Good Neighbour, Safe Neighbour

Posted on June 30, 2020 by Admin

Oxfordshire County Council (OCC) has asked the Parish Council to share the information below with residents:

As recently announced changes in lockdown measures are established, a number of residents will be returning to work or seeing relatives return to their homes, which may leave a number of people without their recent support in accessing essentials or medicines.  Using government guidance, the county and district councils have jointly produced the leaflet below which empowers Continue reading →

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Planning Application

Posted on June 29, 2020 by Admin

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

The application is for the erection of a greenhouse at Wittenham Court, High Street, Long Wittenham.  The details may be viewed here:

http://www.southoxon.gov.uk/ccm/support/Main.jsp?MODULE=ApplicationDetails&REF=P20/S1926/HH

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St Mary’s Re-opens for Private Prayer

Posted on June 26, 2020 by Admin

Revd David Haylett has announced that, from Sunday 28th June, St Mary’s Church will be open for private prayer on Sundays and Thursdays from 10am until 4pm, under strict conditions to prevent any spread of Covid-19 virus.

Those entering the church are requested to observe social distancing measures and use the hand sanitizer provided.

St Peter’s in Little Wittenham will be open on Saturdays and Sundays from 10am until 4pm.

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Pendon Museum News

Posted on June 25, 2020 by Admin

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

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

 

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Waste Collections Starting Earlier

Posted on June 24, 2020 by Admin

South Oxfordshire District Council (SODC) has asked the Parish Council to inform residents that waste collections are starting an hour earlier this week due to the very hot weather.

This is so that the waste crews can avoid being out when the weather gets too hot.  Residents are requested to put their bins out before 6am.  As usual, you can put them out the night before if that is more convenient.

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Monday and Wednesday Bus Service to Return

Posted on June 24, 2020 by Admin

Going Forward Buses, which operates services between Long Wittenham and Didcot, hopes to start running a limited service on all routes but using only one bus from Monday 6th July.

There is an emergency timetable which will probably apply until September when the situation will be reviewed.

Government advice is not to use public transport unless it is absolutely essential.  Instead people should walk, cycle or use cars.  For health and safety, only a few passengers will be Continue reading →

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Please Recycle Responsibly

Posted on June 22, 2020 by Admin

South Oxfordshire District Council (SODC) is reminding residents to ensure that waste and recycling bins are used correctly.

Thousands of residents in South Oxfordshire find their recycling bins unemptied each week because they have put the wrong things in them.

Putting non-recyclable items in recycling can contaminate a whole truckload, which is then rejected at the recycling facility.  This turns neighbours’ recycling into rubbish and Continue reading →

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Infrastructure Funding Agreed

Posted on June 21, 2020 by Admin

There has been a warm welcome to the news that £218m of funding has finally been agreed for infrastructure projects in the Didcot Garden Town area.  The government awarded the Housing Infrastructure Funding to support the significant growth in housing in the area.

Projects receiving a share of the funding include a new Didcot to Culham link road and bridge over the Thames between the A4130 and A415, running west of the Didcot to Oxford railway. Continue reading →

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Yellow Wagtail Project

Posted on June 20, 2020 by Admin

Wild Oxfordshire has asked the Parish Council to share this link to a video about a local project to get Yellow Wagtails breeding in the fields next to the Thames.

Wild Oxfordshire is the networking charity for wildlife conservation in Oxfordshire, bringing together all relevant organisations and promoting a strategic and integrated approach to conservation in the county.  It is a formal partner (together with the Earth Trust and Church Farm Partnership) in the Yellow Wagtail Project that has been set up by Continue reading →

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New Village Hall Committee

Posted on June 19, 2020 by Admin

The village hall has a new management committee.  At the Annual General Meeting last evening (18th June), using a video conferencing facility, Nick Caw was elected chairman, and Sue Tucker treasurer.  Clare Owen takes over the role of booking clerk.  Also joining the team are committee members Adam Crosskeyand Dan Brennan.

Nick Caw moved to the village with his family six years ago from Clifton Hampden.  For three years he was the chairman of Burcot and Clifton Hampden Parish Council, standing Continue reading →

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