Oxfordshire County Council (OCC) has asked the Parish Council to make residents aware of its BetterPoints app.
If you want to get fitter and healthier but need a bit of encouragement, this may be the app for you.
The BetterPoints Oxfordshire app is an easy to use rewards program that encourages Continue reading
The Parish Council has been advised by South Oxfordshire District Council (SODC) of a new planning application within the village.
The application, at Carpenters Cottage, High Street, Long Wittenham, is for the conversion of Joinery Workshop into Ancillary Residential Accommodation.
The details may be viewed on the SODC website: Continue reading
The pop-up café at Pendon Museum will be open again on Wednesday 14th May from 10am to 12:30pm.
This is a free drop-in event, with just a small charge for drinks and cake to cover the costs. All donations from the cakes go to support a local group, so please go along and support it if you can.
The café is friendly to dog walkers, but they will need to have their refreshment Continue reading
The Parish Council will hold its Annual Meeting in the Village Hall at 7:30pm on Thursday 15th May. This will be followed by the council’s Monthly Meeting.
All residents are invited to attend. Download the agendas below.
The Sylva Foundation Wood Centre will be open to the public for Oxfordshire Artweeks, on Saturday 17th and Sunday 18th May 2025 from 10am to 5pm.
The Sylva Wood School will open its doors to meet its tutors, see the work emerging from the six week course as part of its Woodworking and Gender project, learn about our current range of short and long woodworking courses Continue reading
Claire Brown, on behalf of Wittenham WI, writes …
This year, 1st Wittenham Brownies have made a fantastic display inside the bus shelter with our soldier (made by Mark Warren) taking pride of place outside with the bunting.
Wittenham WI have also decorated the outside of the village hall with bunting and Continue reading
Owing to the Early May Bank Holiday, this week’s waste and recycling bin collections will be a day later than usual.
See the changes below. There is more information on the South Oxfordshire District Council (SODC) website:
Oxfordshire County Council (OCC) has asked the Parish Council to make residents aware of its Tobacco Control Strategy public engagement survey.
The strategy aims to reduce smoking prevalence in Oxfordshire, making Oxfordshire a smokefree county, and promote a healthier environment for all residents. Continue reading
Following protracted negotiations with Oxfordshire County Council, mainly delayed by the Elivia developers, the very small bus stop area opposite the Saxons Heath junction with Didcot Road has been relocated to a much safer location at the entrance to Wessex Way.
Here there is a full width footway where passengers can wait further away from the traffic and with sufficient room for pushchairs and shopping trolleys. It should also be much Continue reading
The Parish Council has installed a flagpole next to the War Memorial just in time for, and prompted by, the VE Day 80th Anniversary celebrations.
The flagpole will be used to commemorate and celebrate notable occasions throughout the year, for example, the Remembrance Service in November. Continue reading
