The Referendum for the revised Neighbourhood Development Plan will take place on Thursday 28th July 2022. Voters can vote at the polling station (Village Hall), by post or by proxy.
For information about registering to vote (deadline 12th July) and voting options please see southoxon.gov.uk/elections.
South Oxfordshire District Council (SODC) has published the referendum documents on Continue reading
South Oxfordshire and Vale of White Horse district councils have launched a joint litter mapping project aimed at identifying where and what type of items are littered; this information will then be used to target those areas.
The Summer-long survey asks litter pickers to record the location and types of litter, either online or by post. The survey includes categories for the most commonly-littered items including: Continue reading
NHS Oxfordshire has asked the Parish Council to share the following information with residents.
All children aged five to eleven continue to be offered vaccination against Covid-19, and this is a good time to get your child vaccinated in time for the Summer when cases might increase.
Two doses of the vaccine (at least twelve weeks apart) should give the child long-lasting Continue reading
Residents who are not already subscribers to Oxfordshire County Council’s digital newsletter “Your Oxfordshire” may like to download the latest edition.
Read the June edition of the Citizens Advice Oxfordshire South and Vale newsletter.
It provides the latest news from your local charity on some of its recent developments and issues impacting on our community.
Residents may wish to note that the 2022 Women’s Cycling Tour comes to Oxfordshire on Saturday (11th June).
Long Wittenham is not directly affected, but the tour will pass through Didcot, Wallingford and Abingdon during the early afternoon, and some roads in those areas will be closed. Continue reading
The Parish Council has just received the email below. We have no other information.
Immediate Road Closure Alert.
ROAD BETWEEN LONG WITTENHAM AND THE BARLEY MOW, LONG WITTENHAM, ABINGDON – Road closure required to repair Access required to Underground Openreach structure to repair service. To restore service to customer using Continue reading
Residents will be interested to hear that the Jubilee Best-Dressed House competition was won by the owners of 10 Saxons Heath, Sophie and Gaetan Staples, for the splendid crocheted and kitted display along their front wall. They won a plate of cupcakes and a bottle of Prosecco.
Congratulations to Sophie and Gaetan. Continue reading
It was a busy weekend in the village with a fantastic range of events to celebrate the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee: the Fun Dog Event at The Plough Inn on Friday afternoon; the Family Sports Day at Bodkins on Saturday afternoon; the 1950s Evening at the Athletics Club on Saturday evening; the Sorelle Singers Concert at St Mary’s on Saturday evening; and the grand finale, the Children’s Parade on the High Street and Party at The Plough Inn on Sunday afternoon. Continue reading
Among all the other visitors to the village this weekend, residents will have noticed that Her Majesty The Queen was also to be seen at the village bus shelter, en route to her royal residences, and accompanied by her loyal corgis – see below.
Thanks and well done to Wittenham WI for the splendid decorations. Continue reading
