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May5Sun20249:30 am Holy Communion @ St Mary's ChurchHoly Communion @ St Mary's ChurchMay 5 @ 9:30 am – 11:00 amThere will be a service of Holy Communion on Sunday 5th May at 9:30am at St Mary’s. Everyone is welcome.May12Sun20249:30 am Holy Communion @ St Mary's ChurchHoly Communion @ St Mary's ChurchMay 12 @ 9:30 am – 11:00 amThere will be a service of Holy Communion on Sunday 12th May at 9:30am at St Mary’s. Everyone is welcome.May14Tue20247:30 pm Dog Club Talk @ Long Wittenham Athletic ClubDog Club Talk @ Long Wittenham Athletic ClubMay 14 @ 7:30 pmOn 14th May, the village Dog Club will celebrate its third anniversary, and it would like to share the evening with others from the village who are not members, but who may be interested in a fascinating talk about detection … Continue reading →May18Sat202410:00 am Open Weekend @ Sylva Wood CentreOpen Weekend @ Sylva Wood CentreMay 18 @ 10:00 am – 6:00 pmThe Sylva Wood Centre will be taking part in Oxford Artweeks during the weekend of 18th/19th May. Open from 10am to 6pm. More information on the Sylva Foundation website.
Tag Archives: Remembrance
Bus Shelter Poppies
Claire Brown, on behalf of Wittenham WI, writes … A huge thank you to everyone who contributed to this fantastic display of over two hundred and sixty poppies on the High Street bus shelter – see below. We had knitted, … Continue reading
Wittenhams Honour War Dead
More than forty people gathered at the village war memorial at 11am on Remembrance Day to honour fourteen men who gave their lives in the First World War. Children from the primary school paid tribute to five of the soldiers … Continue reading
Long Wittenham War Dead Remembered
Long Wittenham remembered its First World War dead on 11th November at the village war memorial to commemorate Armistice Day 1918. Fourteen soldiers from the village lost their lives in war zones in France and Palestine or died from wounds. … Continue reading
The Village Remembers
More than thirty people gathered at the war memorial yesterday (11th November) to remember those villagers who gave their lives in the First World War. Concerns about Coronavirus failed to lessen the public’s commitment to the event. The commemoration was … Continue reading
Poppies In The Post
With Remembrance Day just around the corner and Covid-19 restrictions still in place, the vast array of Royal British Legion volunteers are unable to distribute poppies in large numbers as normal. This year you can support the appeal by applying … Continue reading
Village Honours The Dead
More than one hundred and forty villagers, school children and teachers gathered at the First World War Memorial yesterday to honour the soldiers who were killed or died from injuries in the conflict. Long Wittenham honoured those who sacrificed their … Continue reading
Remembrance Events
This year Remembrance Sunday and Armistice Commemoration Centenary coincide, both being on Sunday 11th November. On Friday 9th November at 2.30pm the Primary School will be holding a special assembly in St Mary’s Church. On Sunday 11th November at 9.30am … Continue reading
Long Wittenham War Dead Honoured
Last Saturday, Remembrance Day, a gathering of Long Wittenham residents remembered soldiers from the village killed in the First World War. More than thirty people assembled around the memorial outside the village school to pay their respects to the dead … Continue reading
Armistice Day & Remembrance Sunday in the Bridge Group of Churches
November 11th Armistice Day 10.45am at St Paul’s Church Culham: Act of Remembrance with school 10.50am at the War Memorial Long Wittenham: Act of Remembrance with school November 13th Remembrance Sunday 10.00am at St Michael & All Angel’s Clifton Hampden: … Continue reading