WHAT'S ON - IN & AROUND UFFINGTON
Uffington Community Garden AGM – Saturday 22 February. In the Fox and Hounds, at 3.00 pm. Poster attached: https://mcusercontent.com/c90a1a7b6d1f693a28c947f92/images/37a1a68b-b5e2-8e95-05b9-1a17f88ae417.jpeg
Family Service this Sunday in St Mary's at 10am. Children (and parents) are particularly warmly welcome at our Family Service this Sunday 23 February in St Mary's at 10am. We will be making a farmyard with lots of animals and thinking about how God cares for us. We will also be singing some favourite songs/hymns easily sung by young and older. Squash and biscuits on offer after the service. ALL WELCOME!!
Uffington Table Tennis Club Presents: A FREE Exciting Event – Monday 24 February! Join us for a thrilling evening of table tennis featuring a demonstration match and coaching session from a top competitor and coach with extensive experience in regional and national tournaments, including the Table Tennis Daily Super League. Our special guest has even faced off against three-time Olympian Carl Prean—a true highlight for any table tennis enthusiast! More information attached: https://mcusercontent.com/c90a1a7b6d1f693a28c947f92/files/595ef089-fe0b-6731-3e5b-59cf62c641ae/Table_tennis_Event_Poster.pdf
Friends of Uffington Museum – AGM, on Monday 24 February. In the THMH at 7.00 pm. More information attached: https://mcusercontent.com/c90a1a7b6d1f693a28c947f92/images/042e1163-a334-f7b9-474b-6998ccdab4fa.jpg
Uffington Museum - 'Spirit of the Ridgeway' on Wednesday 26th February. Jim Gunter will present a talk, in the large hall of the THMH. Doors open at 7.00pm for a 7.30 start. Poster attached: https://mcusercontent.com/c90a1a7b6d1f693a28c947f92/images/c182b753-b3d6-b30d-f1d5-5e4d3b0bf16f.jpg
White Horse WI – 26 February at 7.30 pm. Just a reminder that White Horse WI have invited Nicholas Gill to our next meeting at the Thomas Hughes Memorial Hall (small hall) on the 26th March at 7:30pm. He will be bringing along his keyboard and will share his knowledge of the life and works of George Gershwin the American composer and pianist whose compositions spanned popular jazz and classical genres. Refreshments and a small raffle will be available (cash only) visitors welcome; 1st visit free. Look forward to seeing you there.
Uffington Market. Next one on Sunday 2 March, from 10.00 am. Poster attached: https://mcusercontent.com/c90a1a7b6d1f693a28c947f92/images/35572d3b-0c35-1af3-77c1-b33fcfe3bda4.jpg
Shrove Tuesday - 4th March. There will be pancakes at 2 Lower Common Cottage, SN7 7SQ both at lunchtime 12 - 2pm, and evening 5.30 - 8.30pm. Savoury and sweet fillings, wine and soft drinks. Donations to ACCESS, the charity supporting the education of children of quarry workers and other needy families in Bangalore, India. Everyone is welcome to come and enjoy pancakes, good company and to support this worthwhile charity. Further information from Fenella 07748 792765. Poster attached: https://mcusercontent.com/c90a1a7b6d1f693a28c947f92/images/fd5387c9-b295-ca83-3ceb-9ee0b4c21120.jpg
Online public talk – 4th March – 'Out of hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) and health inequalities'. South Central Ambulance Service (SCAS) have notified details of an online public talk on 'Out of hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) and health inequalities across your networks'. 4 March - 7 – 8 pm – Online: https://www.scas.nhs.uk/your-health-matters-online-public-talk-4-march-7-pm/
Please email membership@scas.nhs.uk to register.
Cow Muck Promotions in 2025. We are all sorted out for this coming year with shows in Baulking and Uffington featuring the likes of Lucy Farrell and Catherine MacClellen, Sam Sweeny, the Aldbourne Brass Band, Malin Lewis, The Heather Ferrier Trio and John Spires and Jackie Oates. We will give details of each show as they come up.
The first event will be at St Nicholas Church, Baulking on Friday 25th April and is a talk by Faringdon Town Crier and self proclaimed Tolkien expert, Sjoerd Vogt, entitled "Tolkien and The Folly Tower". Is Faringdon Folly actually Hobbiten Hill? Is The Folly Tower the Tower of Isengard? Baulking is in the middle of the Shire - as in Tolkien's Middle - Earth? Seriously? Come and decide for yourself.
