Bachport are holding a Public Meeting this Wednesday (20 April) at 7 pm in Clifton Hampden Village Hall about the recent submission of planning application for a quarry and concrete processing plant. All welcome.
More details on the Bachport Website.
You can view the application at http://myeplanning2.oxfordshire.gov.uk using the reference MW.0039/16.
Long Wittenham School Hall 12th April 2016
59 attendees
A meeting was held at the end of February to discuss draft proposals for the Neighbourhood Plan. Since this meeting, various residents had made representations to Steering Group members making the following points:
A reminder that Long Wittenham Pre-School is holding a Nearly New Sale of top quality baby and children’s clothes (0-7 years), toys, games, equipment and maternity clothes on Saturday 23rd April 2016, from 10am to 12noon at the Village Hall. £1 entry per adult.
There will also be a cake sale of delicious homemade cakes and biscuits, so please do stop by and get some yummy treats (this will be outside so no entry fee).
Friday 29th April 2016 – 7pm – Long Wittenham Village Hall
Tickets £10
includes welcome drink (glass wine/ can coke/7 Up/orange juice)
and a Bowl of Chilli (beef of veggie) with French Bread
Teams of 6 (or we can help make a team for you)
Villagers who take a close interest in what goes on in Long Wittenham might like to note the dates of the parish council meetings for the rest of the year:
21st April
12th May
16th June – Annual Parish Meeting
7th July
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Long Wittenham villagers gave their backing for the parish council’s work on drawing up a Neighbourhood Plan (NP) that would shape the development for the next 20 years.
More than 60 people filled the main hall of the village school on April 12 to hear about the council’s progress in its negotiations with two land owners towards the NP which would include a new school and village hall on land off Didcot Road.
Volunteers are needed to help with the development of the Neighbourhood Plan. This is a small and limited piece of work which would involve a few hours walking around the village. The steering committee have done an assessment of the whole village and identified all its characteristics. We now need an independent group of people to assess how important each characteristic is to the village. We would explain exactly what we want but essentially it would be a subjective assessment based on a loose scoring system Continue reading
The WI and History Group have been putting together the Long Wittenham Scrapbook 2015 which sets out to give a snapshot of Long Wittenham over the last year.
The Scrapbook (so far) will be on display in Long Wittenham Village Hall on Saturday 30 April from 10.30am to 5pm
The Scrapbooks from 1965 and 1985 will also be on display so come along and see how the village has changed over the past 50 years.
Entrance for adults £1 which includes tea/coffee and cake; accompanied children free.
If you don’t plan to run or walk the 5km course, and are not already signed up to help with this popular village event, please consider sparing some time to get involved!
We are looking for helpers – particularly for:-
You don’t have to have any specific skills for marshalling. You will be required to wear a jolly yellow jacket and stand on the course directing the runners/walkers along the route. You will need to report for duty at 10am at The Plough when you will be given full instructions and your vest. You should be back at The Plough by 12pm at the latest.
If you have helped in the past and are happy to help again please let me know whether you’d like to have the same job or something new.
If you have never helped before please do consider it!
PLEASE DON’T TURN UP ON THE DAY OFFERING TO HELP – we need to allocate jobs in advance!
If you can help, please contact Prew Bowtell on 01865 407261
Event details and entry form here.
There is to be a meeting at Long Wittenham Village Hall on Thursday 14th April at 7.30pm to discuss and come up with a plan for the village to join in the country’s celebrations of the Queens 90th Birthday.
Come along with your ideas and let’s see what we can do. You may remember having enjoyed the street party we had for the Jubilee, it was a fabulous day, a real community event.
Ideas that have been tossed in so far are:
Village picnic & Rounders match
Tea Parties
Decorated Garden Competition
Come along if you are interested and do tell others in the village.
Please let Sally Duff (richsal2000@yahoo.co.uk) know if you intend coming to the meeting.
