LOCAL NEWS AND EVENTS
Uffington Farmers Market. This Sunday, from 10.00 am at the Thomas Hughes Memorial Hall. Poster attached: https://mcusercontent.com/c90a1a7b6d1f693a28c947f92/images/f8afec68-107a-5313-980f-3514a6c05446.jpg
Christian Aid Lent Lunches in Uffington Benefice on Wednesdays, 12.15-1.30, following the Holy Communion Service at 11.30 in St Marys. 28th February: Courtesy of Janice Sharp, The Stables, Shellingford. Tel 718584.
White Horse WI. Our next meeting is on Wednesday 28th February at 7.30pm. This month our guest speaker is Karen from Textiles in Oxford who will be talking about stitch and textile art. We do hope she brings lots of artwork to show us! We meet in Thomas Hughes Memorial Hall on the fourth Wednesday of each month (except August). Guests and new members are always welcome! For further information please email: whitehorsewi@oxfordshirewi.co.uk
White Horse Gardening Club – 7 March. Peter Skeggs Gooch will be speaking on 'Clematis' in the Thomas Hughes Memorial Hall at 7.30 pm on 7 March. Poster here: https://mcusercontent.com/c90a1a7b6d1f693a28c947f92/images/a3bbb0dc-3411-efd0-7ce0-b1beb2ffee13.jpg
GENERAL
Trust for Oxfordshire's Environment - 2023 Round-up! TOE have been very generous in helping to fund the installations of kissing gates on footpaths around Uffington in recent years; their 2023 newsletter is here: Trust for Oxfordshire's Environment 2023 Newsletter (mailchi.mp)
FROM THE VALE
Public services remain secure in draft Vale 2024-25 budget. Public services provided by Vale of White Horse District Council remain secure thanks to careful financial management. You can see details on our website by clicking this link
COUNTY NEWS
The latest news for your communities - important update; see: The latest news for your communities (mailchi.mp)
YourOxfordshire. County budget agreed, apply to be a firefighter and support for young people. See: County budget agreed, apply to be a firefighter and support for young people (mailchi.mp)
FROM THE POLICE
Exciting vacancy for a brave horse in our Mounted Section. Our Mounted Section needs your help. Do you have a brave horse suitable for a career in the police?
We are looking to recruit a new police horse to our team. In this exciting role, your horse will join an integral part of our police force. The Mounted Section assist in a range of ways across the Thames Valley and Hampshire, including high visibility patrols at demonstrations and in the night time economy, assistance in searches and patrols for missing people, as well as support to other forces with their operations and patrols.
Our mounted officers and police horses have extensive experience from scanning and managing large football crowds, to protecting the Royal Family and have supported local officers in arrests for a wide range of offences during their daily patrols.
We are asking the public to get in contact with any horses which they believe would be a good fit. We are looking for the following; - Between 16.3hh and 18hh;
- Mare or gelding;
- Between the ages of 4 – 11;
- Heavier breed such as a shire cross or Irish draught;
- Quiet, level headed horses which are good to shoe, clip and travel in a lorry;
- Trainable with good temperament and no vices or behavioural traits;
- No medical issues;
- Ability to walk, trot and canter and ideally be able to jump a small course of fences;
- Will hack alone and in company;
- Good in traffic;
- Safe in open spaces.
All horses chosen will be required to undergo a six-week trial where we assess their suitability to the role and vetting.
Owners can be reassured that their horse will be with us until retirement. Our horses receive the best care including regular physio and chiropractor visits, regular turnout, and are engaged with a variety of work including hacking and schooling.
Owners can also have the knowledge that their horse will be serving the community, and they can watch their horse on deployments, such as escorting the King up the racecourse at Royal Ascot.
If you have a brave horse that's looking for a fulfilling role within a dedicated team, we'd love to hear from you. Please contact the Mounted Section if you feel you have what we are looking for.
FROM THE CHURCHES OF UFFINGTON BENEFICE
Please find attached the Weekly Sheet for Sunday 25 February: https://mcusercontent.com/c90a1a7b6d1f693a28c947f92/files/fd0b56ca-7c01-aaba-92e7-fbe250b68bfb/wsh_2024_02_25.pdf
For all information, please see: https://www.uffingtonbenefice.com/
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