Following the publication of the Government’s COVID-19 recovery strategy ‘Our Plan To Rebuild’, the Parish Council would like to remind villagers what this means for Long Wittenham.
The good news is that people may now exercise outside as many times each day as they wish and can participate in sports such as angling and tennis, but only with up to one person from outside their own household, so there can be no team sports unless played only with members of the same household. Continue reading
Residents who are signed up for brown bin collections will be able to put out twice as much garden waste on Thursday 21st May.
South Oxfordshire District Council (SODC) is giving those who are part of the paid-for service the opportunity to put out the equivalent of one extra bin’s worth of garden waste (around three large bin bags).
Residents should leave their extra garden waste out in bin liners or sacks beside their Continue reading
Thames Valley Police have asked the Parish Council to share the following information with residents:
During lockdown, many of us have turned to the internet to stay in touch, which goes for children as well as adults. Sadly, some criminals are using these extraordinary circumstances as a way to exploit and target young people when they are online.
Since the government restrictions were introduced, Thames Valley Police have seen an Continue reading
The Parish Council has been advised by the Traffic Regulations Team at Oxfordshire County Council (OCC) that it will be necessary to close the road at the corner of Didcot Road and Sires Hill in order to facilitate resurfacing carriageway and signage improving works.
The temporary closure and will operate from 12th June 2020 each night from 7:30pm to 6am, and the anticipated completion date is 16th June 2020.
Access will be maintained for emergency service vehicles and for those frontages within Continue reading
We are pleased to report that the Local NHS Heroes Campaign was a huge success. More than 4,000 individual items were processed and a total of 335 individual care packs were made up for Abingdon Hospital and the county’s ambulance teams.
Also benefitting were local community district nurses, occupational therapists and physios based at Wallingford Hospital. A donation of over 1000 items was also made to the Oxford Health Charity to go into their own care packages for community Continue reading
A group of district councillors is urging Oxfordshire County Council to take steps to reduce the risk of traffic volumes increasing, if and when the Coronavirus lockdown measures are eased.
Four councillors known as “Walking and Cycle Champions”, including Green councillor for the Wittenhams, Sam Casey-Rerhaye, have written to the county council calling on the authority to take a proactive review of measures following a dramatic drop in traffic levels during the lockdown. Continue reading
A reminder that the Village Hall (see below) is open today from 10am to 2pm to receive your donations of cakes, bakes and personal care items for our Local NHS Heroes.
If you have requested a collection, please leave items on your doorstep from 10am.
The organisers want to express their huge thanks to everybody who has helped them to get to this point. Continue reading
Here in Long Wittenham, we are gearing up for our NHS donation drive this Sunday 10th May! Here’s how you can get involved:
1. Donate online by buying items from our Amazon Wishlist. Simply click on the following link and select “Local NHS Heroes” as the delivery address at checkout. Items will come straight to us here to go into the packs this weekend: Donate via Amazon Wishlist Continue reading
Doctors in Oxfordshire are urging people to get medical advice if they are worried about symptoms of cancer.
A recent national survey suggests getting Coronavirus or giving it to their family were among the top reasons that people would not come forward when they have cancer symptoms, along with fears that they could be a burden to the health service.
But NHS staff have worked hard to make sure people can get cancer checks and treatment Continue reading
We are delighted to announce that The Big Small Shop has teamed up with the Long Wittenham campaign to deliver 300 care packs to local NHS teams.
You can now purchase donations for the packs locally, showing support for the NHS whilst also supporting local businesses.
All you need to do is follow the link below, add the products that you would like to donate to your basket, and notify The Big Small Shop in the comments section at Checkout that Continue reading
