Dorset Echo | Upwey

Maggie is well-dressed

Thu, 05 May 2011 14:44:52 +0100

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!

Wed, 20 Apr 2011 09:03:32 +0100

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

Wed, 06 Apr 2011 11:47:53 +0100

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

Wed, 23 Mar 2011 09:40:22 +0000

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

Thu, 03 Mar 2011 11:41:56 +0000

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

Mon, 21 Feb 2011 15:10:00 +0000

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

Thu, 10 Feb 2011 09:44:21 +0000

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

Tue, 25 Jan 2011 10:41:09 +0000

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

Tue, 30 Nov 2010 09:37:01 +0000

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

People sang out in the name of charity

Thu, 11 Nov 2010 09:36:43 +0000

MORE than 100 voices raised to sing choruses from Handel’s ”Messiah” at St Laurence Church recently, and what a wonderful sound they made.