UFFINGTON PARISH COUNCIL
Maintenance of watercourses. Uffington Parish Council would like to share a reminder regarding the maintenance of watercourses, ditches, and rivers within our area.
Under riparian law, landowners whose property adjoins/contains a watercourse are responsible for maintaining its flow. This includes clearing any debris, managing overgrown vegetation, and removing obstructions that could affect the natural flow of the watercourse. Regular maintenance ensures that water can move freely, protecting both property and the natural environment. For more details on these guidelines, please refer to the Environment Agency's "Owning a Watercourse" documentation.
Your co-operation in keeping our waterways clear and functioning properly is greatly appreciated.
Jubilee Field - trees. As grounds are being prepared for the planting of a large number of saplings later in the year, there will be a number of tree works taking place on the Jubilee Field. Please feel free to take the logs left at the clearance sites for personal use.
Planning.
Field House Fernham Road Uffington Faringdon SN7 7RD - Works to trees in Conservation Area. See: Planning: P26/V3020/TCA - Online Register
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/54b9f927-ed8f-2cdc-c88d-372dd2f7df9d.jpg
Uffington Museum talk - 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/16d5d604-705a-6e1e-4c41-027b2313714b/Museum_talk_3_August.pdf
Teas in St Marys Church, Uffington. Every Sunday until September - 2.30pm to 5pm. Come and enjoy tea, scones and homemade cake, chat and music in beautiful surroundings.
GENERAL
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 - Cake and produce stall. 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
Fresh-dug local potatoes are available in St Mary’s Church. Help yourself, but a donation to the Church would be appreciated.
THAMES WATER
Due to the hot and dry weather Thames Water have introduced a hose pipe ban for all customers. See: Temporary hosepipe ban | Thames Water
COUNTY NEWS.
Your Oxfordshire. Botley road, summer fun and cleaner travel. See: Botley road, summer fun and cleaner travel
Wicklesham Quarry. Conditional Planning Permission has been given for: Brief particulars of proposed development: Outline flexible planning application for a total of up to 29,573 sq. m. GIA of commercial floorspace for Use Classes E(g) (i) (offices); and/or E(g) (ii) (research and development); and/or E(g) (iii) (light industrial); and/or B2 (general industrial); and/or B8 (storage and distribution); and ancillary uses. All matters reserved for future determination except for access. The Decision Notice is attached: https://mcusercontent.com/c90a1a7b6d1f693a28c947f92/files/331e79b2-2026-5302-3149-4e34cce34a3f/Wicklesham_quarry_decision_notice_July_2026.pdf
THAMES VALLEY POLICE
My local update for you - July 2026 - From the PCC. See: My local update for you - July 2026
PCC calls for Government to take emergency action over potential early release of PC Andrew Harper’s killers. “The killers of Andrew Harper should remain in prison and should not be released early.” That is the simple message from Thames Valley Police & Crime Commissioner, Matthew Barber.
Responding to the article on the front page of today’s (22 July) Daily Telegraph, Matthew Barber has hit back at the Government for the appalling consequences of the recent Sentencing Act: “The public and police officers alike will join Andrew’s family in their outrage that two of the men convicted of killing PC Andrew Harper are set to be released early.”
Matthew Barber has written to the Prime Minister and Lord Chancellor urging the Government to consider emergency legislation to prevent the early release of two of the men responsible for the killing of PC Andrew Harper under the Sentencing Act 2026.
FROM THE CHURCHES OF UFFINGTON BENEFICE
Please find attached the Weekly Sheet for Sunday 26 July: https://mcusercontent.com/c90a1a7b6d1f693a28c947f92/files/391b2251-bd91-9469-6fc6-3f0ff6b25777/wsh_2026_07_26.pdf
For all information, please see: https://www.uffingtonbenefice.com/
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