Parish Councillors

Steve Brown – Chairman

Community Hub Development.

Steve and his wife Claire have lived in the village since 1982, bringing up three sons.  He is a retired Chartered Engineer having worked mainly for local councils on roads, bridges and transport.  He has worked for Oxfordshire County Council, Oxford City and the Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead where he was Head of the Highways and Engineering Department.  Steve was co-opted as a parish councillor in late 2014 and took over the Chair after the local elections in May 2015.   He helped establish the Good Neighbours Group in May 2014.  In his spare time, Steve enjoys gardening, DIY and travel.

Steve can be contacted at steve.brown@longwittenham.com.

Peter Rose

Chairman Neighbourhood Plan Steering Group.

Peter and his wife, Janet, moved to Long Wittenham in November 2011, having lived in Benson for the last 30 years.  He had been a GP at the Benson Surgery during that time.  He has steered the Neighbourhood Plan since 2014 and hopes to see the outcome of the latest plan in the near future.

In his spare time he enjoys gardening and tennis.

Peter can be contacted at peter.rose@longwittenham.com.

Liz Yuille

Liz has lived in Long Wittenham since 2015.  Having had a career in insurance broking and financial crime management. Although she is now retired, she keeps active by going to the gym three times a week and continues her love of all crafts.  She belongs to the WI, the History Group and the Abingdon Flower Club.

Liz can be contacted at liz.yuille@longwittenham.com

 

Steve Bolton

Steve is married with two daughters and lives on Northfield Lane.  He moved to the village thirty-six years ago from Appleford.  He is retired, having worked for many years at the Cowley car plant on Rolls Royce and Mini production.  He has been involved in local football for more than forty-five years and is the treasurer and groundsman for Long Wittenham Athletics Club.  He lists his other interests as real ale and clay pigeon shooting.

Steve can be contacted at steve.bolton@longwittenham.com

David Corney

David grew up in Oxford.  He and his wife Denise have lived in Long Wittenham since 2009.  He was the Director of the Scientific Computing Department at the Rutherford Appleton Laboratory until 2018, when he took partial retirement.

He was the foot-path warden for the village between 2019 and 2024.  David can often be seen out and about the village walking his two black Labradors Henry and Winston.

David can be contacted at david.corney@longwittenham.com

Mark Thompson

Mark moved to Wessex Way with his partner Liz and Border Collie Tess in 2022.  He is a retired MOD civil servant, having previously served in the Army for twenty-three years.

In addition to dog walking, Mark’s hobbies include flying, completing a long held ambition to achieve his Private Pilot’s Licence and travel. Although new to the area and the council, Mark is one of the village’s Emergency Plan Zone Co-ordinators.

Mark can be contacted at mark.thompson@longwittenham.com

Ian Burton

Ian, who lives on Saxons Heath, moved to the village in 1975.  He has worked as a technician within the nuclear sector for almost forty years.

He played football and cricket locally and is currently the chairman of Long Wittenham Athletic Club and helps out as a groundsman for Clifton Hampden Cricket Club.

Ian can be contacted at ian.burton@longwittenham.com.