There will be a Thanksgiving Service of Evensong on Thursday 11th July at 7pm in St Mary’s Church with fizz and canapes from 6pm, to celebrate and give thanks for all the wonderful people who help keep our churches open and our services running: lockers and unlockers, flower arrangers, cleaners, music makers, coffee makers, financial backers, readers, intercessors, magazine producers and distributors, fundraisers and many, many more throughout the villages and further afield.
For more details contact the Chairman of the PCC Tom Boardman-Weston at tkczbw@gmail.com
The organiser of the recent charity treasure hunt at Bodkin’s, Ros Biggs, writes:
Another consultation on the quarry at Clifton Hampden has been issued. This latest round covers information from Hills Quarry Products to clarify inconsistencies in their last submission of information.
A huge thank you to the organisers of the inaugural Long Wittenham Big Picnic Lunch which took place at Bodkins Field yesterday afternoon. A good turn out of approximately one hundred and fifty villagers and fine weather made it a great success and a splendid time was had by all.
Don’t forget that the Big Picnic Lunch is this coming Sunday 30th June from 12.15pm to 4.30pm at Bodkins field. All residents from Long and Little Wittenham are invited, the weather forecast is looking good, and it is FREE.
A rabbit burrow has been identified on the football pitch at Acklings Playground. There are several holes in the pitch which could be dangerous to anyone playing there. Rabbits have been seen grazing on the field which confirms that the population is active.
Only a little under two weeks to go until the annual Long Wittenham Music Festival at The Plough Inn on Friday 5th, Saturday 6th and Sunday 7th July.
South Oxfordshire District Council (SODC) has published its housing land supply statement for the monitoring year 2019/20.
Residents will recall that there was a village meeting in April at which it was explained that the developers are getting near to submitting a planning application for the Community Hub and associated works at the current Village Hall and School sites.
As part of the Sylva Foundation’s House of Wessex project, Anglo-Saxon open days are planned for the first weekend of July at the Sylva Wood Centre.