Pendon Museum Pop-up Café

The pop-up café at Pendon Museum will be open again on Wednesday 10th January from 10am to 12noon.

This is a free drop-in event, with just a small charge for drinks and cake to cover the costs.  All donations from the cakes go to support a local group, so please go along and support it if you can.

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Road to Clifton Hampden Closed

Further to yesterday’s post about flooding on the road to Clifton Hampden, the road has now been closed.

The Met Office has issued a weather warning for rain across southern England, including the whole of Oxfordshire, over the next few days.

There is information about flood warnings and flood alerts on the Oxfordshire County Council news website. Continue reading

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Road to Clifton Hampden Flooded

The Parish Council has been advised that the road to Clifton Hampden is flooded.  This is due to very heavy rain over the last week or two which has led to high river levels in Oxfordshire.

Motorists are advised not to attempt to drive through floodwater as they run the risk of becoming stranded.

There is more advice and information on the OCC website.

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OCC Budget Consultation

On 20th February, Oxfordshire County Council (OCC) will meet to agree its budget for the next financial year (2024-25).

Every year, the council asks for residents’ views and this year there is a new way to tell it what is important to you, by using its online budget simulator.

You can have a go at balancing the budget and share your priorities with the decision Continue reading

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Christmas Tree Recycling

As in previous years, South Oxfordshire District Council (SODC) has arranged for Christmas trees to be collected from the grass verge next to the entrance to Bodkin’s Recreation Ground.

Leave trees there by Friday 12th January – they will be collected on Saturday 13th January.

Please do not leave trees inside the gate as they will not be collected.  See the flyer below. Continue reading

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Buy Nothing New Month

The Keep Britain Tidy campaign has asked the Parish Council to promote Buy Nothing New Month.

The month-long campaign is all about protecting the planet by reducing waste, and at a time when many are worried about the rising cost of living, it’s also about saving money.

People are encouraged to cherish the stuff they already have, repair things rather than Continue reading

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Christmas Waste and Recycling Collections

As usual, waste and recycling collections change over the festive period.

Brown bin collections (garden waste) are suspended while crews concentrate on collecting the extra waste from Christmas.

For details of the changes, see below.  There is more information on the South Oxfordshire Continue reading

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South News – December Edition

Residents who are not already subscribers to South Oxfordshire District Council’s digital newsletter “South News” may like to download the latest edition here.

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OCC Newsletter

Residents who are not already subscribers to Oxfordshire County Council’s digital newsletter “Your Oxfordshire” may like to download the latest edition.

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Planning Application

The Parish Council has been advised by South Oxfordshire District Council (SODC) of a new planning application within the village.

The application, at Paddock Land adjacent to Fieldside, Long Wittenham, is to demolish the existing agricultural outbuildings that are in disrepair and erect two new agricultural outbuildings as storage for agricultural machinery.

The details may be viewed on the SODC website:

https://data.southoxon.gov.uk/ccm/support/Main.jsp?MODULE=ApplicationDetails&REF=P23/S4057/FUL

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