The Didcot Garden Town team is asking residents, businesses and community group leaders to join and become actively involved in shaping the whole garden town area.
The exciting opportunity comes out of the garden town delivery plan’s unique governance structure which includes the chance for people, groups and individuals with an interest in the area, to participate and form various working groups. Local people, groups and businesses from Didcot and surrounding villages, are invited to advise on where community facilities such as open spaces and new pathways are introduced to support the housing and population growth expected as well as other community led initiatives. Continue reading
Residents in South Oxfordshire are being urged by the District Council not to put batteries or other items which could cause a fire in their waste or recycling wheelie bin.
proposals to reduce the number of MPs in Parliament. If the proposals go ahead voters in Long and Little Wittenham could be casting their ballot in a new parliamentary constituency at the next general election due in five years’ time.
The Long Wittenham 200 Club is pleased to announce the October winners.
Thanks to a bumper harvest of apples, Village Apple Day last Saturday was a great success, producing a huge number of bottles of delicious juice.
Further to the publication of the latest version of the Local Plan on 12th October, South Oxfordshire District Council (SODC) has now published a stand-alone Local Plan Policies Map.
The Parish Council has set the dates for its meetings and the Annual Parish Assembly for next year.
Work on the new £14,500 playground area at Bodkin’s Field has been completed. There is a new basket swing, jigsaw climbing tower and slide, toddler rocker, see-saw, balance beam, chin-up bars and parallel bars.
Advance tickets are now on sale for the annual Long Wittenham Bonfire Night which will take place on Saturday 4th November starting at 6pm on Ward’s Field behind Pendon Museum.
Hills Quarry Products have removed the concrete processing plant from its plans for a huge quarry near Clifton Hampden, but anti-quarry campaigners say they are not convinced and that Hills could re-instate the concrete plant at a later date if given planning permission.