The Upton Village Hall Amenity Trust (UVHAT) are organising a Mountain bike Event to raise money for the village hall. The event will be on Sunday 20^th June and take the form of a 40 mile “figure of eight”, starting and finishing in Upton.

It is hoped that some 200+ riders will participate raising some considerable funds that will result in better facilities available to the village as a whole.

To help make the day a success, we are seeking volunteers to help in many different capacities. We need marshals on the route, parking assistants, caterers, “admin staff” and drivers of 4×4’s on the day.

If you think you would like to help in any way at all please contact Bob Lott on 851222 or email bob.lott@ciinformatics.co.uk.

Come and enjoy some light hearted entertainment of words and music provided by our own local talent in the extended Village Hall on Friday 16th April at 7pm

Supper will be provided.

Tickets £10 from Peter Gardiner 850449 and Geoff Summers 850801

The Oxfordshire Theatre Company is coming to Upton Village Hall again on Saturday March 27th at 7.30 pm

^{Ticket price £8 and £6 from Jessie on 851206}

Loving April

Adapted by Giles Croft from the novel by Melvin Burgess

A moving story of love and intolerance

The touring theatre has been coming to our village hall for many years. Audiences have enjoyed, and appreciated the level of expertise, colour and exuberance they have brought with them.

The cost to our venue is £314 and the only reason they have been able to sustain this price is because of the subsidy they have received. Unfortunately, a large percentage of that subsidy is to be withdrawn. Sadly, this may be their last tour.

All future Drop-In meetings will be back in the Village Hall. The next two sessions will be held on:

18^th March and the 1^st April, 10.30 until 12.00 noon

Yvonne Collins 01235 850989

OIL SYNDICATE

The next order is scheduled to be placed on Monday 15th March. To be included, I need to have your orders by Saturday 13^th March at the latest.

My contact details are (preferably by e-mail) colin.batchelor@eggconnect.net or by telephone 01491 671253 (after 7.00pm).

Colin Batchelor

NEIGHBOURHOOD WATCH REPORT

I have been informed of 2 burglaries that occurred in West Hagbourne last week in broad daylight.

This is very close to home and I would urge people NOT to open their doors to unfamiliar callers particularly if they are in the house alone. These are just the people that distraction burglars are targeting.

If in any doubt simply do not answer the door.

Anyone calling from Water Board, Council, Southern Electricity etc etc should be wearing an obvious identity tag. If not, simply do not let them in!

Celia Davies 850684

The Parish Council is looking for volunteers to join the grass cutting team. You will be required to use our mowers to cut the Recreation Ground and the Children’s Play Area three, or possibly four times during the next 8 months. The job takes about 3 hours working in pairs. A schedule will be produced giving you the approximate date that it will be your turn but the actual time and day can be anytime agreed with your working partner

Safety training and any other help you may need will be provided. If you can help us out please give me a call.

Mike Brown 850135

This years Litter Pick is being arranged for Saturday 20^th March. If you can spare us an hour or two, please come along to the Village Hall at about 9.30 where there will be a cup of tea and biscuits awaiting you before setting out to help clean up our parish.

Mike Brown 850135

Since 1985, Rotary Clubs all over the world have been funding an immunization campaign against polio, in conjunction with the World Health Organisation and UNICEF. Rotary internationally has raised over £500,000,000 for this purpose. In 1985, over 350,000 cases of polio were reported throughout the world; by 2008 this number had been reduced to only 2,000. The intention now is to wipe out polio totally and to save all children from being condemned to a lifetime of paralysis from this terrible disease.

The Rotary Club of Oxford Isis is organising two musical events to help fund the campaign:-

A Gala Concert at 7.00pm on Saturday 20^th February at the Jacqueline du Pre Music Building, St Hilda’s College, Oxford. The Concert features the Young Lions Jazz Group, Marion Flanagan’s School of Irish Dancing (including Riverdance) along with other young musicians and dancers. Tickets cost £15-00 and include light refreshments.

Kenny Ball and His Jazzmen in Concert at 7.00 p.m.on Saturday 27^th March at Radley College Theatre near Abingdon. There will be a bar and tickets at £20-00 include a light supper.

Tickets are available for both events from Robert Fitchett at Upton Fruit Farm (01235 850808) or e-mail fitchettupton@ukonline.co.uk

50’s CLUB WINNERS

December 2009

£20            Mr Donoghue        14

£20            Mrs Miller               6

£10            Mrs Hammond       22

£7              Mr Lightfoot           48

£5              Mrs S Dawson      83

£4              Ms Powel             98

January 2010

£10            Mrs Summers       49

£7              Mr J Abbott          168

£5              Mrs Morris            64

£4              Ms Shaw             129