Tickets are £5 each with all the money going to the Restoration Fund for the Folly Tower. Doors and bar open at 7.30pm and the talk begins at 8.00pm
Digital Voice Drop-in event in your area - Tuesday 25 February. Landlines in the UK are going digital. Learn what Digital Voice is, why the change is necessary and what it means for you. Lambourn Library on Tuesday 25 February – 2.00 pm to 5.00 pm. More information attached: https://mcusercontent.com/c90a1a7b6d1f693a28c947f92/images/87e7388e-1124-d5f6-ee2c-16dc8f44933e.jpg
(See also below under TVP. Please note that an Uffington resident was recently hacked/scammed and the way they got in was by pretending to be BT and telling me my digital voice switchover which took place last November had problems which they needed to sort out – be careful).
Save the Date: The Peter O'Sullivan 2025 Lambourn Open Day on Good Friday 18 April. See attached: https://mcusercontent.com/c90a1a7b6d1f693a28c947f92/files/86e60b87-94a4-215f-5979-ae13677ee7af/2025_LOD_Poster.pdf
GENERAL
Championing rural road safety – from NFU Mutual. Rural roads are vital to our countryside, but they also carry unique risks and see a disproportionate number of accidents. That's why we have developed the Code for Countryside Roads – a guide to make rural roads safer for everyone, from motorists and agricultural drivers to cyclists, pedestrians and horse riders. With fatal accidents on rural roads 70% higher than on urban ones, this code offers practical guidance based on expert advice and public feedback to promote safer and more respectful road use. For more information and to read the Code, see: Rural Road Safety | NFU Mutual
(For the avoidance of any doubt, I have received this because I am insured with NFU Mutual, and forward it on an FYI basis).
FROM THE VALE
All the updates from the latest Vale Council meeting. The budget was the focus at the first full Vale of White Horse District Council meeting of 2025, alongside investment in housing and approval of a new council plan. You can see details on our website by clicking this link
Housing Consultation - Have your say on how we provide homes to those in most need. Proposed changes to the way social housing in South Oxfordshire and the Vale of White Horse is allocated for those in the most need will speed up help for homeless households to move into long-term accommodation. The consultation opens on Tuesday 18 February and runs until 11:59pm on Tuesday 18 March 2025. To take part in the consultation go to our website theconversation.southandvale.gov.uk
More information attached: https://mcusercontent.com/c90a1a7b6d1f693a28c947f92/files/0d4a0b2c-d452-f0c5-1947-72721099df84/Vale_Housing_Consultation.pdf
COUNTY NEWS
YourOxfordshire. Support for young people, detail on our budget and how you can get creative – see: Support for young people, detail on our budget and how you can get creative
(Editor's note: Parents please note the consultation on Home to school transport policy and post 16 transport policy statement (2025) – closing date 9 March 2025.)
THAMES VALLEY POLICE
Theft of Number Plates & Prevention. Theft of number plates is an all too frequent occurrence. Stolen number plates will often be used to facilitate a wide range of further criminal activity, including Theft & Traffic Offences. If you notice your number plates have been stolen, please report this to Police as soon as possible. In doing so, this allows us the greatest opportunity to detect, disrupt and prevent further Offences from occurring.
Volunteer support (urgently) required - Oxfordshire Based Events. We are currently organising a range of events across Oxfordshire to coincide with the BT Digital Switchover which will be happening across the country and affecting some of our most vulnerable in our community. Neighbourhood Watch is currently looking for people to come forward to help run these events. You would receive FULL support and training and it is a fantastic opportunity to help others within your community to feel well informed and confident to know what will be happening, what it involves and what is expected of them. This helps reduce the likelihood that they will be scammed and confused with mis-information.
If you live around the following areas and are free on the dates stated, YOU could be that key person who could be a volunteer for us in this project. All of the venues are already booked and the essentials are all covered, you would get travel expenses too. Your local events are: - Chipping Norton Library, Tuesday 18th March, 10.00am - 1.00pm
- Wallingford Library, Tuesday 25th March, 10.00am - 1.00pm
- North Leigh Library, Friday 28th March, 2.00pm - 4.30pm
- Bampton Library, Monday 31st March, 2.00pm - 5.00pm
- Burford Library, Thursday 3rd April, 10.00am - 1.00pm
If you feel that you would like to take part in this exciting partnership between NHW and BT in helping to support local meetings across Oxfordshire, do get in touch with me to find out more.
Emma Drozd | Regional Digital Voice Volunteer Coordinator - South East Region
emma.drozd@ourwatch.org.uk
You can also find out more about the project by visiting our website
Our Digital Voice Project with BT | Neighbourhood Watch Network (ourwatch.org.uk)
Our Digital Voice Project with BT | Neighbourhood Watch Network
FROM THE CHURCHES OF UFFINGTON BENEFICE
Please find attached the Weekly Sheet for Sunday 23 February: https://mcusercontent.com/c90a1a7b6d1f693a28c947f92/files/ebee25a7-73f8-e263-71ae-5f785179d634/wsh_2025_02_23.pdf
For all information, please see: https://www.uffingtonbenefice.com/
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