This years litter pick is confirmed for 24 March. Thanks to Mike Brown who is coordinating this, on our behalf, with Biffa
Litter Pick
This years Litter Pick is being arranged for Saturday 24th March. If you can spare 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
Minutes of Extraordinary Meeting of Upton Parish Council Monday 19th December 2011
UPTON PARISH COUNCIL Minutes of Extraordinary Meeting of Upton Parish Council in the Village Hall Meeting Room on Monday 19th December 2011 Present: Mr J Dickens (Chairman), Mr S Fraser, Dr R Lott, Mr S Norman, Mrs C Lightfoot (Clerk) 1. Apologies received from Mr B Shaw & Mrs L Shaw 2. Declarations of… Continue reading »
Broadband update
Representatives from the Astons, Blewbury, Upton and West Hagbourne met with BT on Thursday December 1st to discuss exactly how and when local broadband speeds would improve as a result of winning BT’s Race to Infinity. It’s pretty complicated, but here goes with the Campaign team’s attempt to explain what’s happening: The overall effect of… Continue reading »
Sheepdogs rule the roost at fete
The annual St Mary’s Church Fete took place in Upton on Saturday (3 September). This ever-popular event retains the character of a traditional village fete, with features such as skittles and tug of war between the Parish Council and the parishioners, as well as the usual sale of homemade cakes, preserves and plants. The Blewbury… Continue reading »
St Mary’s Fete 2011 – Receipts
Stall Stall Holders Books The Whitmells & Robertsons £291.06 White Elephant Mimi Eighteen & friends £399.95 Preserves Jessie West £293.50 Plants Simon Powell, Austin & Edwin £249.05 Children’s games Fletcher family £14.70 Toys Rhiannon, Emily & Katie £43.04 Cakes Giulia & Brian Rippon £152.10 Fair Trade Maranda St J Nicholl £7.50 Teas Rosemary de Wilde,… Continue reading »
Village Play Area – Great News!
The team working on the development of the village play area (that’s David Mason, Katharine Langley, Ros Caffyn and William Betts) are delighted to have received a grant allocation from WREN of over £47,000. Along with over £3,000 raised by Uptonogood earlier in the summer; £5,000 contributed by the Parish Council and about £300 given… Continue reading »
Brownies keep their promise
On Wednesday 6 July 2011 the 1st Upton & Blewbury Brownies spent their evening picking up litter from around the village. Using equipment borrowed from South and Vale district councils, the brownies divided into groups with leaders and adult helpers and scoured the village for litter. The Brownies had recently been doing various activities based… Continue reading »
Have you lost a cat?
We seem to have an unpaying guest at the George and Dragon Pub. On Friday night we discovered a cat who wanted to stay and not leave. IS THIS YOUR CAT? It is a ginger and tabby tortoiseshell cat with white legs and ginger ears – not very old and very hungry. If this is… Continue reading »
Keys Found
A set of keys have been found on the track between Frog Alley and the Hagbourne Road. They look like house keys, together with another small key. The keyring bears a motorbike together with an insurance logo. To claim them, contact Rosemary or Graham de Wilde on 01235 850345.
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