We welcome to the village the Pinckney Family.
Theft in Upton
A white van was possibly broken into recently in Prospect Road and a Stihl Cutter was stolen.
Cash in the Attic Auction
St Mary’s will be holding a ‘Cash in the Attic’ auction in the Autumn.
Oxfordshire Artsweeks
Joan Durbin will open her studio to the public with an exhibition of paintings during Oxfordshire Artweeks.
The Children’s Society
Upton’s House to House Collection for The Children’s Society which took place from 14 – 28 April raised £256 (+£23 tax refunds).
This is an excellent result and many thanks to the collectors and generous donors. Well done Upton. If you missed the collector when she called please get in touch and I can still pick up your donation.
Many thanks
Clare Lightfoot
Didcot Cinema Opens
Cineworld in Didcot finally opened its doors to the public on May 4th.
One of the first films to be shown will be Spiderman 3, which opens on the same day.
The £4.5m five-screen Cineworld cinema will be welcomed by locals after a long wait for the promised attraction to the town.
For information on what’s showing and to book tickets, call 0871 220 8000 or go to the Didcot Cineworld web page.
Didcot accident blackspot targeted for speed checks
Police and road safety officers from Oxfordshire County Council will target speeding motorists at a known accident blackspot in Didcot on Friday, 4 May from 9am.
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Marathon Congratulations
Congratulations to Julian Sayers, who completed the London Marathon in 4:47:57 in unseasonally high temperatures.
Hagbourne Fun Run
The Hagbourne Fun Run is on the 7th May, starting at 11am in the East Hagbourne Village Hall.
Group Against Reservoir Development
Following the encouraging response to the Group Against Reservoir Development (GARD) presentation at Steventon in February, GARD is planning a series of further presentations in other local communities. The first will be at Blewbury Village hall on Thursday 24th May 2007 at 7.30pm.