Beginner Karate Classes are starting in Upton Village Hall on January
2022 from 11.30am Sundays.
Free Trial Class.
Age 4 to Adult;. Families can Train together
Contact: johnhogan67@icloud.com 07548784929
www.tiskakarate-abingdon.co.uk

Thank you everyone for your generous donations to this year’s Poppy Appeal.
The Upton village collection total to date is £651.83, an excellent result.
I have been the Poppy Appeal Organiser here in Upton for 32 years and
would now like someone else to take on the role…….Could that be you?
If you are interested or would like more information, please phone me on
01235 850031.
Many thanks,
Helen Weston.

With the current rise in the cost of living and energy, you may find yourself
struggling financially. We are a local charity which supports people of all
ages living in Blewbury, Aston Upthorpe and Upton, and have the funding
to give a helping hand during these difficult times.
From the weekly food shop, clothing and equipment for the new school year,
to energy bills and other living costs,we can provide one off payments to
help you, or someone you know in need.
There is a short application form to complete which can be picked up from
the Post Office or requested by email to unitedcharities@outlook.com.
We can help you fill in the form. Please don’t be reluctant to ask for help,
all applications are dealt with confidentially.
United Charities of the Ancient Parish of Blewbury
Registered Charity No: 203538

Many thanks to everyone who helped make this years fete both a success and fun
for everyone who attended. Whether you ran a stall, served teas, baked
cakes, put everything up and packed it away again or contributed in any
other way, your help was invaluable and it just wouldn’t have been the
same without you!
The money has now all been counted, expenses totted up and a summary of
the takings from each source of income is attached. After deduction of
expenses (the band, Morris dancers, publicity etc) the net profit, to be
distributed equally between the village hall fund and the church, is
£1,883.81. That’s a drop from the past couple of years because a lot of
people were away so we had to adjust what we could offer accordingly, but
a very healthy sum to each organisation nevertheless. Many thanks to Brian
and Giulia for dealing with the finances (plus the cakes, set-up etc., etc,!).
When we look towards next year, we’ll think about the date in relation to
the school holidays, which undoubtedly had an impact on the attendance
and takings this year, and we welcome any thoughts and suggestions for
future activities and events. In the meantime, thanks again for all everyone
did to create a great day!
Paul Batho

Upton Village Fête will be held on the village recreation
ground on Saturday 3rd September between 1:00 and 4:00 pm.
In the central arena there’ll be a gymnastic display and a not-too-serious
dog show. All sizes and shapes of dogs are welcome! – please call Gloria
Hancock on 850683.
Wantage Silver Band will be playing and Tracey Seelig’s ladies Morris
Capering Crew will entertain us during the afternoon. We’re also promised a
great display of classic cars and possibly even a couple of steam traction
engines!
The fête is in aid of Upton Village Hall and St Mary’s Church, and there’ll be
plenty of opportunities to spend your money! Amongst the many stalls will
be a tombola, books, garden plants, preserves and ice cream, and to keep
you going there will be the usual magnificent teas, cakes and a barbeque.
For children, there’ll be a special area with games, toys and other delights.
As ever, we rely on the generosity of Uptonians to donate cakes (please
contact Giulia Rippon), tombola prizes (Ian and Judy Robertson) and books
(Bill and Sue Harper – or leave your donations in the church porch). We
also need assistance from 9:30 am on the day to put everything up, then
take it all down again at 4:00 pm. Please contact Paul Batho (851251) if
you can help with this.
Thanks to everyone who is working hard to make this a special day for
Upton. We look forward to welcoming you all!
Paul Batho

For all residents of Upton a free to enter photography competition.
Rules –
 Residents of Upton Parish only
 Two age groups: under 16 and over 16
 All photographs submitted should be in JPG format
 Photographs should be emailed to upton.photo@outlook.com
There are two themes:
1. Upton and surrounding area – landscapes, wildlife, people, events,
buildings etc. etc.
2. Holiday – coasts, mountains, cities people and places in the UK or some
far flung destination.
Entries should be emailed in between September 1st and October 1st 2022 –
please include a description of the picture
Winning three photographs will be enlarged and go on display in the village
hall.
So it is time to get snapping with your phone or your lovely digital SLR that
has been gathering dust. Hang on to your best pictures (do not delete!)
Rob Traynor

We had well over 100 people from the village attending the event, the sun
shone and we enjoyed an amazing spread of food with everyone contributing
and with some eye catching red white and blue cup cakes.
The tables were decorated with flowers from the garden, the bunting was
up and it was an excellent occasion to re-acquaint and to meet new
residents from the village.
We sang God Save the Queen and had a toast both to Her Majesty and to
Upton village with a glass of bubbles and a celebratory cake beautifully
made and decorated by Ros Caffyn.
There were games for the children and a “Best Prince & Princess”
competition. A huge thanks from us all to the Committee who organised the
event – Chris Traynor, Fiona Betts, Ros Caffyn, Guilia Rippon, Brian Rippon
and Kieron Humphrey.
Thanks to Rob Traynor for being the official photographer and to all the
many helpers on the day. Photos can be seen on the village Facebook pages.