Neighbourhood Plan Revision Delayed

Unfortunately, there is a significant delay in the progress of the revised Neighbourhood Development Plan (NDP).

The Plan was sent out by South Oxfordshire District Council (SODC) for its second (Regulation 16) consultation last year and this was completed just before Christmas.  During this consultation Oxfordshire County Council (OCC) commented that minerals safeguarding had not been Continue reading

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New Councillor for Long Wittenham

The Parish Council’s new recruit is Liz Yuille who lives on Fieldside.  Her co-option brings the total number of councillors to six, one short of the maximum number.

Liz runs an online paper crafting business and has lived in Long Wittenham for four years.  She also runs paper crafting courses locally and belongs to the WI, the History Group, the Abingdon Flower Club and has ties with the Continue reading

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Church Extension Opening

The opening of the new toilet extension at St Mary’s Church, which was postponed owing to the snow at the beginning of February, will now take place on Friday 8th March at 2.30pm.

The Bishop of Dorchester, The Rt Revd Colin Fletcher OBE and members of the primary school will be in attendance. Continue reading

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New Footbridge on West Field

Residents who are accustomed to taking a regular constitutional around the environs of the village may have notice that a new footbridge has been built over the ditch on West Field.  It is on the footpath that runs from Saxon’s Heath to the Appleford Road (see map below).

The Parish Council was not advised that this was going to happen but we assume that the Continue reading

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Parish Council Meeting – Thursday 28th February

The Parish Council will hold its regular monthly meeting this coming Thursday evening (28th February) at 7:30pm in the Village Hall.

Download the agenda here.

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200 Club Winners

The Long Wittenham 200 Club is pleased to announce the winners since October (all £10 except where shown):

October:
16     J Hemery
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Save The Date – Fun Run

This year’s Long Wittenham Fun Run will take place on Sunday 19th May starting at 11am from The Plough.

Volunteers of help and participants of all ages will be very welcome.

Please text or email Prew Bowtell (contact details below) if you can spare some time to help with marshalling/recording or various other useful jobs. Continue reading

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Quarry Update

We have previously reported here that the Hills Quarry Products planning application for the quarry at Fullamoor Farm was to be considered at the Oxfordshire County Council Planning Committee meeting on 4th March.

We have been informed by Bachport (Burcot & Clifton Hampden for the Protection of the Continue reading

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Good Neighbours Group Report

The Long Wittenham Good Neighbours Group met this month at the village hall on the afternoon of the 14th February.  The speaker was Lynda Atkins, County Chairman of the Royal British Legion (RBL), who talked about its work supporting the Armed Forces community and anyone with a connection to the armed services, and how the RBL works with many other organisations to provide support in a great many and varied ways.

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Sires Hill Road Closure – 1st April

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

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