Residents who enjoy traditional Irish, Scottish, Welsh and English music will be excited to hear that the Friends of St Mary’s have booked the Celtic music group Moonrakers to perform at St Mary’s Church on Saturday 4th April starting at 7:30pm.
Moonrakers is an Oxford-based group of four musicians who pride themselves in having brought traditional and contemporary folk music to new audiences in village halls, churches, arts centres and festivals across the UK. The fact that the band Continue reading
Waste enforcement officers from South Oxfordshire and Vale of White Horse district councils are heading out to a series of events this month, where they will meet the public to talk about littering. They have also put together a top ten list of excuses given to them by people caught in the act.
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.
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.
Get the latest on opening days, events and workshops at Pendon Museum in its 
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.
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.
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 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.
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.