WHAT'S ON - IN & AROUND UFFINGTON
Uffington Farmers Market. This Sunday from 10.00 am. The Community Garden plan to do apple pressing at the farmers market; it would be great if people can bring any apples they want pressed, as well as containers for juice!
Ride and Stride 2024: Saturday 14th September, 10.00am - 6.00pm
Cycle, walk or horse ride between the churches in Oxfordshire to raise money for our benefice churches and Oxfordshire Historic Churches Trust. Sponsorship forms are online at https://ohct.org.uk/ride-and-stride/, plus a list of the churches taking part. Please check before you Ride or Stride! Each church in our benefice gets 50% of what the parishioners can raise with all proceeds going towards repairs to our churches which is very much welcomed by the church wardens! Further details from Grant Trichler gt.uff@lineone.net
Wednesday 18 September, at 7.45 pm - The Uffington White Horse Rediscovered. Join Adrian Cox, National Trust Archaeologist, in the Thomas Hughes Memorial Hall for a talk on the recent work carried out on the White Horse. More information attached: https://mcusercontent.com/c90a1a7b6d1f693a28c947f92/images/65131e09-e22b-1aa9-481e-5b4d0b3ca0d1.jpg
Lea Morris, Baulking, Friday 20th September. Just a week to go until the Lea Morris/ Lisa Doscher show at St Nicholas Church, Baulking. It will be an evening of superb songs and musicianship and you will leave with a spring in your step and a smile on your face. Doors and bar open at 7.30pm and the music starts at 8.15pm. Not to be missed. Tickets are £15 each from cowmuckp@gmail.com
Bring your pets to Church on Sunday 22 September! St Mary's will be holding their first Pet Service for some years, at 10.00 am on 22nd September in Uffington Churchyard, weather permitting, or inside if not. All creatures great and small are most welcome!! Come and have your animal blessed. Horses are easier to accommodate if the weather is fine as we will be able to hold the service outside. See poster attached: https://mcusercontent.com/c90a1a7b6d1f693a28c947f92/files/f8b12196-7792-bc6a-9782-06e3d2a3a5e0/pets_service.02.pdf
Uffington Museum: Recording Military Aircraft Local Crash Sites - Workshop on Saturday 5th October 10:30 – 12:30 Thomas Hughes Memorial Hall Uffington SN7 7RE. Our current exhibition Wellington Bomber DV595 is revealing stories about other local crash sites. Join us to capture these memories and stories and use maps and air photographs to identify and record more locations. Booking is essential as places are limited. To book your place or get in touch if you have any questions or information to share and cannot attend the workshop, please email janegolding57tt@gmail.com
Please note we will not be investigating the physical sites on the ground. All military aircraft crash sites in the UK are controlled by the Protection of Military Remains Act 1986.
SAVE THE DATE! Wednesday, 9th October - QUIZ 'N CHIPS - due to popular demand, it's back! At 7.00 pm in St Mary's Uffington, with quiz master Mr. Andrew Wright. Make your own table or join a team on the night. ALL MOST WELCOME!
Tickets at £15.00, including Fish & Chip supper, are available at the Village Shop. Drinks available at the bar. Raffle prizes! We have a limit on numbers, so please book quickly. More information attached: https://mcusercontent.com/c90a1a7b6d1f693a28c947f92/files/9a553f14-3013-43ab-0d34-c3138a022ec7/Quizn_Chips_Quiz_9_Oct_24_3.pdf
GENERAL
Fund raising for Thames Valley Air Ambulance. As part of Thames Valley Air Ambulance's 25th anniversary, our supporters and staff are taking part in the epic Three Peaks Challenge. They will be climbing the highest mountains in the UK - Ben Nevis, Scafell Pike, and Snowden - from 20 to 22 September. Thames Valley Air Ambulance is the charity that gives everybody in our community the best chance of surviving and recovering from an emergency.
Grant Walker, who has recently taken on the job of helping with maintenance in the village, will be taking part. If you want to support him and the Air Ambulance, go to: Grant Walker is fundraising for Thames Valley Air Ambulance (justgiving.com)
FROM THE VALE
The September edition of Vale News for 2024. See: The September edition of Vale News for 2024 (mailchi.mp)
Report states continuing air quality improvement in the district. South Oxfordshire and Vale of White Horse District Councils have today published their joint Air Quality Annual Status Report, which shows a continuing trend in air quality improvement across both districts. You can see details on our website by clicking this link
Collaborative efforts key to combatting Anti-Social Behaviour. Early intervention, innovative projects and strong partnerships are playing a key role in helping to tackle anti-social behaviour and support vulnerable residents in South Oxfordshire and the Vale of White Horse. The latest Performance Report from the South and Vale Community Safety Partnership (CSP), which brings together public services including councils, the police, health services ... You can see details on our website by clicking this link
THAMES VALLEY POLICE
The September edition of OUR NEWS is here. We are pleased to bring you the latest edition of our newsletter for Neighbourhood Watch supporters across England and Wales. READ THE SEPTEMBER NEWSLETTER HERE.
Parking fine scam. See attached: https://mcusercontent.com/c90a1a7b6d1f693a28c947f92/files/b17f5e3d-c3e3-1d5e-d887-678eb6136cc8/Parking_fine_scam.pdf
(Also on the Vale web site - see links above.)
FROM THE CHURCHES OF UFFINGTON BENEFICE
Please find attached the Weekly Sheet for Sunday 15 September: https://mcusercontent.com/c90a1a7b6d1f693a28c947f92/files/fa02f44a-0bb0-799c-fa2b-36f6416f1938/wsh_2024_09_15.pdf
For all information, please see: https://www.uffingtonbenefice.com/
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