A grant of up to £1,500 from South Oxfordshire District Council will go towards paying for a section of new hedge and pedestrian gate at the playing field in Bodkin’s Field. This will tidy the area around the recently installed playground equipment and make a secure boundary along Northfield Lane.
The grant has come from our district councillor Sue Lawson. Each councillor has an allocation of £5,000 which they can put towards good causes in their wards. The grant will be used to fund 60% of the work with the Parish Council funding the other 40%. Continue reading
The Annual Parish Assembly will take place next Thursday 15th March at 7:30pm in the Village Hall. This is an opportunity for residents to hear from the Chairman of the Parish Council, District & County Councillors, community groups and other organisations in the village about their achievements over the past year and plans for the next twelve months.
The Parish Council has been informed by West Waddy ADP that they have submitted a planning application to South Oxfordshire District Council (SODC) for the development of twenty nine houses on the field next to Bodkin’s Field. We expect the application to appear on the SODC Planning website in the next couple of weeks.
The Parish Council has been advised by South Oxfordshire District Council that due to the adverse weather last week, all waste bin collections have been delayed by one day this week. The advice is for residents to leave their bins out for an extra day.
The Long Wittenham Lunch Club recently celebrated its twentieth birthday with a slap-up meal and wine, and fifty members raised their glasses to toast the next twenty years.
The Parish Council will hold its monthly meeting this coming Thursday evening (8th March) at 7:30pm in the Village Hall.
Following the success of last year’s Barn Dance, The Friends of St Mary’s Long Wittenham will be hosting another on Saturday 21st April, this time at the Sylva Wood Centre. Along with good music and dancing, there will be a buffet and a donations bar.
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The Long Wittenham 200 Club is pleased to announce the February winners.
On Sunday 9th September, the Dragon Boat Race comes to Abingdon again.