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John Stimson 1939-2022
John Stimson, the former chairman of South Oxfordshire District Council (SODC) and member of Long Wittenham Parish Council, has died. He was eighty-three and had been suffering from cancer and dementia for the last twelve months.
Mr Stimson, who lived in Westfield Road for many years, was chairman of SODC from 2000 to 2001. A Liberal-Democrat, he was a member of the Continue reading
Solar Streets
The Parish Council has had confirmation that the Didcot Plus Solar Streets scheme is now accepting new enquiries. Current installation dates are from March 2023 onwards, due to the existing workload that needs to be worked through.
Interested residents should email info@iddea.co.uk with their contact details and full address, putting ‘Didcot Plus SSP enquiry’ as the subject (SSP stands for Solar Streets Project). Continue reading
Village Greens Created
Two new village greens have been created at Dorchester on Thames and Little Wittenham.
The greens, at the historic Dyke Hills, a scheduled Iron Age settlement, and at Day’s Lock Meadow beside the River Thames, have been voluntarily registered by a beneficent landowner, Keith Ives. Continue reading
Bus Service Update
Going Forward Buses, the company that runs the Mondays and Wednesdays bus service between Long Wittenham and Didcot, has announced that from Monday 28th November, there will be an additional afternoon journey to Didcot and back.
See the revised timetable on the Going Forward Buses website.
Poppy Sellers
Prew Bowtell, Long Wittenham Poppy Appeal Organiser, writes …
Would anyone like to volunteer as a poppy seller for this year’s Poppy Appeal? I’m looking for someone to cover Saxons Heath and another to cover Wessex Way (the new houses off Didcot Road) with a bit of High Street and Fieldside. Continue reading
Lunch Club Thanks Founder
Members of the Village Lunch Club thanked June Woodage for twenty-five years as the principal organiser of the club at its October meeting in the village hall.
It was in December 1997 when June contacted villagers to see if they would be interested in joining a lunch club. Late in January 1998 a note was delivered to every home in both Long and Little Wittenham, inviting people to a Continue reading
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Residents who are not already subscribers to Oxfordshire County Council’s digital newsletter “Your Oxfordshire” may like to download the latest edition.
Community Scheme for Solar Panels
Following discussions between the Parish Council and Didcot Plus, residents of Long Wittenham can now enjoy the benefits of the Solar Streets initiative.
Solar Streets is a company that works with local communities across Southern England to offer the installation of solar panels on private houses. Because installations are done in batches in one area, the cost is significantly Continue reading
Poppy Appeal 2022
The village poppy sellers will be out and about knocking on doors selling their poppies and other Poppy Appeal items from the last week of October. See the flyer below.
Make sure you have some change ready because the collectors can’t take card payment, or you can pay by cheque (payable to “The Poppy Appeal” – please write the first line of your address on the back). You can donate with ‘gift Continue reading