Upton is a small village of approximately 170 houses within the Vale of the White Horse in Oxfordshire. The village lies on a spring line on the edge of the North Wessex Downs, designated in 1972 as an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty,

South Oxfordshire
"The heaviest rain is likely to affect central southern England, south-east England and the Midlands on Friday night before moving to northern England and Scotland by Saturday. There could be as much as a month's worth of rain falling in just a few hours and this would lead to flash flooding. Frequent lightning, large
Thames Water said the measure would come into effect on 22 July for households across Gloucestershire, Oxfordshire, Berkshire and Wiltshire who were supplied by Farmoor Reservoir near Oxford. Announcing the ban, Thames Water said a lack of rain and increasing demand had stretched water supplies. The
The Summer 2025 Upton Photographic Competition is now open! This competition is open to all residents of Upton. There are two age categories: • anyone under 16 years of age • anyone 16 years of age and above There are three competition themes: 1. Upton and Surrounding Area: any photograph that shows off the area
As they say: “no news is good news” and nothing was noted in Upton this month. The group is now officially registered and if you would like to be formally part of the group and receive local updates, do join using this link To raise our profile within the village, we are hoping to install some signs and to have a
Thank you to all those that participated at this year’s Uptonogood? Whether you rode or volunteered and helped in one (or more) of the many capacities required, the event could not happen without you, so thank you, Upton’s thriving community, for your support. We had some 550 riders on the day, cycling 5 different
Save the Date: Saturday 6th September 2025, 12 noon - 4 pm Planning is in full swing for this year’s Upton Village Fête, and we’d love your help to make it another fantastic community day! We are currently looking for volunteers to help with: • running stalls (books, plants, tombola, hampers, refreshments, and
Saturday 14th June was a special day in the Upton Wine Club calendar because it marked the 20th Anniversary of our club. For the past 20 years we have averaged an overall annual membership of 50+ residents from our village and have sampled over 1,600 wines! Although many members keep coming because they have an
UPTON PARISH COUNCIL 19th September 2025 To: All Members of the Council You are hereby summoned to attend a meeting of the Parish Council to be held in the small meeting room at Upton Village Hall on Wednesday 24th September 2025 at 19.00. Members of the public and press are welcome to
UPTON PARISH COUNCIL You are summoned to an Extraordinary Meeting of Upton Parish Council Upton Village Hall, Friday 5th September 2025 at 7.00 pm Upton Parish Council 1st September 2025 To: All Members of the Council You are hereby summoned to attend an Extraordinary Meeting of Upton Parish
UPTON PARISH COUNCIL Minutes of the Parish Council Meeting Date: Wednesday, 23rd July 2025 Time: 19:00 Venue: Small Meeting Room, Upton Village Hall Present Chair: Françoise Yates - FY Councillors:, Chris Seelig – CS, Matthew Talbot - MT Clerk: Benjamin Shaw Apologies: David Beckles – DB & Emma Watts-Lay -
UPTON PARISH COUNCIL 23rd July 2025 To: All Members of the Council You are hereby summoned to attend a meeting of the Parish Council to be held in the small meeting room at Upton Village Hall on Wednesday 23rd July 2025 at 19.00. Members of the public and press are welcome to attend. Please inform the Clerk
UPTON PARISH COUNCIL Minutes of the Extraordinary Meeting of Upton Parish Council Held on Thursday 3rd July 2025 at 7.00pm St Mary’s Church, Upton Present: Cllrs Francoise Yates (FY) (Chair), Matthew Talbot (MT), Chris Seelig (CS) In attendance: Benjamin Shaw (Clerk), 31 members of the public Apologies
UPTON PARISH COUNCIL Minutes of the Parish Council Meeting Date: Wednesday, 25th June 2025 Time: 19:00 Venue: Small Meeting Room, Upton Village Hall Present Chair: Françoise Yates - FY Councillors: Emma Watts-Lay - EWL, Chris Seelig – CS Brendan Heneghan – BH, Matthew Talbot - MT Clerk: Benjamin
UPTON PARISH COUNCIL You are summoned to an Extraordinary Meeting of Upton Parish Council St Marys Church Upton, Thursday 3rd July 2025 at 7.00 pm Upton Parish Council 27th June 2025 To: All Members of the Council You are hereby summoned to attend an Extraordinary Meeting of Upton Parish Council to
Upton Parish Council Minutes of the Annual General Meeting 28/05/2025 Date: Wednesday 28th May 2025 Time: 19:25 (Meeting delayed due to traffic incident) Venue: Small Meeting Room, Upton Village Hall
UPTON PARISH COUNCIL 20th June 2025 To: All Members of the Council You are hereby summoned to attend a meeting of the Parish Council to be held in the small meeting room at Upton Village Hall on Wednesday 25th June 2025 at 19.00. Members of the public and press are welcome to attend. Please inform the Clerk