The Countryside Alliance Awards, also known as the ‘Rural Oscars’, are THE rural business awards to win, and give a voice and platform to the best of the countryside’s produce, enterprise, heritage and communities.
The Rural Oscars are diverse, highly coveted and a great morale boost to those in the running. They were borne of a desire to give a voice and a platform to rural businesses and to acknowledge the efforts of thousands of unsung heroes who routinely go above and beyond the call of duty for their communities. The Countryside Alliance had long felt the many “doom and gloom” tales of rural decline in the media did not accurately reflect the spirit of rural people and their desire to protect our landscapes and communities for future Continue reading
The Parish Council will hold its monthly meeting this coming Thursday evening (14th September) at 7:30pm in the Village Hall.
We are pleased to announce the result of yesterday’s referendum on the Neighbourhood Plan:
The Parish Council has been advised by Oxfordshire County Council that the closure of Clifton Hampden Bridge, originally scheduled for 18th September for ten days, has now been rescheduled for 9th October, again for ten days.
Wittenham Lunch Club & Wittenham W.I. invite all villagers to join them on a trip to London on Thursday 30th November 2017 to include: Christmas shopping at the Greenwich covered Christmas Market; a visit to the Royal Greenwich Museum (Queens House/National Maritime Museum are free entry); a late afternoon Christmas Boat Cruise to Westminster via Canary Wharf & lights of the City (centrally heated boat + indoor seats with Blue Badge Guide); and a coach tour of Christmas London at night, finishing for refreshments in Covent Garden.
The Long Wittenham 200 Club is pleased to announce the August winners. £10 each goes to:
A new Integrated Urgent Care Service is being launched across the Thames Valley in Buckinghamshire, Oxfordshire and Berkshire from September.
The Friends of St Mary’s Church Long Wittenham will be holding the annual Harvest Supper at the Village Hall on Saturday 30th September starting at 7pm.
The Oxfordshire Multiple Sclerosis Therapy Centre is holding a Coffee Morning in the Long Wittenham Village Hall on Friday 25th August between 10am and noon to raise funds.