Apple Day Volunteers Wanted

The organisers of this year’s Village Apple Day are looking for volunteers to help with the smooth running of the event on Saturday 13th October.

Jobs that will need doing are: Continue reading

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Westfield Road & Sinodun Close Resurfacing Works

The Parish Council has been advised by Oxfordshire Council Council (OCC) Highways Department that carriageway resurfacing will necessitate temporary road closures and “no waiting” restrictions on Westfield Road from 10th October 2018 to 14th October 2018 and Sinodun Close from 12th October to 16th October 2018.

See the OCC Notice and maps showing the affected roads (in red).  Apologies for the poor Continue reading

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Village Litter Pick & Swapshop

Would you like your village to be a clean and tidier place?  Do you have items you no longer need that are clean and reusable?  Are there items that you would find useful to have?  Then come along to the Village Autumn Litter Pick and Swapshop on Saturday 6th October at the Village Hall from 10am till noon.  Residents are also urged to bring along any unwanted socks for the homeless (see below). Continue reading

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Hub Queries Answered

Some concern has been raised by a very small number of residents that the revised Neighbourhood Development Plan (NDP) allocates a site for the Community Hub development which looks much larger than the original plans.

The latest plan on the website sets out a DRAFT plan which will be subject to further Continue reading

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Long Wittenham Running Group

There are plans afoot to start an informal running group in Long Wittenham.

Whether you can plod, do 5Ks, 10Ks or marathons you are invited to come along to the group, which hopefully will meet every Wednesday evening.  The main idea to keep safe as the nights draw in. Continue reading

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Parish Council Meeting – Thursday 13th September

The Parish Council will hold its regular monthly meeting this coming Thursday evening (13th September) at 7:30pm in the Village Hall.

Download the agenda here.

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War Memorial Cleaned

Some residents may have noticed that the Long Wittenham War Memorial in front of the primary school has undergone an Autumn-clean.

With the one hundredth anniversary of the end of the First World War coming up in November, the Parish Council thought it an appropriate time to have Continue reading

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SODC Cooking Oil Recycling

South Oxfordshire District Council (SODC) now provides a cooking oil recycling service for residents.  Oil is collected every week as part of the food waste collections.

After cooking, any leftover oil should be allowed to cool before being poured into a plastic bottle no bigger than a 1 litre size.  The bottle and its contents can Continue reading

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NDP Consultation Deadline

A quick reminder that the public consultation on the revised Neighbourhood Development Plan closes on Tuesday 11th September 2018 and residents have until then to comment.

All the documents can be viewed here:

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Harvest Supper – Saturday 6th October

The Friends of St Mary’s Church Long Wittenham will be holding the annual Harvest Supper at the Village Hall on Saturday 6th October starting at 7pm.

The evening will include live music and a donations bar will be provided.  Proceeds will go towards the multi-access toilet & improved catering facilities at Continue reading

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