Kler Planning Application Update

Kler have made a number of amendments to their planning application to re-align the Didcot Road to facilitate the entrance to the site of their housing development on the corner of Fieldside and Didcot Road.

These amendments are in response to problems raised by Oxfordshire County Council (OCC) about the application. Continue reading

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200 Club Winners

The Long Wittenham 200 Club is pleased to announce the winners for July and August.

July
£10 each to: Continue reading

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Cycling Event

The Parish Council has been advised that a non-competitive cycling event is due to take place on Friday 7th September 2018 and the route passes through Long Wittenham.

The riders will start between 7:30 and 8:30am from Bisham Abbey.  Approximately 150 participants are expected to pass through the village during the Continue reading

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August Bank Holiday Bin Collections

Householders are being reminded by South Oxfordshire District Council (SODC) of changes to their bin collections during the week following Bank Holiday Monday.

There will be no bin collections on Bank Holiday Monday 27th August. Everyone’s bins will then be collected one day later than usual. Continue reading

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Special Offer for Older Swimmers in South Oxfordshire

Residents in South Oxfordshire aged 60 and over can sign up for a month’s swimming for just £5 thanks to a special September offer from South Oxfordshire and the Vale of White Horse District Councils and ‘Better’ leisure centres.

Would-be swimmers simply register for the offer by visiting the GO Active Gold website or by calling 01235 422219 by 27th September. Continue reading

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Save The Date – Village Apple Day

As apples swell and ripen all over the village, residents will want to put Saturday 13th October in their diaries so as not to miss this year’s Village Apple Day at the Sylva Wood Centre, organised by the Wittenham Warriors.

This will be the third annual Village Apple Day and it is hoped that it will be as successful as the first two which produced bumper quantities of apple juice, as Continue reading

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Community Hub Pages

Sharp-eyed visitors to this website will have noticed that the Community Hub project now has its own dedicated set of pages, accessible from the main menu at the top of the page.

The Community Hub pages provide information about the background to the project, the progress made to date and the latest plans and documents. Continue reading

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South News – August Edition

Residents who are not already subscribers to South Oxfordshire District Council’s digital newsletter “South News” may like to download the August edition which is available here.

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Revised NDP Consultation

A reminder that the draft of the revised Neighbourhood Development Plan (NDP) went out to its first statutory consultation at the beginning of August.

Residents have until 11th September to comment on the plan.  All the documents, can be viewed here: Continue reading

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Your Parish Council Needs You

Long Wittenham Parish Council needs to recruit new members.  Currently, there are five councillors, two short of the recommended number.  Could you provide a voice for people living in the village?

The parish council is involved in many key areas of local administration: representing residents, delivering services to meet Continue reading

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