On Thursday 1st May 2025, polling will take place to elect sixty-nine councillors to Oxfordshire County Council (OCC).
OCC has asked the Parish Council to remind residents who may not have voted before, or who will be voting for the first time, to register to vote. See the flyer below. Continue reading
Oxfordshire County Council (OCC) has launched a review of its Street Lighting policy.
It is seeking residents’ views to inform the development of proposals for a part-night street lighting framework for the county and the wider review of its Street Lighting and Illuminated Assets policy. Continue reading
The Parish Council will hold its monthly meeting in the Village Hall at 7:30pm on Thursday 20th March.
All residents are invited to attend. Download the agenda here.
Emma Newman writes …
It is with great excitement to announce that a brand new team has come forward to take on the organisation and running of Long Wittenham’s Annual Bonfire Night.
After successfully relaunching this popular village event in 2024, a new team, headed up by Anna Warren who lives with her family in Wessex Way has officially taken on the Continue reading
Oxfordshire County Council (OCC) has asked the Parish Council to promote its Fostering in Oxfordshire campaign.
Whether it’s early days and you’re just exploring what’s involved, you have questions that you need answering or you’ve been thinking about fostering for a while, why not take the next step and help some of most vulnerable children in the county. Continue reading
On Wednesday 5th March, a Long Wittenham River Club update meeting took place in the village hall.
The meeting provided an update on the establishment of a River Club, which is necessary for Long & Little Wittenham adult residents to access the floating pontoons at the Headington School’s Boathouse, Maddy’s Moorings, Long Wittenham. Continue reading
A big thank you to the more than thirty people, including at least ten youngsters, who turned out for the Litter Pick last Saturday (8th March) morning to help keep our village looking beautiful.
Over thirty sacks of rubbish were collected (see below). The valiant pickers enjoyed delicious lemon drizzle cake with tea and coffee in the Village Hall afterwards. Continue reading
Residents who are not already subscribers to Oxfordshire County Council’s digital newsletter “Your Oxfordshire” may like to download the latest edition.
A reminder that this year’s Spring Litter Pick will take place tomorrow (Saturday 8th March) between 10am and noon.
Come along to the Village Hall where you will be provided with Hi-Viz jackets, gloves, rubbish bags and a litter picking tool.
You choose an area of the village that you would like to “litter pick”. The rubbish is Continue reading
Residents can now sign up for a new garden waste permit as part of changes to South Oxfordshire District Council’s subscribed collection service.
The updated scheme, which will launch on 1st April 2025, introduces an annual permit sticker system. Residents need to pay for their permit to ensure their garden waste collections continue without interruption. Continue reading
