Upton and its neighbouring villages, Blewbury, West Hagbourne, Aston Tirrold and Aston Upthorpe, all of whom share the Blewbury telephone exchange, are still in the race to get faster broadband in 2012.
The residents of all five communities have made a fantastic response to BT’s Race To Infinity campaign, which promises to install fibre optic broadband in the five exchanges nationwide which have the highest percentage of votes come 31 December this year.
As of 9 December, the Blewbury exchange leads the race with a total of 1037 votes out of a 1236 households, a massive 83.9%. It’s neck and neck between Blewbury and the Caxton exchange in Cambridgeshire for the No.1 spot, but there’s strong competition for the winning top five, so every last vote is needed to ensure a successful outcome.
If you haven’t yet registered your vote on behalf of the village, please contact either Graham de Wilde at 3 Beeching Close (851600), or Brian Rippon at Autumn Leaves, High Street (850158). The competition is open to all residents, whether or not you have an Internet connection or even a telephone line, so please make sure your vote is counted – see details of how to vote.
Recent media coverage has included the Oxford Times, BBC Online and a BBC Radio Oxford interview with Chris Whatmore, Blewbury’s campaign co-ordinator.
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