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Upton Times A free monthly newspaper for Upton-upon-Severn and surrounding villages Issue 3 July 2021 FREE ublishing this newspaper is very enjoyable and it is We have received a very good response to our anagram Upton Pgood to be in Upton again, a unique town, a special place. We are now into our third edition and we include competition. The number of prizes has been increased and we Times more local news than the previous editions. We have expect this list to grow, and hope opened a ‘News Office’ in Old Street, so that you can even more competitors will take bring your news items to our attention, place part. Entries can now be taken to advertisements and of course collect your newspaper. the news office at 27 Old Street. News Office We have also appointed two more We have received a lot of Upton residents as editorial encouraging comments, we are OPEN contributors. Our aim is to very grateful and will continue By popular request! produce an interesting attractive to do our best. from and informative monthly newspaper On social media last month was FREE for the town, a publication that averaging over 6,000 followers inside this issue 1st July 2021 everyone can enjoy. in addition to the readers of our at Last month we included two printed copy. We consider this More pages The Bridge4 You pages from the 1911 Upton social media market very News, this created considerable important and we intend to from 1911 27 Old Street interest and we have decided to maintain our marketing efforts, Upton upon Severn include two more pages from and increase our number of Upton News that newspaper in this edition. followers. www.uptontimes.co.uk Reiki Healing: The Energy Therapy Opening Appointments Soon! now being taken The Bridge 4 You, 27 Old Street, Upon-upon-Severn WR8 0HN Tel: 07809 281478 Email: [email protected] www.thebridge4you.co.uk 2 Issue 3 - July 2021 - Upton Times Community buys car for Jackie! and managed to transport the The donation, which covered the parts back to Upton. remaining cost of the car, was Upon repairing the car, Kevin made moments before the decided it was a prime community was to meet with opportunity for the community Jackie and reveal their gesture of to extend thanks for Jackie's gratitude. Jackie arrived at the continuous work and approached Pepperpot, still under the local publicans Clair and assumption she was expecting a Grahame Bunn, pursuing the donation for Upton in Bloom. idea of a community fundraiser Instead, she was met with a to finance the car. The process congregation of supportive took less than a week, beginning locals, who offered her their with the purchase of the car on donations alongside a card Sunday 9th May. Kevin met with expressing their appreciation of Clair and Grahame that evening, her work. Following the event, and Clair approached several Jackie expressed that it was 'like local traders to promote the idea a dream', thanking the contributors From left to right: Elizabeth Jennings, Clair Bunn. the following day. Kevin for their kindness. Clair Bunn Catherine Badham, Kevin Eccleston, Jackie Surtees, Geoff Tether, suggested the idea with the expressed how eager the Chris Cutting, Ruth Etheridge, Jill Eccleston and Amy Wearing expectation of a partial townsfolk were to contribute to Photo by: Grahame Bunn contribution to the costs, but the cause, explaining that 'it was Members of the community which has provided and cared within four days over £500 had very easy to sneak around recently came together to raise for Upton's numerous, diverse been raised, with another £200 collecting money, as everyone money for well-respected local floral displays since its following over the next two wanted to donate!'. Jackie Surtees, whose car broke formation in 2003. The idea for days. Kevin claims that Finally, when asked about the down last month. The fundraiser Kevin's fundraising project he is 'still gobsmacked' by the tremendous effort Kevin was organised by Kevin started when he was approached speed at which the money was Eccleston had put into Eccleston, a long-time friend of by Jackie, in need of a new car raised. A final contribution of organising the fundraiser, Jackie who has lived in Upton as her current one had broken £100 was donated by Brian he responded 'It's quite simple with his wife Jill for over thirty down. Kevin was able to find a Williams, a friend of Jackie and really. She asked me to find a car years. Inspired by Jackie's suitable car which required supporter of Upton in Bloom. and I found a car!' frequent contributions to the several repairs before it was community, Kevin began the road-safe, a process which would project as a means of expressing bring the total cost of the vehicle the town's gratitude. to £800. He sourced the parts Jackie has lived in Upton for from York, which were collected over twenty-five years, during by his Oldbury-based friend which she has served as a town Keith Redding. In charitable councillor and been heavily fashion, Keith asked for nothing involved in a number of local but petrol money for the journey, charities. Notably, which was complicated when he Jackie is involved in Upton discovered the parts – a driver's Community Care, a volunteer- door and front wing - would not run charity which focuses on fit in his car. Keith was forced to transporting patients to medical strap the parts to the car, which appointments when they are resulted in an unfortunate roof unable to travel. Jackie is also collapse! chair of Upton in Bloom, a team Nevertheless, Keith persevered Benefit from staycation surge! The Malverns could be set to distributed across the region benefit from a surge in summer including railway stations, staycations providing a boost to service stations, Tourist the district’s tourism sector. Information Centres, hotels and Research by market intelligence attractions. There is also online agency Mintel, found summer marketing as well as outdoor holiday sales in the UK were set advertising along the M5/M6 to reach a ten year high with motorway, and at a number of economy. It is part of the visit the Malverns website rose many people saying they would service stations and railway council’s commitment to help 44% in July, 60% in August and choose to stay in a rural or stations across the region. the district’s tourism industry 80% in September when countryside area. The council is also working with bounce back from the impact compared to 2019. Malvern Hills District Council Jan Sedlacek from Digitlight of the pandemic. Tourism is an important part of will be running promotional Photography to showcase the Interest in The Malverns is the district’s economy worth campaigns to highlight all the beautiful district through increasing. Not only did The £145million and supporting area has to offer from beautiful incredible imagery.The aim is to Malverns feature in The nearly 3,000 jobs. landscapes to unique independent increase not only the number of Independent’s ‘Ultimate British shops.The marketing activities visitors but the length of time Isles Bucket List’ in May but Visit www.visitthemalverns.org/ include a special guide for they stay in the area as this will after the end of the first for more information on tourism The Malverns which will be be of more benefit to the wider lockdown last year, traffic to the in The Malverns. by Jan Sedlacek at Digitlight Photography. above the clouds. ‘Cloudhome’ The Malverns from Upton Times - July 2021 - Issue 3 3 More than £800,000 to Upton in Bloom help cut carbon emissions More than £800,000 is being target fuel poor households by spent by Malvern Hills District upgrading the energy efficiency Council upgrading the energy of their property through efficiency of buildings as part of measures such as installing solar efforts to combat climate panels and draught proofing. change. A grant of £167,000 has The council has already spent been secured from the £100,000, received from phase Government’s Public Sector one of the Local Delivery Decarbonisation Scheme which Scheme, on installing external will help improve the energy wall insulation on 10 properties efficiency of Malvern Theatres. which cannot benefit from The money will be used to cavity wall insulation. upgrade the building’s energy The measures will help the management system improve council meet the commitments The end of May and beginning expecting a lot of weeds in the insultation and install secondary in its Destination Zero plan, of June were busy times for the bed on the corner of the alley, glazing. Some £550,000 has also which aims to make the Upton in Bloom volunteers. but the plants we have been been pledged to the council from authority carbon neutral by All the winter floral displays growing there for a few years phase 2 the Local Delivery 2030. The council will also lead were cleared to make room for have excelled themselves this Scheme, which is part of the the district to be carbon neutral the summer flowers. We invited year and left very little room for Government’s Green Homes as quickly as possible, but by members of the public to take as weeds. One of our regular Grant. Details of exactly how 2050 at the latest, with at least a many of the winter displays fundraisers is the 100 Club, the money will be spent are still 50% reduction by 2030. Bellis plants as they wanted and which is in its 11th year.