Local news
Mikron Theatre Company are a professional theatre company from Huddersfield and each summer they tour the country in their canal boat and a van. This is their 50th year. Mikron will be performing 'Raising Agents' in our field near White Horse Hill, Uffington on Sunday July 17th at 1pm. Gates open at 12noon. Please Bring your own chair, food and drink. I have hired a marquee in case it rains. No tickets required but Mikron will do a collection at the end of the show.
https://www.mikron.org.uk/shows
More information attached here – 2 pages: https://mcusercontent.com/c90a1a7b6d1f693a28c947f92/files/93e46e04-020d-cb98-e76b-06a34ce96ebb/Micron_.pdf
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Reminder Notice: In Aid of Ukraine
Summer Choral Concert by the FARINGDON SINGERS, in the Thomas Hughes Memorial Hall, at 7.30pm, on SATURDAY JULY 16th. Music ranging from 1650s to 2020s. No entrance charge – Refreshments available at the end.
GENEROUS DONATIONS to UKRAINE CAUSE hoped for!
Vale District Council news
Residents across South Oxfordshire and the Vale of White Horse have another chance to comment on changes which could affect how their local area is run. South Oxfordshire and Vale of White Horse District Councils are carrying out a Community Governance Review which involves reviewing parish arrangements, inviting requests for changes and then implementing any ... You can see details on our website by clicking this link
(Follow the link to the Vale website and Uffington features under What's happening now - Have your say).
More help is on the way for people who are struggling to pay their food, energy and other related bills. Vale of White Horse and South Oxfordshire district councils have opened a voucher scheme to support households who can't afford to pay for life's essentials. The scheme is part of the Government's Household Support Fund ... You can see details on our website by clicking this link
County news
Road closure – 20 and 21 July. Highways have notified the closure of the unnamed road in Kingston Lisle, from jct Fawler Road to Drove Way (past the pub and church and under the railway to Baulking Lane!) on 20 and 21 July, to facilitate highway repairs. Map attached: https://mcusercontent.com/c90a1a7b6d1f693a28c947f92/files/f9c5345b-8b61-9e55-0c1f-3d3e35acccc0/Kingston_Lisle__Closure_Map_and_Schedule.pdf
Oxfordshire's transport and travel bulletin. See: Modular Template Patterns (mailchi.mp)
From the Police
Police & Crime Bulletin June '22 - 101 survey, county lines, absent fathers. See: Police & Crime Bulletin June '22 - 101 survey, county lines, absent fathers (matthewbarber.co.uk)
Theft from Motor Vehicle Crime Prevention. Warmer weather means more people visiting local beauty hotspots across South & Vale area such as White Horse Hill, Uffington. When visiting these areas please think about crime prevention measures you can take to protect your vehicle from potential thieves:
-Keep valuables hidden or take them with you such as Sat Nav, wallet etc.
-Use dash-cam's to record any activity when you are not inside the vehicle
-Make sure windows & doors are locked
-Park in car parks that have the Park Mark Scheme in operation The Safer Parking Scheme | Park Mark
If you see any suspicious activity or wish to report a crime please contact us on 101 or 999 in an emergency
Message from Trading Standards. Residents are being warned to be cautious of cold callers impersonating Local Authority / Council officers in the Oxfordshire area. All council officers should have an ID badge available and be more than happy to show it when asked. If concerned, you can contact the council to verify the name of the council officer.
Residents should also be aware of cold callers picking up scrap metal from properties. All scrap metal collectors must have a scrap metal licence for the local district they are collecting in. Scrap metal collectors must also have a Waste Carrier's Licence (issued by the Environment Agency). Both of these licences can easily be produced when requested, so if there's any queries, do not engage with the collector.
Oxfordshire County Council
Graham Hill House, Electric Avenue, Ferry Hinksey Road, Oxford OX2 0BY
Tel: 07824 529524
Tel: 01865 895999
Neighbourhood Alert. July Edition of Our News is Here: 90036_July_2022_OUR_NEWS.pdf (neighbourhoodalert.co.uk)
Wilts & Berks Canal Trust. WBCT Dragonfly Magazine Issue 161 Summer 2022 is attached here: https://mcusercontent.com/c90a1a7b6d1f693a28c947f92/files/95ba3390-1c8b-e2ca-5b20-50a7313790d4/Dragonfly_Summer_2022_small.pdf
From the Churches of Uffington Benefice
Please find attached the Weekly Sheet for Sunday 10 July 2022: https://mcusercontent.com/c90a1a7b6d1f693a28c947f92/files/9532f6e0-4d9f-3aec-791e-296cb057bd09/wsh_2022_07_10.pdf
https://www.uffingtonbenefice.com/
Water pressure Water pressure is low in this area. Thames Water are aware and the cause (apparently) is a mains break in Swindon area, affecting all SN6 and SN7 postcodes.
