After a hiatus of four years, residents will be pleased to hear that there will be a Village Apple Day this year.
Organised by Wittenham Warriors and hosted by the Sylva Wood Centre, it will take place on Sunday 15th October.
See the flyer below for details. Continue reading
Residents are reminded that recycling and waste collections will be a day later this week, owing to the bank holiday.
There is more information on the South Oxfordshire District Council (SODC) website:
The charity Medicalert has asked the Parish Council to promote a new initiative that can make a difference to people living with dementia and Alzheimer’s.
The MedicAlert Foundation, in partnership with Thames Valley Police, has launched a dementia safeguarding programme, Safe and Found.
In the UK, there are 944,000 people currently living with dementia, and, distressingly, six Continue reading
Residents who are not already subscribers to Oxfordshire County Council’s digital newsletter “Your Oxfordshire” may like to download the latest edition.
The Parish Council has been advised by South Oxfordshire District Council (SODC) of a new planning application within the village.
The application, at Briarwood, Northfield Lane, Long Wittenham, is for the relocation of a window to rear elevation, replacement of garage doors and internal reconfigurations.
The details may be viewed on the SODC website: Continue reading
Residents who are not already subscribers may want to read the latest edition of the Didcot Garden Town Newsletter.
See the South Oxfordshire District Council website for more information about the Didcot Garden Town project.
Parish Councillor Steve Bolton has asked if residents who live near the new trees that were planted in the village a few months ago could put a bucket of water on them during this warm and dry weather.
The trees are located on Saxons Heath Green, the entrance to Saxons Heath and on the Didcot Road near the traffic calming build-out.
For more information contact Cllr Bolton at steve.bolton@longwittenham.com.
Make Long Wittenham a village to be proud of!
Come along to the Village Hall on Saturday 21st October between 10am and noon 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 returned to the Village Hall and you will be rewarded with tea and cake, plus the pleasure Continue reading
South Oxfordshire District Council (SODC) has asked the Parish Council to make residents aware of a new study that has been launched to better understand, protect and enhance the unique landscapes across South Oxfordshire and Vale of White Horse.
SODC is asking residents, businesses and visitors to share what they love about local landscapes and what they think is changing them. The study is being Continue reading
Going Forward Buses, the company that provides the Monday and Wednesday D1 bus service between Wallingford and Didcot, calling at Long Wittenham, has announced minor timing changes aimed at improving punctuality.
The changes will take effect from Monday 4th September. See the revised timetable below. Continue reading
