The Parish Council is keen to acknowledge residents who quietly ‘just get on with’ something, spending their spare time doing things for the village without asking for payment or recognition.
The council is aware that many of these people would not want to be in the spotlight, but it would like to send them a quiet ‘Thank You’ so that they know their efforts have been noticed and appreciated. Continue reading
All residents are invited to a meeting in the Village Hall on Wednesday 22nd March at 7:30pm.
Thomas Homes, the developer for the Community Hub, will present the final plans for the new village hall, school, pre-school and houses prior to submitting a planning application.
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 carriageway patching works and will operate from 27th March to 31st March 2023 between 8pm and 6am. See the Traffic Regulation Notice below. 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 will hold its monthly meeting in the Village Hall at 7:30pm on Thursday 16th March.
All residents are invited to attend. Download the agenda here.
Residents planning to use Oxfordshire’s household waste recycling centres are warned of a series of short closures to enable essential work to be carried out.
For safety reasons, Oxfordshire County Council (OCC) will be shutting each of its centres for two days – although never at the same time – to allow for deep cleaning and essential maintenance to take place. This includes jet washing Continue reading
People living in Didcot and surrounding areas can have their say on the future of cycle routes and walkways in a new consultation.
The consultation will identify improvements that can be made to cycling and walking as part of the Local Cycling and Walking Infrastructure Plan (LCWIP) in Didcot. The LCWIP is one area of the South Oxfordshire and Vale of White Horse District Councils Didcot Garden Town Delivery Plan, a plan to help improve the lives of residents living in and around Didcot Continue reading
Age UK Oxfordshire has asked the Parish Council to make residents aware of its new campaign focused on raising awareness of Attendance Allowance and encouraging anyone who thinks they might be eligible to apply.
Attendance Allowance is not being taken up by all those who are eligible. It is paid to Continue reading
Statistics collected by Community Speedwatch UK show how sustained Speedwatch activity contributes to a change in driver behaviour when applied consistently, resulting in lower average speeds, and thus contributing to the lowering of the number of killed and seriously injured road users and pedestrians in traffic collisions.
Seven volunteers from the village now make up the Long Wittenham Community Speedwatch group. The group has been operational since late January and ran its first Continue reading
Earth Trust has announced that its much-loved Lambing Festival is back for Spring 2023, following a three year Covid break.
The festival will run over two weekends: 25th to 26th March and 1st to 2nd April.
Visitors can explore the working farmyard where expectant ewes and newborn lambs will Continue reading
