The Parish Council has decided that it is time to explore the possibility of a complete re-vamp of the existing Play Area. It is felt that much of our present equipment has given excellent service for over 20 years but it is time to explore the possibility of obtaining a large grant and laying out a completely new play area using the modern equipment similar to items recently installed in other local play areas (Chilton for example).

We are looking for volunteers to join David Mason in investigating sources of funding and carrying the project through to completion over the next 2-3 years. If you are able to help us out with this exciting new project please give David a ring on 851306.

After 11 years of serving on the Council, Tracy Seelig has resigned to spend more time concentrating on her teaching career. Tracy joined the council in 1999 and has served in many capacities including Chairman from 2003 – 2005.

We thank Tracy for her efforts over a long period and wish her every success with her teaching work.

Having recently lost Geoff Summers as well as Tracy we are very pleased to announce that we have been joined by Lesley Shaw and by Bob Lott, both have been co-opted onto the council until May of next year when it will be time for you all to elect a new council.

For details of who your Councillors are and how to contact them go to the Parish Council section of the website

On a damp and dismal morning it was great to see no less than 16 volunteers come along to give our parish its annual litter clean up on Saturday 20th. Over 95% of the litter was again collected from the main roads that pass through our parish with Chilton Road being particularly bad. It is a pleasure to drive those roads for a few days seeing them clean and tidy but it is unfortunate that we have so many motoring morons passing through our village who have no respect at all for our local environment and even by the time we went round to pick up the sacks on the following day there were a bottle and a beer can lying at the side of the road.

Our thanks to all the volunteers on the day and to Bob and Geoff who helped with collecting up the bags on the following day. Our thanks also to the District Council who supply all the equipment and a prompt and efficient collection and disposal service.

Mike Brown

Council Vacancy

We are sorry to announce that Geoff Summers has resigned from the Parish Council. Geoff joined us a year ago and in that time has become a valued member of the council taking on the roles of UVHAT representative and Parish Transport representative as well as providing a wise head on all other matters.

We thank Geoff for his efforts on behalf of the parish and wish both Geoff and Celia good fortune in their new venture.

Geoff’s resignation does mean that we have a vacancy on the council that we would like to fill as quickly as possible by co-opting a new member. If you are interested in filling the vacancy, which will be until May 2011 when a new council will be elected, then please give me a call or contact the Parish Clerk, either of us will be pleased to give you more information on what is involved.

Mike Brown   850135

In 2007 you will recall that Upton was runner-up in the Vale section of the Calor Oxfordshire Village of the Year Competition. We did not enter in 2008.  

Now is our chance to put together an entry for 2009 which has to be in by 31^st May.  We are looking for 2-3 volunteers who can pull the entry together and then, providing we are shortlisted, give up a Saturday in July to present the entry to the judges. The village is in a better position to do well than it was in 2007 so please think about helping to put an entry together. If you are interested please give Mike Brown 850135 or Clare Lightfoot 850486 a call.

  Letter from VOWH, 1 December 2008 (218 Kb)

  Letter from VOWH, 16 January 2009 (210.7 Kb)

  Letter from VOWH, 3 February 2009 (85.3 Kb)

  Letter from Parish Council, 19 February 2009 (24 Kb)

Tuesday 5 September, 7.30pm
Village Hall

The Parish Council will be making presentations on the progress of various working party reports initiated by the Parish Plan. Plans for the proposed development of the recreation ground will be on view in the hall at the Fete.

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Information on the parish plan.

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