Peter Rose, the chairman of the Neighbourhood Development Plan (NDP) Steering Committee writes: “Since the last report in September there has been a lot of ‘behind the scenes’ activity on the NDP, both progress and setbacks.
The cost of the archaeological work on the Community Hub site required by Historic England to proceed the NDP was beyond the means of the Parish Council. However, our development partner, Thomas Homes, has undertaken an Continue reading
A reminder that the consultation for the Vanderbilt Homes ‘reserved matters’ planning application for the housing development on the corner of Fieldside and Didcot Road closes on Thursday 5th December.
Residents are encouraged to have their say about these plans. Read the documents and make your comments here: Continue reading
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The Parish Council will hold its monthly meeting in the Village Hall at 7:30pm on Thursday 5th December.
All residents are invited to attend. Download the agenda here.
The new Oxfordshire County Councillor for Long Wittenham is Dr Pete Sudbury who won the Wallingford seat for the Green Party yesterday, taking 40.9% of the total vote.
The Conservative candidate Adrian Lloyd came second with 31.0%, the Independent Elaine Hornsby came third with 19.8%, and the Labour Party candidate, George Kneeshaw came fourth with a share of 8.3%.
The village was previously represented by Lynda Atkins who stood as an Independent. Continue reading
Braving the rain, more than one hundred people welcomed the first royal visitor to Long Wittenham in 1300 years. The Countess of Wessex performed the official opening yesterday (27th November) of the House of Wessex, the re-construction of an ancient Anglo-Saxon house at the Sylva Foundation’s Wood Centre headquarters in Little Wittenham Road.
When she arrived just after mid-day, the Countess was given a conducted tour of the Wood Continue reading
A reminder that voting will take place tomorrow (28th November) for the Oxfordshire County Councillor seat for the Wallingford division of which Long Wittenham is part. Voting will take place between 7am and 10pm at the village hall.
The village was previously represented by Lynda Atkins who stood down in September.
There are four candidates: Elaine Hornsby, Independent, George William Kneeshaw, Continue reading
Motorists in South Oxfordshire can enjoy free parking in district council car parks on certain days in the run up to Christmas.
The annual free parking tradition is provided by South Oxfordshire and Vale of White Horse District Councils to encourage people to shop locally for their Christmas presents. The free parking days allocated to each area are agreed with the individual town councils depending on which day would best suit local traders. Continue reading
Some residents may have noticed signs on the road on the way out of the village towards Clifton Hampden which state that work will start there on 25th November and last for approximately five days.
The Parish Council has not received formal notice of these works but as the signs are at either end of the raised walkway, it is assumed that the work will repair the damage to the walkway. Continue reading
Doubts are beginning to surface over the future of the proposed Oxford to Cambridge Expressway which could pass within a few miles of Long Wittenham.
The Transport secretary Grant Shapps is quoted as saying that the Conservatives believe in protecting the countryside and the benefits of the Expressway were “finely balanced against the costs both financially and environmental”. Continue reading
