UFFINGTON PARISH COUNCIL
Notice Of Casual Vacancy
Public notice is hereby given that due to the resignation of Councillor S Metcalfe-Hatton a vacancy exists in the office of Parish Councillor for Uffington Parish Council. More information attached: https://mcusercontent.com/c90a1a7b6d1f693a28c947f92/files/f686b854-1cd9-ac5a-db82-1cc35ed506f5/Notice_of_Casual_Vacancy_S_Metcalfe_Hatton_28072026.pdf
WHAT’S ON - IN & AROUND UFFINGTON
Uffington Market and Café - Sunday 2 August from 10.00 am. At the Thomas Hughes Memorial Hall. Poster attached: https://mcusercontent.com/c90a1a7b6d1f693a28c947f92/images/7dcac768-676a-f9ab-eea7-4cfc6e39b130.jpg
Uffington Museum talk - Monday 3 August. Coffee and coffee houses in Oxford. On Monday 3 August, at 7.30 pm, by Melanie King, in the THMH. Poster attached: https://mcusercontent.com/c90a1a7b6d1f693a28c947f92/files/cf120c5a-ad02-8da3-855d-43044ea106a9/Museum_talk_3_August.01.pdf
Uffington First Wed Walk August 5 Baulking - Stanford circular walk. Given the recent heat wave Wednesday 5th August looks very reasonable for the August Uffington First Weds Walk with 20 degrees predicted and some possibility of light drizzle, which might be a nice novelty! Our walk for this month will take us from Baulking Church via Baulking Hill to Stanford in the Vale where we will take a coffee break at the cafe. Returning via Baulking Lake, roughly five miles.
Starting as always at Uffington Village Hall car park for car sharing and lifts at 9:20 for a 9:30 start. For those who would like to meet us at Baulking parking is available by St, Nicholas Church, Baulking. Please park considerately and avoid blocking the farm gate which gives access to the field to west of St Nicholas or parking on the road which might restrict farm vehicles. Thank you.
Weds Walking Committee, Pamela, Hilary, Dave and Verity. Any queries: veritycavanagh@gmail.com
GENERAL
Quality Second Hand Donations 🙏. RSPCA Oxfordshire are opening our very first c pet charity shop in Didcot right now 😊
We need more donations of good quality stock. If you have suitable goods to donate for the welfare of Oxfordshire pets (e.g., dogs, cats, rabbits, etc), please get in touch and I can arrange collection/delivery. …Oxfordshire RSPCA rely entirely on the goodwill of local charity donations to support our work. Thank you; Paul White 07799 525453 or paulwhite.smp@me.com
FREE WHITE HORSE SHOW TICKETS FOR CAR PARKING VOLUNTEERS (30 & 31 Aug 2026). Can you spare 2 hours to support the White Horse Show volunteering to help with car parking supervision or manning a gate? The thank you is a free show ticket for a super day out. If two adults (parents say) volunteer, that gets a family pass. We will provide supervision, bottled water and a high viz safety vest. The show runs on volunteers helping and car parking duty or gate manning is a huge help to delivering a great show. If interested, please register at the link. Thank you: https://forms.gle/FqSczBheRWc9iFLF7
Your contribution will help to make the White Horse Show a fantastic experience for everyone.
White Horse Show. The White Horse Show is fast approaching on Aug 30th and 31st and the church will again be having a cake and produce stall in the main tent. This brings in a considerable amount of money towards the upkeep of the church. Fay has been running this for many years for which we thank her enormously for all her hard work. Linda Lord and Juliet Moss are taking this over this year and we would love to hear from anyone who could make cakes, biscuits, buns and jams etc and help on the stall on the day for 2hrs. You will get free entry to the show if you do a 2hr stint manning the stall! Please email us if you can help in any way.
julietmoss@hotmail.co.uk
lmlord75@gmail.com
FROM THE VALE
Statement from the Leader of Vale of White Horse District Council on further delays to reopening of the Botley Road. Following confirmation this week the Botley Road in Oxford will remain closed beyond the end of August, Leader of Vale of White Horse District Council, Cllr Bethia Thomas, has expressed her deep frustration and incredulity at the further delays to the long-promised reopening. Botley Road in Oxford was originally on schedule to reopen at the end of August 2026, almost two years later than the original timetable deadline. You can see details on our website by clicking this link
Councils reaffirm commitment to being welcoming and inclusive organisations for all. South Oxfordshire and Vale of White Horse District Councils have both reaffirmed their commitment to providing inclusivity across all their services. You can see details on our website by clicking this link
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THAMES VALLEY POLICE
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FROM THE CHURCHES OF UFFINGTON BENEFICE
Please find attached the Weekly Sheet for Sunday 2 August: (Not available as yet).
For all information, please see: https://www.uffingtonbenefice.com/
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