St Mary’s Churchwarden writes ….
You will, I hope, have seen the notices around the village and in The Bridge about the service pattern in the Parish changing slightly. As a bonus consequence of this our wonderful bell ringers will be able to join us at the start of some of our services, starting tomorrow, Sunday 12th March.
As a reminder, the service pattern is now:
1st Sunday – St Mary’s – Family service starting with Parish Breakfast and Crafts at 9.15am, and the service starting at about 9.30am
2nd Sunday – St Mary’s – Parish Communion – 9.30am
3rd Sunday – St Peter’s – Book of Common Prayer Communion – 8.30am
4th Sunday – St Mary’s – Parish Communion – 9.30am Continue reading
Plans for the expansion of the Sylva Foundation Centre in Long Wittenham have been lodged with South Oxfordshire District Council.
The Environment Agency is working with a range of local partners including the county and district councils to reduce flood risk in Oxford. This partnership was formed in 2014, after the city had been affected by flooding for many years. The scheme has been developed using evidence about past floods and modelling and exploring various options to come up with the best solution to reduce the impact of flooding in Oxford.
This year’s 5k fun run and walk will take place on Sunday 7th May, starting at 11am from The Plough.
The Parish Council will hold its monthly meeting this coming Thursday evening (9th March) at 7:30pm in the Village Hall.
Would you like to see the playground facilities for the children of the village improved? A small team of parents and others are planning to upgrade and enhance the equipment on the Bodkins Playground. Long Wittenham Parish Council will contribute to the cost and grants are available from other bodies such as South Oxfordshire District Council but these will not fund the whole project. The team will be holding a meeting in the restaurant room at The Plough at 8pm on Wednesday 15th March to discuss fundraising ideas. All ideas and support are welcomed.
The Annual Parish Assembly will take place on Thursday 16th March at 7:30pm in the Village Hall. This is an opportunity for residents to hear from the Chairman of the Parish Council, District & County Councillors, community groups and other organisations in the village about their achievements over the past year and plans for the next twelve months.
The second consultation period for the Neighbourhood Plan ended on 16th February 2017 and following minor amendments, the final Plan has been submitted to South Oxfordshire District Council for them to to begin their public consultation which is expected to last for 6 weeks.
Following a recent incident in which a ewe in the field next to Fieldside was attacked and badly injured by a dog, owners are reminded that the Countryside Code requires that dogs are kept under effective control and not allowed to stray off public rights of way, and that it is always good practice (and a legal requirement on ‘open access’ land) to keep dogs on a lead around farm animals and horses, for your own safety and for the welfare of the animals.
Please note that some changes have been made to the service pattern for the churches that make up the Bridge Group starting in March.