The Sylva Wood Centre will be open to the public for the Oxfordshire Artweeks May Festival from 6th – 14th May, 11am – 6pm at weekends and 11am – 4pm on weekdays – closed Wednesday 10th.
The Centre will be showcasing tree and wood-focussed arts and craft to fascinate and delight members of the public with an exhibition, makers at work and a children’s area.
Refreshments will be available at weekends. More information at info@sylva.org.uk
South Oxfordshire District Council (SODC) would like your feedback on how they should manage the need for new houses and employment in South Oxfordshire.
They have prepared the latest draft of the Local Plan which explains where, and why, they consider new houses and employment should be located up until the year 2033. The plan also explains how they will raise money to provide infrastructure for things like roads, schools, leisure centres, parks and shops.
They have already consulted on three earlier versions of this document, as follows:
“Issues and scope” (June 2014)
“Refined options” (February 2015)
“Preferred options” (June 2016) Continue reading
Apologies to all those who tried to access this website yesterday. Our web hosting company had a problem with one of their servers which had to be rebuilt and the data restored. This meant that the website was unavailable for much of the day from early in the morning. Normal service was restored at approximately 18:30.
Nearly 150 people including school children attended the official opening of the Wittenhams Community Orchard by the High Sheriff of Oxfordshire Sarah Taylor on Thursday afternoon 23rd March.
Mrs Taylor unveiled the wooden notice board at the entrance to the orchard at the back of Fieldside and wished the project success. She said: “The orchard is a valuable community project and I hope villagers and supporters will have many happy years looking after the trees, eating the apples and drinking the juice and cider.”
The orchard contains 80 fruit and nut trees and is part of the Sylva Wood Centre. An apiary is being developed to help the trees stay fruitful. Villagers and visitors are being encouraged to support the project by becoming an Orchard CropSharer who buy a tree and Continue reading
Residents who have not received the latest edition of South Oxfordshire District Council’s newsletter, or who would prefer to read it online can view or download it here.
Wittenham Warriors Charity Event
Come along and enjoy a very pleasant Summer’s evening full of fun, food and frivolity, meeting old friends and making new ones. It is a great opportunity to join in if you are new to the village.
The format will be:
7.00pm – Meet in the village hall for a drink and chat.
7.30pm – Leave for starter course in your host’s house. You will be given details about where you are going when you arrive at the village hall.
8.30pm – Leave your starter course host and go to a different venue for the main course (details from your starter course host).
10.00pm – Tear yourselves away from your main course host to meet up with all participants of the evening at the final location where you will be dazzled with a choice of scrumptious desserts, tea, coffee, donations bar, and raffle. Continue reading
The development of the Long Wittenham Neighbourhood Plan is entering it’s final phase and it is hoped that it will be adopted within the next few months. It is time to start the next stage and the Parish Council and their chosen developer, Thomas Homes, have been working hard on plans for the new ‘Community Hub’. They hope to submit the planning application to South Oxfordshire District Council in early Summer and they want the views of residents about what it should include, with particular reference to usage, design and facilities. Should there be an indoor sports area? Should there be a stage for musical and theatrical performances? What about an outdoor area to use in the summer?
There will be a meeting in the Village Hall on Thursday 30th March at 7:30pm and Chris Brotherton of Thomas Homes will be there to hear residents’ ideas. Continue reading
Plans for the sand and gravel quarry between Clifton Hampden and Culham could be discussed by members of Oxfordshire County Council’s planning committee towards the end of April but an exact date is awaiting confirmation.
The closing date for objections on the most recent consultation was 1st March. Now county council planners are scrutinising revised plans from Hills Quarry Products along with hundreds of objections lodged by opponents. A report and recommendations will be drawn up for county councillors to debate the controversial issue.
Long Wittenham, Burcot and Clifton Hampden, Appleford and Culham Parish Councils are lined up in opposition. Hills has revised its original plans, reducing the operational Continue reading
The Wittenhams Community Orchard will be opened by Sarah Taylor, High Sherriff of Oxfordshire on Thursday 23rd March at 2pm.
An open invitation is extended to everyone in the local community. Cropsharers, funders and our supporters have been invited. All children from Long Wittenham Primary School will be present and hopefully many parents too.
Having conducted the opening Mrs Taylor wants to meet those involved in its creation, planting and support, and to learn more about what the orchard means to local people. Continue reading
The March edition of the Thames Valley Police Wallingford Sector Neighbourhood Team Newsletter is available to read here.
