Halloween Hedgerows The hedges along Hardwick Road appear as if they have been decorated for Halloween recently. The banks of blackthorn are strewn with ghostly...
Annual Village Assembly 2026 This event took place on 7th May and began with Parish Council lead, Jim Donahue reporting on last year’s achievements, which included the...
“Dedicated and effective volunteer” couple win Whitchurch Award Jill and John Bradon were jointly presented with the 2026 Whitchurch Award at the Village Assembly on 7th May. Parish Council lead, Jim Donahue,...
A big thank you to Hilary! The Whitchurch Web team is sorry to say goodbye to Page Editor, Hilary Jensen, as she retires from the team after fifteen years. Hilary was...
Community Speedwatch recruitment drive If you are concerned about the safety of both pedestrians and drivers in our local community, you might want to consider joining Community...- more news...
What else is new
- Pangbourne Meadow is one of 13 new sites in England given bathing water status today, 15 May. These sites will be regularly tested by the Environment Agency to keep swimmers better informed about water quality.
- Village Litter Pick: please meet next Saturday, 16th May, at the Hardwick Road end of Muddy Lane. If you have already volunteered and been assigned a patch, Jill will drop off bags and sticks to you in advance. If not, just turn up on Saturday at 2 pm!
- Scaffolders are set to arrive on Monday 18th May to start erecting scaffolding around St Mary's spire. All of St Mary's services are currently being held in the Old Stables.
- The Green Team: the latest quarterly newsletter for Spring 2026 can be found in the Green Team section of the website. Please have a read: they do a lot around the village to maintain our beautiful natural environment.
- Foster Care Fortnight: 11-24th May. The Fostering Network is campaigning to raise awareness of foster carers’ impact in providing love, stability and care to children and young people in need. Sadly many more foster carers are urgently needed across Oxfordshire. More information here.
- Let’s talk rubbish 2026 – Residents across South Oxfordshire are being encouraged to share their views on how rubbish, recycling and street cleaning services are run in their area, via a survey. Click here.
- Sat 16 May GREEN TEAM LITTER PICK - Meet at the Hardwick Road end of Muddy Lane at 2.00 pm.
- Sat 16 May ART CAFE - The Old Stables - 10.30 am to 12.30 pm - in aid of Pangbourne WI.
- Sun 17 May MORNING WORSHIP - 9.30 am in the Old Rectory Stables followed by Annual Church Meeting at 11.00 am
- Tue 19 May COMMUNITY COFFEE MORNING at The Old Stables, High Street 10.30am to midday - everyone welcome.
- Tue 19 May TAI CHI & QI-GONG - no class this week.
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