Welcome to the website for the village of Long Wittenham, Oxfordshire, England. Within these pages you will find information on the village, the Parish Council and its activities, a directory of local businesses and services, information on clubs and groups, and lots of other things too.
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The Parish Council has now received the report from the South Oxfordshire District Council (SODC) planning officer on the planning application for the Community Hub.
The report recommends approval of the plans subject to the completion of a Section 106 agreement, which will cover all the technicalities of the development.
Currently, there is no timescale for the completion of the planning process which will enable building to commence. The Section 106 agreement is complicated and a number of parties are involved: the District and County Councils, the Parish Council, the Oxford Diocese (that owns a part of the school), Thomas Homes (the developer) and the landowner of the Community Hub site.
This project has been difficult and prolonged and has involved a huge input from many people in the village. The Parish Council is also indebted to Thomas Homes and the local landowner who have supported it over the last decade. The new facilities will enhance the village considerably and, despite the frustrations of the past, completion is now in sight.
If you are new to the village, the website has full details and background to the Neighbourhood Plan and the Community Hub.
After a break of a year, the reformed Wittenham Singers will return to celebrate May Morning with songs and poems at the Little Wittenham Manor Estate on Wednesday 1st May at 6:30am.
Refreshments will be available. All welcome!
See the flyer below. Continue reading
Residents who are not already subscribers to Oxfordshire County Council’s digital newsletter “Your Oxfordshire” may like to download the latest edition.
Residents who are not already subscribers to South Oxfordshire District Council’s digital newsletter “South News” may like to download the latest edition here.
South Oxfordshire District Council (SODC) is setting a new council plan for the next four years and is encouraging everyone within the district to join in the conversation ‘The Way Ahead’.
The Council has set out its initial ideas on what direction to take and the aim is now to open up a two-way conversation and find out what residents, businesses, community groups and organisations think. The feedback will Continue reading
A new defibrillator has been installed at Sinodun Close.
The unit was purchased by the Parish Council with the aid of the Government’s DHSC Community Automated External Defibrillator (AED) Fund.
There are now four defibrillators in the village: one in the telephone box on the High Street, one at the Long Wittenham Athletic Club, one at Pendon Museum and now this Continue reading
On Tuesday 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 dogs being given that evening.
Martin Grime, from K9 Training Academy Ltd based at Harwell is a Subject Matter Expert and Expert Witness in the use of canines in relation to Law Continue reading
The village’s FixMyStreet SuperUser, Andy Mortimer, has been working behind the scenes to get Oxfordshire County Council (OCC) to fix the potholes on the road to Clifton Hampden.
Andy writes …
The worst of the potholes on the road were patched on Monday (15th April) as urgent repairs by OCC. The remaining issues will be scheduled for repair on the normal 28-day 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 8 Wessex Way, Long Wittenham, is for a Garden Shed (retrospective).
The details may be viewed on the SODC website: Continue reading
The Parish Council will hold its monthly meeting in the Village Hall at 7:30pm on Thursday 18th April.
All residents are invited to attend. Download the agenda here.
