The Parish Council has been advised by Oxfordshire County Council that a temporary road closure will apply to a section of Sires Hill on 1st April 2019 for one day only, whilst water mains works are carried out by Thames Water
Access will be maintained for emergency service vehicles and for those frontages within the closure area, subject to the progress of the works and liaison with the works Continue reading
The latest edition of the Thames Valley Police Wallingford Sector Neighbourhood Team Newsletter is available to read here.
The Village Hall Committee urgently needs to fill a vacancy for the 200 Club Coordinator.
Long Wittenham Village Hall is an important facility in the village, being central to the life of the community. It is used by a wide range of institutions, clubs and societies including Long Wittenham Pre-school and also for Continue reading
The Long Wittenham Good Neighbours Group is entirely funded by the Parish Council and so there is no charge for coming along. This year, the group has been given even more financial support with a cash grant from the village’s County Councillor Lynda Atkins.
Lynda, who is also Oxfordshire County Chairman of the Royal British Legion, has volunteered to give a short presentation at this month’s meeting. Continue reading
Long Wittenham School is looking for two new Governors: a Local Authority and a Foundation Governor.
The strategic role of all governors is to:
There are just four weeks to go until So What’s It Worth? – An evening with Jonty Hearnden, in Long Wittenham Village Hall on Friday 8th March.
If you have not yet ordered your tickets, then do so without delay to avoid disappointment. More details on the flyer here. Continue reading
Reserve your favourite number without delay in the Long Wittenham School Parents’ Association 100 Club Lottery.
All are welcome to join for the chance of winning one of the two monthly prize draws with a first prize of £20 and a second prize of £10.
The organisers are now collecting payments of £12 for 2019. Please contact Jenny Caw for Continue reading
The Parish Council has been advised that because of the snow last Friday (1st February), South Oxfordshire District Council (SODC) cancelled waste collections on that day for the safety of other road users, pedestrians and the waste crews.
The process of catching up began yesterday (4th February) but this will have a knock-on effect on waste collections for the rest of the week. Continue reading
Another in our occasional series showing images and items of interest from Long Wittenham’s past.
This time, an article dated February 1939 about Clifton Hampden Bridge and it’s toll sign, from Morris Mirror magazine. This was the official organ of the Morris Motors Organisation which included Morris Motors Ltd, Wolseley Motors Ltd and The MG Car Co Ltd. The bridge was made toll free on 4th Continue reading
District and parish council elections will take place on 2nd May. To ensure that everyone eligible is registered to vote, South Oxfordshire District Council has sent a Household Notification Letter to all households to confirm the voter registration information for the people living in the property. The letters should start arriving this weekend or early next week.
If the information is correct residents do not need to do anything. However, if the Continue reading
