South Central Ambulance Service – Annual Survey

Have you used any of the South Central Ambulance services in the last year?  The South Central Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust (SCAS) 2017 Member satisfaction and Patient care survey is now open and it’s your chance to give your feedback and help shape the Trust’s plans for the year ahead.

It is important that SCAS, as a NHS Foundation Trust, takes account of feedback and views from members in the local communities who have used/use the emergency and non-emergency services.

Information is submitted anonymously via https://www.surveymonkey.co.uk/r/JXDM8LG Continue reading

Posted in Uncategorized | Leave a comment

Hark to the Past at the Pendon

Bringing the past to life with a glimpse of rural England in the Vale during the 1920s and 30s through the eyes of the Pendon Museum was unveiled at the June meeting of the Long Wittenham Parish Council sponsored Good Neighbours Club.

Chris Webber a trustee of the museum said the Pendon helped bring a touch of nostalgia to the present showing what rural life was like 80 and 90 years ago.  The Vale Scene depicted what it was like in a rural district with accurate, life-like models of buildings and excellent model railway layouts.

Apart from the Vale Scene there is the Dartmoor Scene reflecting the variety of trains seen on the Great Western Railway and the Madder Vale Railway which was the first fully Continue reading

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged , | Leave a comment

Thames Valley Police June Newsletter

The June edition of the Thames Valley Police Wallingford Sector Neighbourhood Team Newsletter is available to read here.

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged | Leave a comment

Fullamoor Quarry Update

Creating a huge sand and gravel quarry on green belt land near Clifton Hampden will increase the risk of flooding along the Thames, the Environment Agency has warned.  And other sites less likely to flood should be investigated .

Hills Quarry Products wants to develop land bordering the Thames over ten years, extracting 2.5m tonnes of sand and gravel.  In addition Hills plans a concrete processing plant on site.

Once the quarry is exhausted the land would be restored and the area developed for public recreational use for sailing, boating, walking and angling. The county council is consulting Continue reading

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged | Leave a comment

100 Miles for 100 Books

A group of 8 Long Wittenham lunatics will be taking part in a 24 hour relay event called Endure24 over the weekend of the 10th/11th June with their aim being to run as many 5 mile laps of the all terrain circuit as possible over a 24 hour period.

The team led by Matt Clamp, also including Kerry Clamp, Jason Sherwood, Angela Green, Zoe Pepper and Vicky Mortimer are raising funds to assist in the desperately needed updating of the Long Wittenham School Library.

Any support or sponsorship you can offer really will help them on their way and keep them running through the dark night to reach their target and make a difference to the learning Continue reading

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged , | Leave a comment

Ascension Day Service on The Clumps

The Bishop of Dorchester will be preaching and presiding at a Eucharist to celebrate Ascension Day at the top of Wittenham Clumps at 7:30pm this evening (25th May).  All are welcome.  The same service will also be offered in St Peter’s in Little Wittenham at the same time for those unable to climb the Clumps.

Posted in Church | Tagged | Leave a comment

Company Boss Joins Council

Long Wittenham Parish Council has a new member.  He’s Iain McRitchie and his appointment brings the number of councillors up to six – one short of the maximum of seven.

Iain and his wife Christine have lived in Westfield Road since 1999, with their four, now teenage, children.  He is a Fellow of the Chartered Association of Certified Accountants, working in a range of senior roles for many years before setting up Earthwise Products Ltd in 2012.

Last year Iain and Christine bought Sharp’s Yard, near Bodkin’s Field.  It is home to Earthwise Products Ltd and a small Engineering company Earthwise Trading Ltd, a wholesaler and retailer of reusable products.  In addition, a new company Earthwise Continue reading

Posted in Parish Council | Leave a comment

200 Club May Winners

The 200 Club is pleased to announce the May winners.  £10 each goes to:

26      C. Bosley
114     C. Nicholson
113     D. Whenmouth
23      K. Earl

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 December and £100 in September and March.  The draw is made monthly.

Subscription is £12 for a full year April to March, pro-rata for the remaining months. Continue reading

Posted in Village Hall | Tagged | Leave a comment

South News – Election Special Edition

Residents who are not already subscribers to South Oxfordshire District Council’s digital newsletter “South News” may like to read the General Election Special Edition which is available here.

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged | Leave a comment

Temporary Road Closure – Clifton Hampden – 12th-13th June

A temporary road closure of a section of High Street, Clifton Hampden, including the bridge, will operate from 12th June 2017 while underground cabling works are carried out.  The anticipated completion date is 13th June 2017.

Access will be maintained for emergency service vehicles and for those frontages within the closure area, subject to the progress of the works and liaison with the works supervisor.

A copy of the drawing showing the extent of the closure and also the alternative routes for traffic is available here. Continue reading

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged | Leave a comment