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Long Wittenham has a new parish councillor. He is Ian Penberth who was co-opted on to the council at its meeting last Thursday. His appointment brings the number of councillors to six, one short of its maximum.
Ian lives in Fieldside with his partner Stephanie Martin who is the conductor of the Wittenham Singers. He is a retired civil engineer with an interest in classic cars and model railways. A resident of Long Wittenham since 1992, Ian says he Continue reading
Residents will have noticed that the Vanderbilt housing site on the corner of Fieldside and Didcot Road is now ringed by steel fencing.
This has been done in anticipation of archaeological works on the site which are due to commence on 14th October. They are expected to take between eight and twelve weeks. The works are being done as part of the site preparation and have been planned, discussed and agreed with the local authority and Vanderbilt’s own consultants. Continue reading
Voluntary and community organisations are being invited to bid for portions of Oxfordshire County Council’s new £1m two-year grant fund, the Youth Opportunity Fund.
Feedback from Oxfordshire residents points to strong support for improving community-run youth services. This new fund is available to help existing projects expand and new ones get started. Grants of up to £70,000 are available. Continue reading
Entry wristbands are now available from Long Wittenham School office and Clifton Hampden Post Office for the 11th annual Village Bonfire Night on Saturday 2nd November from 6pm on Wards Field. Prices are £6 for adults, £3 for children (U4s free) and £16 for a family bundle (2 adults, 2 children).
As ever, this promises to be a really magical evening including a bar, barbecue, mulled wine, sweet treats, glow stuff, and, of course, an amazing firework display.
Download the flyer here.
And don’t forget the Guy Fawkes Competition, sponsored by The Plough Inn. Details here.
This event is brought to you by Long Wittenham Parish Council proudly supported by Wittenham Warriors.
Residents with an artistic bent may be interested to hear that art classes will be starting soon on Wednesday mornings at Clifton Hampden Village Hall.
Run by Charisse Gardiner, who has been teaching painting, drawing and life drawing since 1998, the classes are suitable for all levels of ability and experience, and cover all the basic elements of painting and life drawing, including tone, composition and colour. Continue reading
The Parish Council will hold it’s monthly meeting in the Village Hall at 7:30pm on Thursday 10th October.
All residents are invited to attend. Download the agenda here.
More money has been raised to boost the appeal for the restoration of the church bells at St Mary’s church, including £1,000 from an anonymous donor.
The Wittenham Warriors Safari Supper in the middle of September raised £1,200 and the recent “Bingo for Bells” event in the village hall raised £287. The anonymous donation of £1,000 came through the Just Giving website.
So far almost £30,000 has been pledged or promised towards the restoration of the six Continue reading
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The Parish Council has set the dates for its meetings and the Annual Parish Assembly for next year.
All meetings will take place at 7:30pm in the Village Hall.
Thursday 9th January
Thursday 13th February
Thursday 12th March (Annual Parish Assembly) Continue reading
