Upwey


Works begins on Dorchester Road

2:00pm Monday 22nd October 2012

NICE TO SEE that work has begun now to turn Dorchester Road into a more pedestrian-friendly street

Maggie is well-dressed

2:44pm Thursday 5th May 2011

THE well is well-dressed and invites us to walk in bluebell woods – glorious colours gleam under the arches. Congratulations to Maggie Cooke and her team for yet another splendid effort.

Wine tasting with a difference!

The "Wonderful Bluffers" are John O'Driscoll, John Huggins and Pat Dunne.

9:03am Wednesday 20th April 2011

A VERY jolly crowd, who got steadily jollier as the evening went on, enjoyed a ‘Call my Bluff’ wine tasting at the Old School

Interesting talk and slide show

11:47am Wednesday 6th April 2011

A GOOD number of people enjoyed Jenny Morris’s talk about the Klondike Gold Rush of 1898 at the Old School.

Peace and quiet now the new road is open

9:40am Wednesday 23rd March 2011

THE best good news this week has to be the opening of the new road, which has caused a remarkable peacefulness in Upwey – we heard someone say that she could not sleep for the quietness of the road! She’ll probably get over it.

Working party tidying up and clearing Goulds Bottom picnic park

Dave Mountjoy and Barry Day at Goulds Bottom.

11:41am Thursday 3rd March 2011

THERE was a great clearing, chopping, pruning and grinding of overgrown vegetation at Goulds Bottom picnic park, which is managed by the Upwey Society, when several keen members gathered to tidy up this special place.

Over £300 raised for Brain Tumour Trust

3:10pm Monday 21st February 2011

WITHOUT the effort of going to a stadium, the Springfield Social and Snooker Club held a dog racing evening at the Reynolds Community Centre, organised in memory of Bob Rankin who had been a regular snooker player there for many years.

Burns Night raised £1,000 for St Laurence Church fabric fund

9:44am Thursday 10th February 2011

THE life and words of Robbie Burns were celebrated in great style at the Old School Village Hall when 74 people gathered for this special feast

Rev Pat Jones retires

Rev Pat Jones with Upwey Church warden Paul Sutcliffe on the occasion of her retirement.

10:41am Tuesday 25th January 2011

THERE was a very nice party at the Old School Village Hall to mark the retirement of our curate, Rev Pat Jones, after 14 years service to the parishes of Upwey, Broadwey, Bincombe and Buckland Ripers.

Crowds of people visit Local History Exhibition

People at the recent Local History Exhibition held at the Memorial Hall, in Upwey.

9:37am Tuesday 30th November 2010

CROWDS of people with Upwey and Broadwey connections turned up at the recent Local History Exhibition at the Memorial Hall.

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