The Parish Council has welcomed the decision by Oxfordshire County Council to sign up to a deal worth £218m for new road proposals including a river crossing linking Didcot and the Culham Science Centre. The roads will help the Didcot area cope with new housing in the district.
Apart from the new link road running alongside the west of the Didcot-Oxford railway line, other schemes to help with new housing developments in the area have been Continue reading
South Oxfordshire District Council (SODC) has now appointed a case officer for the Vanderbilt Homes ‘reserved matters’ planning application for the housing development on the corner of Fieldside and Didcot Road. It is now possible to comment on the plans and residents are encouraged to do so.
The application documents can be viewed and comments submitted here: Continue reading
South Oxfordshire District Council has asked the Parish Council to distribute a letter written by the leader of the district council to residents who are EU nationals from countries outside of the UK.
The letter explains what affected residents need to do to remain in the UK after Brexit and signposts them to further information.
Download the letter here.
Wittenham WI will be holding another of its fantastic Craft Days on Saturday 23rd November.
The day will run from 10.00 am until 4.00 pm at the village hall. Please take your own lunch. You can either take your own craft items to make, or join Jenny Garlick as she provides instructions and materials for you to make a Christmas Tree Decoration (similar to the one shown below).
Cost for the day is just £10, plus a small amount to cover the cost of the materials for the Continue reading
Vanderbilt Homes has submitted the first of its ‘reserved matters’ planning applications for the housing development on the corner of Fieldside and Didcot Road. This application provides details of the overall layout of the site and the type and mix of houses that will be built.
The application documents can be viewed on the South Oxfordshire District Council website: Continue reading
High winds and rain failed to dampen spirits at the 11th annual bonfire and fireworks display in Ward’s Field last Saturday evening.
More than three hundred and fifty people braved the poor weather and were treated to a spectacular display. Large, orange flames from the bonfire licked the night sky and that was followed by a twenty minute cascade of colour from multi-coloured pyrotechnics staged by Illusion Fireworks. Last year the company from Wallingford topped the national British Fireworks Continue reading
The Parish Council will hold its monthly meeting in the Village Hall at 7:30pm on Thursday 7th November.
All residents are invited to attend. Download the agenda here.
Just a quick reminder that Village Bonfire Night is tomorrow – Saturday 2nd November. Advance entry wristbands are still available today at Clifton Hampden Post Office and some will also be available to purchase at the event on the night.
The gates to Ward’s Field will open at 6pm, with the Guy Fawkes Competition at 6.30pm, and bonfire being lit soon after. The firework display will start at approximately 7pm. Continue reading
Hallowe’en usually means lots of leftover pumpkins at the start of November. South Oxfordshire District Council (SODC) has announced that any pumpkins that can’t be used in cooking or composting will be collected by the bin crews if left next to the food waste bin on the appropriate collection day.
The pumpkins, like other food waste recycling, will be taken to a processing centre in Oxfordshire where they will be transformed into fertiliser and green electricity. Continue reading
This Autumn, Earth Trust is embarking on five months of excavations ahead of its Gateway project to develop visitor facilities. It will be working with archaeologists, DigVentures, throughout November 2019 to March 2020.
Earth Trust looks after and cares for 500 hectares of farmland, woodland and wetland. Standing proud above this farmed landscape is one of Oxfordshire’s most visited places – the Wittenham Clumps. One of these hills is an ancient Iron Age Hillfort which is a Continue reading