Village news 24 June2022 Local news
Benefice Draw results. We held the 4th and final Benefice Draw of the year on Sunday, 19 June after the 08.45 Baulking service. The results were as follows:
£200 - Stephen Green
£100 - Dr & Mrs JP Coad
£100 - Amelia McPherson
£50 - Dave & Rose Holborough
£50 - Carol Wadsworth
£50 - Ray & Jill Avenell
£50 - David Harrison
£50 - Patricia Complin Northmoor
The cheques will be sent out this week. Please note that the new subscription year starts on 1 July if anyone would like to join. There are 4 balls left. Also, if anyone would like to be paid directly into their account, please can they send Julia the name on their account, sort code and account number as this minimises admin expenses and the need to reissue cheques when there has been a change of address. Contact Julia at: julia@lycettgreen.co.uk
Airband. Kat Foxhall and Mike Oldnall had the scheduled meeting with Airband last Friday. Airband apologised and acknowledged that they had not handled the initial engagement with Uffington residents well, however, they had made significant progress replanning the fibre installation around the village. The key points are: - The old plan with 18 poles is dead and buried
- The new plan will probably have just new 4 poles and a couple of old BT poles replaced, in situ with new Airband poles.
- Due to having fewer poles there will be limited amounts of digging, with possible short-term traffic disruption, in order to bury some small sections of the new fibre. As a result, some properties will have their connection via a small 'manhole' rather than via an overhead line from a pole.
- The final plan should be available soon and they will share this with us
We will keep you informed of the revised plan as soon as we know it. We will issue an update to Kat's email of 29 May (for those who are signed up for it) about the longer term and wider options for Uffington as soon as the new plan and dates are known. Airband is also hosting a webinar on Wednesday 29th June, 2022, at 7pm to explain what their offering will provide. Some will have already received letters or emails on this already, the details are here: https://mcusercontent.com/c90a1a7b6d1f693a28c947f92/files/da8bdc57-ee38-acde-cea7-53ce828f5565/DLP_Webinar_Invite_Uffington_OD022.pdf
Advance Notice for Saturday July 16th
IN AID OF UKRAINE
In the Thomas Hughes Memorial Hall, at 7.30pm, THE FARINGDON SINGERS SUMMER CONCERT
With a selection of Songs for a Summer Evening, by Composers ranging from the 1550s to the 2010s.
No entry fee, but donations to the CAUSE would be appreciated.
Dangerous litter – on the Jubilee Field
Residents have reported that they have recently had to pick up glass bottles (Corona beer, etc) on the Jubilee Field. Whilst no rubbish should be left on the Jubilee Field or elsewhere around the village, broken glass in the grass is particularly dangerous for small children and dogs.
Please make sure that all rubbish is disposed of responsibly; there are plenty of litter bins around the village.
World Heritage Site
Some residents may have been aware that the Department of Culture Media and Sport (DCMS) opened a consultation in March, with a view to seeking UK applications for sites to be submitted to UNESCO for World Heritage Site status. A suggestion that the area around Whitehorse Hill should be submitted has been extensively researched but abandoned this week, due to lack of support from key local stakeholders and increasing realization that obtaining World Heritage Site status is an extremely lengthy and costly process.
Vale District Council news
Vale News - June 2022. See: Vale News - June 2022 (emailblaster.cloud)
County news
Your Oxfordshire. Bus plans, scam awareness and safer roads. See: Bus plans, scam awareness and safer roads (mailchi.mp)
Oxfordshire's transport and travel bulletin. See: Modular Template Patterns (mailchi.mp)
From the Police
June update from the Police & Crime Commissioner. See: June update from the Police & Crime Commissioner (campaign-archive.com)
Fuel Thefts. Be Vigilant. As fuel prices rise, more individuals are turning to crime in order to acquire fuel through theft from machinery/vehicles fuel tanks; taken from farms & housing construction sites.
Please be vigilant & use crime prevention methods to deter offenders which can be found through the National Farmers Union link here: Fuel theft – reduce the chances of becoming a victim – NFUonline
If you see anything suspicious please report it to Thames Valley Police by calling 101 or 999 if a crime is in progress.
From the Churches of Uffington Benefice
Please find attached the Weekly Sheet for Sunday 26 June 2022: https://mcusercontent.com/c90a1a7b6d1f693a28c947f92/files/6050a67b-dac3-e0a9-f404-989dcf42a280/wsh_2022_06_26.pdf
https://www.uffingtonbenefice.com/
Finally, please note there is unlikely to be a newsletter next Friday 1 July.
