The planning application for the building of 36 houses on the field at the corner of Fieldside track and the Didcot Road is now with the South Oxfordshire District Council.
This is the plan which was presented by Cerda Planning at The Plough on 10th March.
The application and detailed plans can be viewed on the SODC planning website – application reference P16/S1124/O.
All children who live or who are grandchildren to those who live or go to school or pre-school in the Wittenham villages are invited to a very special tea party on 11th June to celebrate Her Majesty The Queen’s 90th Birthday.
Join us for 90 fun-filled minutes celebrating 90 years in The Royal Gardens of The Plough.
If you would like to help in making this event a success please do get in touch. We need volunteers to help set-up/clear away, bake cakes, help with the games and lots more.
Please see the attached flyer. You can book your child’s place by emailing adamandeve@btinternet.com
A reminder that the Parish Council has its monthly meeting this coming Thursday evening (12th May) at 7:45pm in the Village Hall.
View the agenda here.
Have you made your views about the plans for the Fullamoor Quarry known to the OCC planning department?
The deadline for submitting your opinion is 13th May 2016. The details of the plan can be seen on the BACHPORT website.
Send your views to the Planning Department, Oxfordshire County Council, Speedwell House, Speedwell Street, Oxford, OX1 1NE or email mary.thompson@oxfordshire.gov.uk quoting OCC application number: MW.0039/16.
The blogger The Church Explorer recently visited St Mary Long Wittenham and St Peter Little Wittenham. You can read his blog posts here:
Don’t forget to vote on Thursday (5th May) for the Police and Crime Commissioner for the Thames Valley police area.
More information and details of the candidates can be found here.
Your polling station is Long Wittenham Village Hall which will be open from 7am to 10pm.
Police carried out speed checks last Wednesday morning (27th April) at the entrance to Long Wittenham between 7:30 and 8:20. Equipment was set up just outside Lower Farm at the start of the 30mph zone to monitor traffic coming into the village from the direction of Clifton Hampden. During this time seventy-three vehicles travelled through. Twelve vehicles exceeded 35mph with the highest reading being 39mph. The vehicles will be added to the police speedwatch database and drivers sent warning letters. The police say they will be back again soon.
Long Wittenham Pre-School is holding a coffee morning on Friday of this week (29th April) between 9:15am and 10:30am at the Village Hall. Please come along and help us raise some money for Help for Heroes through a ‘Bake for Heroes’.
The coffee morning is also a great chance for people to pop in to Pre-School and have an informal look at what we get up to. If you know anyone with Pre-School-age children who might be interested in joining the Pre-School, please do invite them to come along. All welcome.
Long Wittenham Parish Council has sent its objections to Oxfordshire County Council over plans to create a sand and gravel quarry near Clifton Hampden.
The parish council objects to revised plans from Hills Quarry Products to create a sand and gravel quarry with a concrete processing plant on 104 hectares of Green Belt land known as Fullamoor Quarry near Clifton Hampden.
At the council’s April meeting (21/04/16) members were of the unanimous view that if approved by Oxfordshire County Council the quarry would have a serious impact on the local environment and the quality of life of hundreds of local residents for many years ahead.
Be prepared to be wowed by the arrival of a brand new stall at our annual Church Fete on Monday 29th August.
“Crafted with Love” will be a stall selling beautiful hand crafted gifts made by the generous & talented villagers of Long Wittenham & surrounding areas.
Would you be willing to make & donate? We are looking for seamstresses, knitters, crocheters, painters, card makers, candle makers, potters, jewellers, photographers, wood workers, flower crafters, anyone really that can make, create & donate.
