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Citizens Advice Newsletter
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.
Women’s Cycling Tour
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
Road Closure Alert
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
Jubilee Postscript
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
Jubilee Roundup
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
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Another Jubilee Visitor
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
Jubilee Visitors
Mingling with residents celebrating the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee in the village this weekend are two people from Adelaide in Australia, Edwin Heywood and his eldest son Daniel.
Two years ago on behalf of the family, three Hazel trees were planted in Little Wittenham Woods in memory of their late wife and mother Elizabeth, known in the village as Betty Wrench. Continue reading
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Waste and Recycling Collections
Residents are reminded that, owing to the double bank holiday, waste and recycling collections change this week and next – see the table below for details.
More information on the South Oxfordshire District Council (SODC) website: Continue reading
Celebrate with Care
NHS Oxfordshire has asked the Parish Council to promote the ‘Celebrate with Care’ initiative over the Jubilee weekend.
The Celebrate with Care message aims to encourage relatives and neighbours to help elderly members of the community feel involved with the celebrations and offer support through the Oxfordshire County Council ‘LiveWell’ scheme. Continue reading