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Sharon Murphy writes …
Many, many years ago a tradition started here in the village: Maypole Dancing. It was introduced by Marjorie Edwards who undertook the teaching of this village tradition.
After her passing, The Girls Friendly Society (GFS) took it on, run by Joy Whitehead and Linda O’Driscol. Joy then moved to Surrey and the GFS stopped, but Joy wanted the May Dancing to carry on came knocking at my door! So myself and a few mums carried on the yearly event until our children left the Village school. We passed it on to more mums but sadly it wound down and then stopped as Covid19 hit.
So finally we have decided to restart this village tradition of over 150 years!
Please bring your children along on the dates shown on the flyer below and come along to watch on Friday 1st May at 6pm to support the dancers, and this age old tradition. Long Wittenham Athletic Club will be hosting the event, the bar will be open and weather permitting, food will be available to purchase. Thank you in advance from the organisers:
Sharon Murphy, Mo Jackson, Suzanne Challis and Alison Thomas.
Offers of help would be greatly appreciated. And if anyone knows what happened to the music on CD that was last used for the dancing, please let me know. Email themurphys666@gmail.com.
The pothole crisis in Oxfordshire must be really bad if it makes it to the BBC news website.
Read the comments from Andrew Gant, Oxfordshire County Council’s transport chief in an interview with Radio Oxford.
Wittenham WI invites villagers to its Spring “Cake & Culture” Talk on Saturday 21st March at 3pm in the Village Hall.
Lizzy Rowe’s talk will focus on the visual artists, particularly Vanessa Bell (sister to Virginia Woolf) and Duncan Grant, who lived together at Charleston Farmhouse in East Sussex. Their work, seen by some as revolutionary, is always colourful and striking and epitomises their era. Behind it are a good many stories Continue reading
The Parish Council has been advised by South Oxfordshire District Council (SODC) of a new planning application within the village.
The application, at Little House, High Street, Long Wittenham, is for the erection of a detached timber potting shed and greenhouse for private, non-commercial horticultural use incidental to the enjoyment of the primary dwelling.
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Revd David Haylett writes …
As some residents may know, Revd Jo Allen, who has been our House for Duty Team Vicar for the last two years, has resigned. As is the custom when Team Vicars resign, her last Service will be in Dorchester Abbey on Sunday 1st March at 10.30am.
There will be no other Services in our Churches on that Sunday. Continue reading
Residents who are not already subscribers to South Oxfordshire District Council’s digital newsletter “South News” may like to download the latest edition.
The Parish Council has been advised by South Oxfordshire District Council (SODC) of a new planning application within the village.
The application, at Northfield Farm, Long Wittenham, is for the erection of a garden storage and workshop building.
The details may be viewed on the SODC website: Continue reading
Gardeners in the village will be pleased to hear that South Oxfordshire District Council’s free compost give-away is back.
This year, there are two events giving away locally produced compost: Saturday 7th March between 9am and 11am at Howbery Business Park, Benson Lane, Wallingford, OX10 8BA and Sunday 8th March between 9am and 11am at White Horse Leisure and Tennis Centre (overflow car park), Continue reading
The Parish Council (PC) has just installed two new flashing Speed Indicator Devices (SIDs) in the village.
Last year Thames Valley Police offered grants for road safety improvements and the PC was successful in its bid to buy these signs. The SIDs have cost about £5,800 and the grant was £5,700.
Then parish councillor David Corney submitted the bid on behalf of the PC and it helped Continue reading
There was a long discussion at last Thursday evening’s parish council meeting about the state of the roads in the village and particularly the road to Clifton Hampden.
Our County Councillor Johnny Hope-Smith, who was present, said that every division in the council was experiencing the same problem. He said that the more that residents raise the issue with Oxfordshire County Council Continue reading
