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Local Information

  • Visitor Information Centre: 51a Market Square Tel: 01993  775802 Email:tourism@westoxon.gov.uk

  • Post Office: Market Square Tel: 01993 702644

  • Population: 17,500

  • Early closing: Tuesday

  • Market Days: Market Square Thursday & Saturday

  • Fire, Police, Ambulance - in an emergency dial 999
    • Fire: Welch Way
    • Police: Police Station, Welch Way Tel: (01993) 703913
    • Hospitals:
      • Community Hospital, Welch Way Tel: 01993 771211
      • John Radcliffe (Casualty Dept), Headley Way, Headington, Oxford Tel: 01865 741166

  • Citizens Advice Bureau: 33a High Street Tel: 01993 705691

  • Travel:
    • Bus:Stagecoach and  Oxford Tube timetables and online ticket shop.

  • Education
  • Library: Welch Way Tel: 01993 703659

  • Local Newspapers:
    • Witney Gazette (Thursday), 47 Market Square Tel: 01993 704264
    • Oxford Times, 47 Market Square Tel: 01993 704264
    • Oxford Mail, 47 Market Square Tel: 01993 704264
    • West Oxfordshire Standard (Friday), 36b High Street

  • Local Radio & TV:
    • Central Television, Unit 9, Windrush Court, Abingdon Tel: 01235 554123
    • FOX FM, Brush House, Pony Road, Oxford Tel: 01865 748787
    • BBC Radio Oxford 95.2 FM, 269 Banbury Road, Oxford Tel: 01865  311444

  • Local Government:
    • Witney Town Council
    • West Oxfordshire District Council, Wood Green Tel: 01993  702941
    • Oxfordshire County Council, County Hall, New Road, Oxford OX1 1ND Tel: 01865 792422

  • Churches:
    • High Street Methodist Church, 5 Davenport Road, Witney OX28 6EL Tel: 01993 772292

  • Samaritan's,Tel: 01865 722122

Recreation, Sport & Leisure

  • Witney Men's Hockey  Club, Training Tuesday's Tel: 01993 770740

  • Witney Comets and Cougars Basketball Teams (ladies) Train on a Monday  night at Wood Green School, Witney. Cougars and Mini's (juniors and 12-13 yr  olds) train from 6-7/7.30, Comets (Seniors and advanced juniors) train from 7-9.  All levels of experience welcome!
    For more information, please contact Lorna  Lewis - 01993 881388, or Wendy Mutch - 01993 771401

  • Football, Witney Town play in the Beazer Southern League at  Marriott's Close

  • West Witney Bowls Club,Tel: 01993 702490

  • The Ducklington Morris Dancers,Tel: 01993 241081

  • West Oxon Cyclists Club, Tel: 01993 705660

  • Windrush Bowmen Archery Club, Tel: 01608 641622

  • Witney Lawn Tennis Club, LTA Affiliated Tel: 01865  300571

     
  • Witney Rotaract is an  organisation for 18 to 29 year olds which organises social events as well as  raising money for charity and helping in the community. The club is a registered  charity.
  • The Windrush Leisure Centre, Witan Way Tel: 01993  202020

  • Witney Golf Club, Downs Road Tel: 01993 779000

  • Recreation Grounds The Leys, Burwell Fields, King George's Field in  Newland