand for bereavement support.  Pending successful recruitment of volunteers, the aim is for Sobell House Hospice to provide open access to bereavement support for everyone in your neighbourhood, whether or not they have received palliative Continue reading

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River Club Public Meeting

The Long Wittenham River Club will be holding a Public Meeting on Wednesday 5th March starting at 7pm in the Village Hall.

The organisers will present their progress since the last meeting and answer all the questions that came up at the time.

They plan to finalise all the details ready for when the weather improves. Continue reading

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Planning Application

The Parish Council has been advised by South Oxfordshire District Council (SODC) of a new planning application within the village.

The application, at 1 Swiss Cottages, High Street, Long Wittenham, is for the construction of a garden room.

The details may be viewed on the SODC website: Continue reading

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South News – February Edition

Residents who are not already subscribers to South Oxfordshire District Council’s digital newsletter “South News” may like to download the latest edition here.

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OCC Newsletter

Residents who are not already subscribers to Oxfordshire County Council’s digital newsletter “Your Oxfordshire” may like to download the latest edition.

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