The Bell Ringers of Long and Little Wittenham would like to recruit new ringers from the villages. A good bell ringer can be young or old, male or female, because strength is unimportant as is musical ability. Ringing is well within the capabilities of most people. The initial teaching takes several weeks, after which a learner can begin to ring with the rest of the band.
Ringing practices take place at St Mary’s, Long Wittenham from 7.30-8.30pm on Monday evenings except for the fifth Monday in a month when the practice is at St Peters, Little Wittenham. The practices are usually light-hearted ending in a visit to the local pub, although this is not mandatory.
For more details and contact information see the Bell Ringers page.
The deadline for responses to the latest set of amendments to Kler’s planning application for up to 36 houses at the corner of Fieldside and the Didcot Road is Thursday 19th January. You may make as many comments as you wish, so even if you have commented before, please do so again as this will add weight when it goes before the planning committee.
A reminder that there will be a meeting in the village hall at 7:30pm this coming Thursday (19th January) to discuss the revised Neighbourhood Plan which was published on 6th January.
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 Oxfordshire County Council Flood Toolkit is now available on-line at 
Are you playing the Long Wittenham School Association 100 Club Lottery? Tickets are only £1 per number per month and there is a monthly draw with a first prize of £20 and a 2nd Prize of £10.
The Parish Council has its monthly meeting this coming Thursday evening (12th January) at 7:30pm in the Village Hall.
Since the Pre-Submission Consultation Documents were published in July last year, the NP Steering Committee has received a lot of feedback from both residents and statutory consultees. In particular feedback was received from South Oxfordshire District Council (SODC) suggesting that some of the policies were not robust and could be open to challenge. The plan has been amended to reflect this feedback.
South Oxfordshire District Council have arranged for Christmas Trees to be collected from Bodkins Recreation Ground car park on Thursday 19th January 2017. Leave trees here by Wednesday 18th January.