Did you know that the Long Wittenham Primary School’s Parent Teacher Association (PTA) runs a monthly lottery competition? Each month there are prize draws of £20 or £10, and it’s just £1 per month per number. That’s just £12 each year.
All proceeds go to the PTA to help purchase much needed resources for the school (sports equipment, computer equipment, etc). Remember, you need to be in it to win it! Continue reading
Observant residents will have noticed that the road signs in the village have been given an early Spring clean. At the request of the Parish Council, Stan Kasten has done a sterling job washing down the signage all round the village. A lot of litter was picked up too.
Residents will have their opportunity to do their bit to keep the village looking spick and span at the Spring Village Litter Pick on Saturday 28th March. Put the date in your diary Continue reading
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More information on the Pendon website: www.pendonmuseum.com
This year’s service to celebrate the Women’s World Day of Prayer will be in St Mary’s Church on Friday 6th March starting at 7pm. World Day of Prayer is a global ecumenical movement led by Christian women for prayer and action for peace and justice.
This year, the liturgy has been prepared by the Women of Zimbabwe with a theme of “Rise! Take your Mat and Walk”. There is more information on the World Day of Prayer website. Continue reading
The Parish Council is in the process of revising the village’s Emergency Plan, which would come into effect if there was a serious incident that could endanger the community.
The types of potential emergency risks include:
Flu pandemic
Major transport accident (road, air)
Pollution/chemical release from transport accident Continue reading
Oxfordshire County Council (OCC) has published the Draft Minerals and Waste Local Plan: Part 2 Site Allocations Plan (the Sites Plan) for consultation and it is seeking the views of residents.
The preparation of the Draft Sites Plan follows on from the adoption of the Minerals and Waste Core Strategy in 2017. The Core Strategy set out the vision, objectives, spatial planning strategy and policies for meeting development requirements for the supply of minerals and the management of waste in Oxfordshire over Continue reading
The Parish Council has been asked by the Waste Recycling Officer of South Oxfordshire and Vale of White Horse District Councils to let residents know that tours of the Severn Trent Green Power Anaerobic Digestion Plant in Wallingford, which deals with food waste, and the Viridor Energy Recovery Facility at Ardley, which takes the black bin waste are available this year. The tours are allocated on a first come, first served basis and all start at 10am.
The dates available are as follows: Continue reading
Residents will have noticed the epidemic of potholes on the High Street. The Parish Council is reporting them to Oxfordshire County Council Highways Department as and when they are noted, but they are likely to be dealt with more quickly if other people report them as well.
This is easy to do on www.FixMyStreet.com: go to the website, identify the location of the pothole on the map, and fill out the details. It’s also possible to upload a photograph of the Continue reading
South Oxfordshire District Council (SODC) declared a climate emergency on 11th April 2019, which recognised the need for it to lead the way in reducing carbon emissions to help the county to limit the negative impacts on climate breakdown.
To help support and address this important issue, a Climate Emergency Advisory Committee (CEAC) was established to recommend mitigating actions and to advise the council Cabinet on matters relating to climate change. CEAC meetings Continue reading
Residents may be aware that South Oxfordshire District Council (SODC) is currently in dispute with the Secretary of State for Housing, the Rt Hon Robert Jenrick, over the future of its Local Plan. He has written to SODC to say that unless it accepts the emerging Local Plan as its draft plan and let it carry on through the inspection process he will confiscate the responsibility for it and hand it to the County Council. The details are on the SODC Local Plan webpage. Continue reading
