Bus Service Update

Posted on August 9, 2016 by Admin

Long Wittenham’s only bus service has come to the end of the road – victim of Oxfordshire County Council’s spending cuts. Now the parish council is seeking public opinion as to whether it’s feasible to pursue an alternative service.

Elderly and young people without a car have to rely on family and friends to get them into Didcot for shopping, medical and social needs.

In a bid to mitigate the problem the county council has launched a bookable minibus service from 10.15am to 2.30pm to support communities without access to public Continue reading →

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Little Wittenham Road Closure – Dates changed

Posted on August 5, 2016 by Admin

Please note that the closure of the road leading to St. Peters Church in Little Wittenham (and ‘No Waiting’ restrictions) to facilitate carriageway maintenance works, previously announced to start on 1st August 2016 for 5 days, has been re-scheduled to take place from 15th August 2016.

A map showing the extent of the closure and restriction can be viewed here.

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Kler Planning Application Update

Posted on August 4, 2016 by Admin

Steve Brown, Chairman of the Long Wittenham Parish Council writes …

Dear Residents,

There is a current planning application for up to 36 houses on the field at the Didcot Road corner of Fieldside.  This application has been made on behalf of developers Kler.  The Parish Council and approximately 80 residents have formally objected to SODC.

We appreciate your ongoing help and support.  We were expecting the Kler application to be heard on 10th August.  However the agenda has just been published and Kler is not on Continue reading →

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Neighbourhood Plan Consultation Event – Reminder

Posted on July 29, 2016 by Admin

Don’t forget the consultation event in the Village Hall tomorrow (Saturday 30th July 2016) from 11am to 1pm  where the Neighbourhood Plan will be on display and you can discuss it with your Parish Councillors and the Neighbourhood Plan team.

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New Vicar Licensing Service – 8th August 2016

Posted on July 26, 2016 by Admin

All parishioners in The Bridge Group of Churches are invited to a service to mark the new ministry of The Reverend Michael Lakey in the Dorchester Team with the Right Reverend Colin Fletcher, Bishop of Dorchester and the Venerable Judy French, Archdeacon of Dorchester on Monday 8th August 2016 at 7.30pm at Dorchester Abbey.

Refreshments will be provided in the Abbey.

RSVP to liz.yuille@mail.com

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Road Closure – Clifton Hampden, High Street – 11th-18th August (21:00–06:00)

Posted on July 26, 2016 by Admin

Please note that a temporary road closure will apply to a section of the road from Long Wittenham to Clifton Hampden whilst essential BT cabling works are carried out.

The temporary closure and will operate from 11 August 2016 for 7 nights (21:00–06:00).

The drawings showing the extent of the closure and the alternative route for traffic can be viewed here: Site1 / Site2.

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Neighbourhood Plan Pre-submission Consultation

Posted on July 18, 2016 by Admin

A reminder that the Draft Long Wittenham Neighbourhood Plan has been published and the pre-submission consultation continues until 19th August 2016.

If you have not already done so, please read the draft plan on the village website and send your views  by email (peter.rose@longwittenham.com) or post – Abacus, Fieldside, Long Wittenham, OX14 4QP.

There will be a consultation event in the Village Hall on Saturday 30th July 2016 from Continue reading →

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Mobile Library to cease in September

Posted on July 14, 2016 by Admin

It has been announced that the mobile library service in Oxfordshire will cease to operate in September 2016.  This decision was taken following extensive public consultation on proposals to make huge financial savings across all county council services.

The last round of visits will begin on Monday 5 September 2016. The final day of the service will be Friday 16 September 2016.

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Thames Valley Police and Crime Commissioner Survey

Posted on July 12, 2016 by Admin

The Thames Valley Police and Crime Commissioner (PCC) is consulting on the views of the public on policing and crime in their local area.

The results of the survey will be used to help inform the next 5 year Police and Crime Plan

You can take part in the survey here.

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Road Closure – Little Wittenham

Posted on July 11, 2016 by Admin

Please note that Oxfordshire County Council is to close the road leading to St. Peters Church in Little Wittenham and impose a ‘No Waiting’ restriction from 1st August 2016 for 5 days in order to facilitate carriageway maintenance works.

A map showing the extent of the closure and restriction can be viewed here.

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