There will be lots of family fun at Pendon Museum during the Summer holidays.
Every Wednesday from 26th July to 30th August there will be an I-Spy Animals trail and junior modelling sessions with the museum’s modelling experts.
For more information about Summer events and opening times go to Continue reading
Emily Smout, the chair of the village pre-school, was recently interviewed by BBC Radio Oxford, talking about the school’s crowd funding initiative.
Listen to the interview here.
Read the Oxford Mail article referred to in the interview. Continue reading
Many residents will be disappointed to hear that the planning application for the Housing Infrastructure Fund (HIF1) project to build a new road bridge over the Thames, amongst other infrastructure, was rejected by the Oxfordshire County Council planning committee on Tuesday.
It had been hoped that a new road bridge over the Thames would reduce the traffic through Long Wittenham and other local villages. Continue reading
The pop-up café at Pendon Museum will be open again on Thursday 27th July from 9:30am to 12noon.
This is a free drop-in event, with just a small charge for drinks and cake to cover the costs.
It is hoped that the café will become a regular event for the local community, so please go along and support it if you can. Continue reading
The Abingdon based charity, Against Breast Cancer, has asked the Parish Council to promote its upcoming charity walk, Breast Walk Ever Oxfordshire, which will take place on Sunday 10th of September.
The event offers three distances and is perfect for families as well as dogs! Continue reading
Long Wittenham Athletic Club will be hosting a Summer Bash on Bodkins Field on Saturday 29th and Sunday 30th July.
The gates will open at 12noon with free parking and free entry. There will be food and beer, with live music starting at 4pm.
See the flyer below. For more information email lwacevents@gmail.com. Continue reading
The Parish Council will hold its monthly meeting in the Village Hall at 7:30pm on Thursday 20th July.
All residents are invited to attend. Download the agenda here.
Residents who are not already subscribers to Oxfordshire County Council’s digital newsletter “Your Oxfordshire” may like to download the latest edition.
Oxfordshire County Council (OCC) has announced that its household waste and recycling centres will be open for longer on Thursdays during the Summer.
They will be open on Thursdays until 8pm until 28th September.
For more information visit the OCC website.
A new round of funding from the Councillor Community Grant scheme has launched in South Oxfordshire to help local charities and organisations across the district.
As part of the scheme, every district councillor in South Oxfordshire has funding to support local projects that directly benefit local residents. Organisations can now apply for grants from £250 up to a maximum of £5,000. Continue reading
