Upton is a small village of approximately 170 houses within the Vale of the White Horse in Oxfordshire. The village lies on a spring line on the edge of the North Wessex Downs, designated in 1972 as an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty,
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Latest Village News
Upton Forming a New Neighbourhood Watch
Following several recent events in Upton, a group of villagers are forming a new Neighbourhood Watch team. It’s early days but we are already seeing the benefits of working together. For example, only a few weeks ago, many of us woke to find red grease smeared on our bins. By messaging on the “Upton Help” WhatsApp
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Christian Aid Week
Christian Aid Week will be held 11-17 May 2025. The tomato seeds are sown and I hope they will give me enough plants to satisfy any orders. I'm waiting for the collecting envelopes to be available. A poster will soon go on the new Church Notice Board and we are already talking about the Garden Party at St Mary's on
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Upton Neighbourhood Watch
There will be a meeting at the Village hall at 8pm on Tuesday 4th March to discuss how we might restart the Upton Neighbourhood Watch scheme All are welcome to come along with your thoughts about how we might take this forward.
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Derek Whitmell (1940 – 2025)
Derek collapsed following a wonderful Christmas spent with family and passed away peacefully at the John Radcliffe Hospital on the 2nd January. A thanksgiving service was held at St Michael’s Church, Blewbury on the 10th February this year. Derek and his wife Charmian moved to Grahame Close, Blewbury, as a young
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Upton Nature Garden
The nature garden, if you haven’t heard of it, is a small, natural oasis for people, animals and plants in the heart of the village, at the back of the Village Hall. It’s 3 years, give or take, since work began. Take a stroll around it now, and you’ll see a decent hedgeline, flourishing ferns and shrubs, and at long
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Upton Wine Club
We all know wine can be an expensive business. The quality (or perceived quality) of a wine, it’s rarity and brand have all contributed to some wines demanding an exceptionally high price. However, a lucrative industry such as this one does attract attention from less scrupulous characters and encourages business and
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Wine Club – The Effects of Age on Wines
This month we were delighted to invite Martin from local wine retailer, Grape Minds to talk to our members about the effects of age on wine. With a Diploma in wine, he was able to provide some great background into the economics of aged wine and the influence it has on the taste. Over the course of the evening, we
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Parish Council – Agendas, Minutes, etc.
Annual Parish Meeting
Upton Parish Council would like to remind all residents that the Annual Parish Meeting will be held on Wednesday 7th May at 19.00 in the Village Hall. It would be helpful if you could email the Clerk (parish.clerk@uptonvillage.co.uk) if you are planning to attend by Tuesday 6 th but all will be welcome and it will be
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Agenda for the Parish Council Meeting 23rd April 2025
UPTON PARISH COUNCIL 18th April 2025 To: All Members of the Council You are hereby summoned to attend a meeting of the Parish Council to be held in the small meeting room at Upton Village Hall on Wednesday, 23rd April 2025 at 19.00. Members of the public and press are welcome to attend. Please inform the Clerk at
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Minutes of the meeting held 19th March 2025
UPTON PARISH COUNCIL MINUTES of the meeting held 19th March 2025 In attendance: Chair Ben Shaw (BS) Councillors David Beckles (DB) Brendan Heneghan (BH) Chris Seelig (CS) Francoise Yates (FY) Clerk Lisa Heneghan
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Agenda for Parish Council meeting 19th March 2025
UPTON PARISH COUNCIL 13th March 2025 To: All Members of the Council You are hereby summoned to attend a meeting of the Parish Council to be held in the small meeting room at Upton Village Hall on Wednesday 19th March 2025 at 19.00. Members of the public and press are welcome to attend. Please inform the Clerk at
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March Parish Council Meeting
Please be advised that the March Parish Council Meeting has been brought forward from Wednesday 26th March to Wednesday 19th March. It will be held in the small meeting room at the Village Hall starting at 19.00.
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Minutes of the meeting of the Parish Council 22nd January 2025
UPTON PARISH COUNCIL MINUTES of the meeting held 22nd January 2025
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Minutes of the meeting of the Parish Council 18th December 2024
UPTON PARISH COUNCIL Minutes of the meeting of the Parish Council Upton Village Hall on Wednesday 18th December 2024 at 19.00
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Agenda for the Parish Council meeting Wednesday 26th February 2025 at 19:00 – Revised
UPTON PARISH COUNCIL 19th February 2025 To: All Members of the Council
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Agenda for the Parish Council meeting Wednesday 26th February 2025 at 19:00
UPTON PARISH COUNCIL 19th February 2025 To: All Members of the Council
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