Following the success of last year’s extravaganza, The Friends of St Mary’s will be running another Fun Dog Event in the garden of The Plough Inn on Bank Holiday Monday 29th May starting at 2:30pm.
As well as Dog Olympics and a range of other doggy classes, teas, coffee and cakes will be available and The Plough garden bar will be open. All are welcome, with or without dogs. Continue reading
The Parish Council will hold its annual meeting, followed by its usual monthly meeting in the Village Hall starting at 7:30pm on Thursday 18th May.
All residents are invited to attend. The agendas are here:
Some residents will have noticed “Road Closed Ahead” signs on the entrance to and on the Little Wittenham Road.
We understand that the road may be closed or restricted until 11th May due to a large water leak.
See the notice board below. Continue reading
The pop-up café at Pendon Museum will be open again on Wednesday 17th May 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 Parish Council has been advised by the Network Management team at Oxfordshire County Council (OCC) that there will be a temporary road closure of the A415 Abingdon Road at Culham.
The closure is to facilitate surface dressing works and will operate from Wednesday 24th May to Friday 26th May 2023 between 4am and 8pm. See the Traffic Regulation Notice below. Continue reading
Village beekeeper Rose Gill writes …
This is the prime time of year for honey bee swarms and many beekeepers have lost colonies over this tough winter and cold spring.
If you find a swarm in your garden, or spot one out on a local walk, please get in touch with me at rose.gill@redpony.co.uk or phone 01865 407036. Continue reading
The planning application for the Community Hub has been submitted to South Oxfordshire District Council (SODC) and the details are now on the SODC website for public consultation.
This is a significant step towards getting the new facilities that the village needs: new village hall, new primary school and pre-school. The application is here: Continue reading
Sam Casey-Rerhaye has been re-elected to the Sandford and the Wittenhams seat on South Oxfordshire District Council (SODC).
In yesterday’s election, Sam, who represents the Green Party, beat the Conservative candidate Edwin Samu by 895 votes to 315.
She has held the seat since 2019. Continue reading
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Polling takes place today (4th May) here in Long Wittenham for the Sandford and the Wittenhams seat on South Oxfordshire District Council.
The candidates are the incumbent, Sam Casey-Rerhaye, representing the Green Party, and Edwin Samu for the Conservative Party.
The Village Hall will be open for voting from 7am to 10pm. It is expected that the result Continue reading
