South Oxfordshire
Village Hall Drop-in Sessions
We look forward to seeing as many of you as possible at the Drop-in. It would be nice to see a few new faces.
The next two sessions will be held on:
1 October – 15 October 10.30 until 12.00 noon in the Village Hall
After the 15th October the Hall is very unlikely to be available, the venue for the meeting on the 29th and future meetings until the hall is back in use will be decided later.
Yvonne Collins 01235 850989
We were so lucky to have picked a fine day for the fete. More visitors than ever came through the gate this year and I’m sure the dog agility demonstration given by the Wallingford Dog Training Club was a big attraction. Of course the Fun Dog Show and the Wacky Races were also very entertaining and a great crowd puller. Well done to all the stallholders and to the raffle ticket sellers who all excelled themselves. The winner of the Hot Air Balloon Ride was Chris Davies. A full list of prize winners is available let me know if you would like a copy. The Chairman of the Vale wrote saying how much she had enjoyed the fete and said "I do believe Upton is the cake capital of the Vale".
The receipts to date amount to £2,800 which is amazing, well done everyone for pulling out all the stops and making the afternoon a very special occasion.
Clare Lightfoot
OPEN GARDENS Sunday 6th September
We were blessed with a perfect day – the sun was shining but not too hot – for our 3 open gardens and plant stall at Prospect House, Stocks and Orchard Lodge. It was all arranged just a couple of weeks prior and we raised £298 for the village hall. Thank you to everyone who supported us.
Sarah Sayers
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UPTON OPEN GARDENS
SUNDAY 6th SEPTEMBER 2009
12.30 – 3pm
Bring your friends & family and come and enjoy the beauty of 3 of our village gardens* and relax with a glass of wine before meandering on to the next….
£7.50 (to include a glass of wine at each garden)
£4 (soft drink, excluding wine)
Children free
Parking at the Village Hall
*Prospect House – Station Road (& plant stall)
•Stocks – Stream Road
•Orchard Lodge – High Street
Proceeds in aid of the Village Hall
I hope you have all been having an enjoyable Summer and are now ready to join us in the Village Hall for our new season of Thursday morning Drop-in sessions.
The next three dates for your diaries are: September 3rd, September 17th, and October 1st.
Usual time: 10.30 – 12.00 noon
Look forward to seeing you
Yvonne Collins
850989
Saturday 6th September, 2.00 p.m. on Recreation Ground
Music by Blewbury Band
Dog Agility demonstration.
Delicious teas.
Stalls include: books, white elephant, preserves, plants, produce, cakes, ice cream, promises auction, games, tombola etc.
Donations for the stalls can be brought to the hall on the evening before the fete between 6.00 p.m. & 8.00 p.m. or on the day of the fete from 10.00 a.m.
Mega raffle – prizes include: Hot Air Balloon Ride, £100 cash, Meal for 2 at George & Dragon, plus many other prizes. Raffle tickets can be bought in advance from Jessie West 851206
Bring your bikes and small items for postcoding.
There will also be a Fun Dog Show, entries can be made on the day in the following classes: Theme fancy dress – popular film character; Prettiest Bitch; Handsomest Dog; Best Trick; Best 6 legs; The dog that will not eat the sausage; Open brace – a pair of dogs, any size or breed: Best in Show.
Entry Fee: £1 per class. The dog show is being sponsored by OSCAR pet food. Judge: Trudie Hewitt-Taylor. A donation from the dog show is being made to Pine Ridge Sanctuary.
Proceeds from the fete go to St Mary’s Church. Why does St Mary’s Church need money? Let me give you a couple of examples: during January the interior of St Mary’s was decorated at a cost of £6,000. The fabric of the church is generally in good condition however cracks are appearing in the ancient font and we would like to have work done on this before too long.
The Church also has a policy of annually donating a percentage of its income to charity, the following charities benefited in 2009: NSPCC, Helen & Douglas House, Pump Aid and Church Housing Trust.
Clare Lightfoot
I would like to thank everyone who came to the Cream Teas and everyone who donated money. The sun shone which made a real difference! I raised £520 for Brain Tumour UK which I was really pleased with and thoroughly enjoyed doing it.
Many thanks, Alex Thomas
We had a superb lunchtime with glorious weather and some amazing homemade fare. I never knew that there were so many different types of pate that one could make! This was a very jolly and social occasion attended by 60 villagers in total.
Thank you to all of you who came, all the helpers, those who cooked for us and those who couldn’t attend but very generously donated cash.
The final figure raised in aid of the Village Hall extension was £471.00
Celia Davies
The Annual Upton Village Fete in aid of Church funds will take place at the Recreation Ground on Saturday 5th September at 2.00 p.m.
Cakes, Plants, Preserves, White Elephant, Books, Toys,Tombola, etc etc
Grand Raffle, Home made teas, entertainment by Blewbury Band
For more information please contact
Jessie – 851206, Clare – 850486 or Maggie – 850126