Spectacular Bonfire Night

Posted on November 6, 2017 by Admin

Congratulations and thanks to Emma Newman and her enthusiastic band of volunteers for a highly successful Village Bonfire Night last Saturday evening.  The event was held on Ward’s Field and attracted a huge crowd to see the massive bonfire and a magnificent firework display, provided this year by a new company based in Wallingford.

The event was supported by the Long Wittenham Parish Council and the Wittenham Warriors, and proceeds will go towards the Bodkins Playground Improvement Project.

A more detailed report and photographs will follow.

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Optimism Over New Roads for Didcot Garden Town

Posted on November 3, 2017 by Admin

To support the Didcot Garden Town plan, Oxfordshire County Council has submitted a £250m application to the government for a package of road improvements.

It would fund what’s called “essential infrastructure” for the Garden Town’s wider area of influence which includes Long Wittenham and neighbouring villages.  The road improvements are for the Didcot-Culham Science Centre link road across the Thames which is estimated to cost more than £100m; a bypass for Clifton Hampden, duelling of the A4130 Didcot ring road and a new bridge over the ring road and railway.

The county council expects to hear if its bid has been successful next Summer.  Much Continue reading →

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School Governors Needed

Posted on November 2, 2017 by Admin

Are you interested in supporting your local primary school?  Long Wittenham School is looking for three new governors.

Governors are responsible for school planning and finance; they help to appoint staff and to build good relations between the school, parents and the local community.  Community Governors bring a broad range of skills to the governing body and each individual brings their own area of interest to the role.  Foundation Governors have a special role in, and responsibility for, ensuring that the Christian character of the school is secured, preserved and developed.

A fact-sheet about becoming a governor is available here.  Following an initial enquiry, a Continue reading →

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A415/B4015 Junction Clifton Hampden – Heads Up

Posted on October 31, 2017 by Admin

Oxfordshire County Council is in the process of assessing key signal controlled junctions in Oxfordshire with a view to upgrading the mode of operation from the existing Vehicle Actuated system to MOVA (Microprocessor Optimised Vehicle Actuation).

The junction of the A415 Abingdon Road and B4015 Oxford Road at Clifton Hampden has been selected for upgrading.

MOVA operation offers reduced delays to traffic and increases capacity (typical average improvement of 13%).

For MOVA operation to be implemented it will be necessary to extend the existing network of ducts and chambers in the footway and Continue reading →

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Didcot Garden Town – Get Involved

Posted on October 28, 2017 by Admin

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 →

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Don’t Bin Your Batteries

Posted on October 27, 2017 by Admin

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.

Recently two small fires started in rubbish while it was being transported in waste and recycling trucks.  Both were potentially very dangerous incidents to the crews, other road users and pedestrians.  They also caused delays to collections and could have resulted in significant damage.

The fires were caused by items residents had put in their bins, most likely to have been standard lithium-ion batteries – like the ones found in most mobile phones. Continue reading →

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New Parliamentary Constituency Proposals

Posted on October 25, 2017 by Admin

The Boundary Commission has published 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.

Under the plan, voters in the Wittenhams would move out of the Wantage Constituency held by Conservative Ed Vaizey into a newly created East Oxfordshire Constituency which is  largely the current Henley seat held by John Howell for the Conservatives.

Both MPs command large majorities so politically the switch for Wittenham voters to a Continue reading →

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200 Club Winners

Posted on October 24, 2017 by Admin

The Long Wittenham 200 Club is pleased to announce the October winners.

£10 each goes to:

167     D. Wright
72      R. Sawers
127    K. Lloyd-Jukes
68     M. Jackson

Profits from the 200 Club go towards the maintenance and improvement of the Village Hall.  There are cash prizes through the year: £10 per week for 48 weeks, £50 in June and Continue reading →

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Apple Day Success

Posted on October 23, 2017 by Admin

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.

It was a wonderful if somewhat windy day, and lots of villagers turned up with boxes and buckets of apples and a first class team of volunteers weighed, checked, chopped, pressed and bottled.  The juice was pasteurised to give it a shelf life of at least one year.

If you would like to taste this delicious, sweet, totally natural local juice it is available at £3 per bottle.  All profits will go back into the Apple Day fund to purchase more equipment in Continue reading →

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SODC Local Plan Policies Map

Posted on October 20, 2017 by Admin

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 Local Plan Policies Map shows the locations of housing and employment allocations and other location specific policies within the plan, including changes to the boundary of the Oxford Green Belt.

The stand-alone Policies Map can now be viewed on the SODC website (see below) and in the following locations: Continue reading →

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