More than sixty people packed into Long Wittenham village hall last evening for an extraordinary parish council meeting to discuss plans by West Waddy and Lagan Homes to build twenty nine houses on land next to Bodkin’s sports field. Residents condemned the plans and the parish council backed the objectors by voting unanimously to oppose the development.
Speaker after speaker condemned what was described as a “totally unacceptable Continue reading
The Parish Council has re-launched its appeal for new members following the resignation of Iain McRitchie who joined the council a year ago. The council is now down to five members: the chairman Gordon Rogers, vice-chairman Martin Elliff, Steve Brown, Peter Rose and Sally Duff, which leaves two vacancies.
The chairman said: “Unfortunately Iain has decided that he cannot devote sufficient time Continue reading
The threat from Hills Quarry Products has not gone away and Bachport (Burcot & Clifton Hampden for the Protection of the River Thames) supporters will continue their fight against plans for a huge quarry on land near Clifton Hampden.
Hills’ planning application was refused by Oxfordshire County Council’s planning committee last November but OCC planning officer Mary Thompson has told Lorraine Continue reading
South Oxfordshire District Council (SODC) is looking at the future of sports and leisure facilities in the district and wants to hear from the people who use them, now and in the future.
The council has undertaken an extensive assessment of leisure facilities such as running tracks, sports halls and football pitches as well as playgrounds and allotments. Continue reading
Another in our occasional series showing images and items of interest from Long Wittenham’s past.
This time, two photographs of The Cross, the first taken circa 1900 and the second taken sometime during the First World War: Continue reading
South Oxfordshire District Council’s free compost give-away is back! This year’s event, giving away locally produced compost, is on Saturday 14th April between 9am and 11am at Benson Parish Hall Car Park, Sunnyside, Benson, OX10 6LZ.
Take a box, bag or container (maximum of 4) and a shovel. There will also be some free recycling goodies available and the opportunity to pick up kitchen caddies and liners Continue reading
Residents who are signed up for brown bin collections can put out twice as much garden waste during the week commencing 9th April.
South Oxfordshire District Council (SODC) are giving those who are part of the paid-for service the opportunity to put out the equivalent of one extra bin’s worth of garden waste (around three large bin bags).
Residents should leave their extra garden waste out in bin liners or sacks beside their Continue reading
Tickets are now on sale for the Friends of St Mary’s Barn Dance at the Sylva Wood Centre on Saturday 21st April starting at 7:30pm.
Along with great music, provided by local band Witta’s Grove, and dancing, there will be a buffet and a donations bar. All proceeds will be used to finance the building of new facilities at the church, so please support this event.
Tickets are £15 for adults and £5 for under 16s and are available from Continue reading
BBC Radio Oxford is launching a new feature for local people who might like to make an appeal to its listeners.
“Shout Out Oxfordshire” will give community groups, clubs, charities, etc, the chance to make a 45 second appeal to listeners, free of charge, which will be repeated every day for at least a week, and go on the BBC Radio Oxford iPlayer for a month. It could be used to ask for more members or volunteers, donations of items, skills or time, more people to use a community service, or something else, but not money.
There will be an extraordinary meeting of the parish council starting at 7:30pm on Thursday 12th April 2018 in the village hall to discuss the planning application by West Waddy and Lagan Homes to build twenty-nine houses on the field next to Bodkin’s.
This is a public meeting to hear the views of residents on the proposals.
Download the agenda here.