Village news 17 June 2022 Local news
Uffington market. This Sunday from 10.00 am to 12.30 pm
Saying Goodbye. Saying Goodbye, (part of the Mariposa Trust) are returning to Oxford in July with a Baby loss remembrance and support service (part of a Nationwide chain of events). We are so delighted to be able to return to a full program of events following the effects of Covid-19.
The Mariposa Trust's core objective is to support people who have lost babies at any stage of pregnancy, at birth, or in infancy. It was founded in 2012, by Zoe and Andy Clark-Coates, who saw a critical lack of support for people like them, who had gone through baby loss. With over 258,000 babies being lost yearly in the UK alone, the charity needed to be able to offer not only a comprehensive package of befriending and support but also national baby loss remembrance services (called Saying Goodbye Services), for people to join together and remember the children they had lost. 6 years on, over 130 services have taken place at Cathedrals and Minsters across the UK, US, and France, and 2022 will see 20 services across England, Wales, Scotland and Ireland.
On the 9th July at 7.30 pm, in Christ Church, Cathedral, Oxford we will be hosting one of our Saying Goodbye Services. More information attached: https://mcusercontent.com/c90a1a7b6d1f693a28c947f92/files/fc0c640f-fc62-d343-9682-66eb4bc6c54e/SG_Oxford_2022.pdf
So who is the service for? Anyone who has either personally lost a baby at any stage of pregnancy, at birth, or in early years, or who has been affected by family members or friends' loss. Whether the loss was recent or 80 years ago, everyone is welcome to attend. We have also extended the services, and gladly welcome anyone who is grieving the fact that they haven't had children. This may be due to circumstance, infertility, or for other reasons - but all are welcome. Babies and children are also invited to come with their families, as the Saying Goodbye service is truly a family event for all.
We know that as 1 in 4 women suffer miscarriage and baby loss, you will have contact with a significant number of people who have either personally suffered baby loss, or who have a partner or family member that has, so we wanted to ask if you would help us in promoting the service.
To read more on the charity, please see the Saying Goodbye website, which you can find at: www.sayinggoodbye.org
www.mariposatrust.org
From David Johnston MP. Please find attached David's article for July: https://mcusercontent.com/c90a1a7b6d1f693a28c947f92/files/324436c2-64e8-2519-874c-06abd79e94ae/David_Johnston_MP_Article_July_1.pdf
Reminder - Wedding reception on 18 June. The Parish Council and the Committee of the Thomas Hughes Memorial Hall are jointly pleased to remind residents in the vicinity of the THMH that the hall and the Jubilee Field (for a marquee) have been booked for a wedding reception following the wedding (long delayed for Covid reasons) of an Uffington couple tomorrow. The function will close at midnight. The organisers are aware that noise should not be excessive and that the Jubilee Field should be left accessible for the Farmers Market on Sunday.
We would like to offer our best wishes for a happy day to the couple getting married.
Shellingford Summer Fayre. This will be taking place tomorrow, Saturday 18 June, from 11.00 am to 3.00pm.
Vale District Council news
There's still time for people to give their views on the issues affecting our districts as part of a new Joint Local Plan. People have been using a new interactive website to have their say on topics such as tackling the climate emergency, sustainable transport, affordable housing, high-tech jobs, and the future of our town ... You can see details on our website by clicking this link
County news
Library books to your door. If you or someone you know are finding it difficult to get to the library, the Home Library Service can help! Run by Oxfordshire County Council, the Home Library Service is completely free and delivers books and other library materials to hundreds of people across the county.
Friendly volunteers choose items you like and visit every three weeks to deliver and collect them. The service is open to people who struggle to physically visit a library. It's also available on a short-term basis after illness or hospitalisation, and to people with caring responsibilities.
Registering is easy, simply call your local library or the Home Library Service on 01865 810259 or email homelibraryservice@oxfordshire.gov.uk
www.oxfordshire.gov.uk/homelibraryservice
Oxfordshire's transport and travel bulletin. See: Modular Template Patterns (mailchi.mp)
From the Police
Scams and Holiday Rip-Offs. Here is the Trading Standards Scams newsletter for June
'I came across this link from Surrey Trading Standards regarding scams to be aware of when you are holidaying abroad. I thought that the group would find it interesting." https://www.direct-travel.co.uk/infographic/50-holiday-scams-which-could-ruin-your-holiday/
Neighbourhood Alert. June Edition of Our News is Here: June 2022 OUR NEWS.pdf
From the Churches of Uffington Benefice
Please find attached the Weekly Sheet for Sunday 19 June 2022: https://mcusercontent.com/c90a1a7b6d1f693a28c947f92/files/1eae0f38-061c-d6b5-b3f0-9a27ca8bd4e2/wsh_2022_06_19.pdf
https://www.uffingtonbenefice.com/
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