Reminders of forthcoming events:
Pop up/in/out Café on Broad Street - For Christmas on Saturday 3rd Dec - 10.30 ish till 2.30 ish. Please support Sarah and Tony in their new venture for the community, using local produce, at Belmont House, Broad Street.
Good Neighbour tea n chat afternoon. Vale Community Impact (VCI) will be running their VCI "Good Neighbour" Tea n Chat on Wednesday 7th December between 2-4pm at the Thomas Hughes Memorial Hall, Uffington. A pre-Christmas get together for tea, coffee and cakes, a good chat in a warm space, everyone welcome. We especially want to encourage anyone who's thinking of volunteering as a good neighbour, as well as anyone in need of friendship.
Uffington First Wed Walk 7th December. Looking forward to our Christmas walk from Letcombe Village Hall next week. Even if you're not staying for the lunch afterwards at the Greyhound why not join us to raise a glass of Christmas cheer at the end of the walk, or just come along for the walk.
We'll be meeting at Uffington Village Hall car park at 9:20 for car sharing, leaving 9:30 for Letcombe Village Hall. For those who would rather come directly to Letcombe we hope to start the walk at 9:50. Our route will take us out of Letcombe village up onto the Ridgeway on a circular route, about four miles with uphill initially.
Our table is booked at the Greyhound for 12:30. Thanks to all for sending your menu choices in time to forward them to the Greyhound for their deadline. Just a reminder that the Greyhound has a £10 penalty for any last minute cancellations. Looking forward to sharing an early Christmas walk and lunch.
The Wed Walking Group committee: Hilary Joe, Pamela and Verity.
veritycavanagh@gmail.com 07975 861790
Uffington Christmas Tree. The 'Lights On' event will be from 5.30 pm on Friday 9 December. More information here: https://mcusercontent.com/c90a1a7b6d1f693a28c947f92/images/05f7778d-cfcd-b176-3ff6-102b784dbfa2.jpeg
Local news
THE COURIER. After 35 years, Jem Packford has retired from editing the Courier and we are all very grateful for the huge contribution he has made to the '3 villages' by doing so.
The new editor is Giles Dawson who I am sure is known to many villagers from his involvement in a range of local activities over recent years. Contributions for the winter Courier should be submitted by 17 December. Please do not submit them to Jem but to Giles at the new email address courier@uffington.net
Volunteers needed to plant young trees. The National Trust at Ashdown Woodlands has a tree planting project happening in December led by NT Ranger and local resident, Andy Foley. Andy is looking for volunteers from the local area to help with the planting. The saplings will replace those lost and removed as a result of ash die back. There are 1200 saplings that need to be planted in December to ensure they have the best chance of survival in 2023 and beyond. Andy has some volunteer support during the week but would love more help at the weekends to make sure the saplings are all in before Christmas.
This would make a fabulous family activity supporting local conservation of green spaces or simply an opportunity to do something practical in the open air. Why not get a group together or bring the family along – children welcome. We are looking for groups of 5 to 10 people but smaller groups are good too. The dates and time slots are as follows: - Saturday 3rd December 10am – 12noon
- Saturday 3rd December 1pm – 3pm
- Sunday 11th December 10am – 12noon
- Sunday 11th December 1pm – 3pm
- Saturday 17th December` 10am – 12noon
- Saturday 17th December 1pm – 3pm
Please contact Sarah Hannis at sarah.hannis@nationaltrust.org.uk with your preferred date and time and the number in your group. What to wear and bring: Warm, layers and waterproofs, stout boots or wellies, a drink might be useful. Tree planting spades are provided by National Trust. As the activity will be in a woodland area, there are no toilet facilities.
Should we need to cancel due to bad weather, volunteers will be contacted by email on the Friday before and a notice will be posted on Ashbury (UK) Community News & Events (Facebook)
Vale District Council news
Hundreds of charging points set up in council car parks around Oxfordshire. The roll-out of hundreds of electric vehicle (EV) charging points in council-owned car parks in Oxfordshire has been completed. This includes 62 charging points in five of our council car parks in Abingdon, Faringdon and Wantage. The final EV charging hub in the ... You can see details on our website by clicking this link
Cost of living help: Cost of living help - Vale of White Horse District Council (whitehorsedc.gov.uk)
County news
Your Oxfordshire. Free caddy liners, education commission and budgets – see: Free caddy liners, education commission and budgets (mailchi.mp)
From the Police
White Ribbon Police Action Plan is The Starting Point For Sustainable Change. Thames Valley Police launched its White Ribbon Action Plan on 25/11/2022, on White Ribbon Day. The force became White Ribbon accredited in March. This represents Thames Valley Police's pledge to stamp out misogyny, sexism and male perpetrated violence against women and girls (VAWG). Click on the link below to head over to our website and hear from ACC Dennis Murray, Thames Valley Police lead for VAWG, as he talks about the importance of White Ribbon Day as a starting point for sustainable change.
White Ribbon Day: Police Action Plan is the "starting point for sustainable change" | Thames Valley Police
From Thames Water
Top tips to warm up winter. See: Prepare your home for winter | Help | Thames Water
From the Churches of Uffington Benefice
Please find attached the Weekly Sheet for Sunday 4 December: https://mcusercontent.com/c90a1a7b6d1f693a28c947f92/files/fadeaec4-b4e9-7ba4-2572-22846876d9da/wsh_2022_12_04.01.pdf
For all information, please see: https://www.uffingtonbenefice.com/
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