WEBSITE ADDRESS:  https://uptonbishop.gov.uk/

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WHAT’S ON IN UPTON BISHOP 

AT THE CHURCH: 

 

Vicar - David Howell Contact Details on PDF copy on Home Page

Curate – Ewan Gillings Contact Details on PDF copy on Home Page

Church Warden - Jane Ayres Contact Details on PDF copy on Home Page  

The Church is open every day, a quiet space for all to enjoy.

The Churchyard also offers a peaceful spot to walk or sit and enjoy nature

Dogs are welcome in the churchyard on a lead, but please clear up after them.

 

Services for April are shown on page 59

All Services at 10.30 unless shown otherwise

Holy week walks and special services begin on Sunday March 29th – see separate benefice timetable

Please note There is no Evensong or Wed BCP Communion on in April

 

THE CHURCH: 

EASTER 2026- 5th April

St John’s will be hosting the dawn service at 6am.

This wonderfully atmospheric service begins in darkness and continues as the sun comes up and we

Celebrate the risen Christ. Breakfast is served after the service.

Patronal Festival for St John – Games, afternoon tea and choral evensong with visiting choir from

St Mary’s Ross-on-Wye

New service times from the beginning of May

Sunday morning services will start at the new time of 11am.

This will help travelling times for clergy who take two morning services.

1st Sunday - All Age Morning worship without Communion

2nd and 3rd - Parish Communion

4th Sunday alternate between Matins at 11am and Evensong at 4pm

 

Some good things to look forward to:

Family Bingo night with Fish and Chip18th April - 5.30pm at the Millennium Hall

Eyes down for a full house and a full tum!  we’re starting early so that families with children can join in, fish and chips served from 6.30. Tickets £12 to include fish, sausage or vegetarian pasty with chips

Bring your own dabber or buy one of ours. Prizes for lines and full house. 

TT bar serving 0% and & lt;0.5% cider and beer, and other soft drinks.

Contact Details on PDF copy on Home Page

Concessions for families. Please book and pay for your tickets in advance from Olivia or Jane with your food choices (Hungry folk can order Jumbo portions of fish and chips at extra cost)

AT THE MILLENNIUM HALL: 

 

SOCIAL:

 

SOCIAL AFTERNOON - Monday 20th – 2.30pm- 4.30pm. We look forward to seeing you all for cake and chat 

QUILTERS: 3rd Thursday of the month, 2-4pm. Call Sue Jones Contact Details on PDF copy on Home Page

WOMEN’S CIRCLE: Offering a safe, non-judgemental space for women to connect, heal and learn from each other. Open to all women. Please contact Amy to enquire: Contact Details on PDF copy on Home Page

BABY SENSORY Monday mornings during term time. Call Annabel Contact Details on PDF copy on Home Page

LITTLE SWALLOWS Friday mornings. Activities for under 5s. Call Nicky Contact Details on PDF copy on Home Page

FIT AND ACTIVE: 

KEEP FIT Tuesdays, 10-11am. Call Jane Fray Contact Details on PDF copy on Home Page or Michaela Johnson Contact Details on PDF copy on Home Page. The class is designed to help improve your fitness, strength, balance and co-ordination to some great music! You work at your own pace. The first session is free; after that, the cost is £6 per session for a block monthly booking and £8.00 per session pay as you go.

INDOOR SHORT-MAT BOWLS Tuesday 21st

7-9pm £3 per person includes tea/coffee and biscuits. All abilities very welcome. Call Dave Powell Contact Details on PDF copy on Home Page0 or just come along!

BADMINTON CLUB: Thursdays 8-10pm all ages and skills. Call Steve Cracknell Contact Details on PDF copy on Home Page

TANGO: Fridays but not every Friday. Check with Beryl Kirk Contact Details on PDF copy on Home Page

THE MILLENNIUM HALL 

If you are interested in joining the Millennium Hall team, please get in touch: Contact Details on PDF copy on Home Page

HIRING THE HALL There is space in the diary for new events so please go on line to book a date: visit    uptonbishop.gov.uk and click on ‘Millennium Hall’ for booking info, or contact Contact Details on PDF copy on Home Page

UPTON BISHOP WI : Meeting:

We meet on the second Tuesday of each month, 7pm – 9pm at The Hub, St Mary’s Garden Village, Ross-on-Wye, HR9 7WP. New members are always welcome, entry donation of £5, cake and raffle. We look forward to seeing you.  For details and to find out more about the numerous activities organised by the National and Herefordshire Federations of WIs contact Contact Details on PDF copy on Home Page

Upton Bishop WI met for its AGM on Tuesday (10th March).  Caroline Miller reported on the previous year, in particular remembering the loss of Frances Lawford and commending her legacy to us all.  She was then re-elected as president and the committee was confirmed.  This is our time of the year for renewing memberships, so subscriptions were collected and the new programme of events for 2026-2027 was presented to the members.

After our usual business had been conducted, we divided into groups for an Easter Bunny drive.  The game is somewhat similar to a beetle drive, except that we were making up the face of an Easter Bunny.  Much fun and laughter ensued, which made for some enjoyable light entertainment after the formality of the AGM.  

Our new programme begins in April, when Caroline Bennett will be giving us a cookery demonstration, and we look forward to tasting what she makes for us.

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UPTON BISHOP NEWS: 

200 CLUB DRAW FOR February

Tracy Bell £20, Charlotte Crosbie £10, Philip Wood £5. 

BABY CONGRATULATIONS – Very many congratulations to Tom and Alice Blandford on the arrival of their bundle of joy, Ernie. 

BEST WISHES to everyone who is not too well, or who is undergoing or waiting for treatment.

UPTON BISHOP PARISH COUNCIL (UBPC)

Any parishioner can contact the UBPC at Details on PDF copy on Home Page Parish Council meeting minutes are available on the Parish Council website.

Upton Bishop Parish Council Meeting - March 3rd 2026

Four councillors, the clerk and six members of the public attended the Parish Council meeting on March 3rd The minutes of the November, December and February meetings were approved. No issues were raised by the public. The ward councillor’s report is on the website. Councillors had no objection to the Lynders Nurseries’ planning application and supported the change of use for a barn at Phocle Farm but are concerned about the impact this will have on transport and access from the south. There will be a new lengthsman contract from April1st and the chairman, clerk and footpaths officer were tasked with

reviewing it. An extraordinary meeting will be required to award the contract before the April deadline. The lengthsman has been clearing grips to alleviate flooding. Four new stiles are due to be installed once the ground dries out. New audit requirements under Assertion 10 of he Annual Governance Statement were considered and the IT and Email policy was adopted. The Financial Regulations were reviewed and the Reserves Policy, Risk Management Policy and Risk Register review were considered and adopted. 

The Council has £26,471 in the bank and all invoices were approved for payment. The Council will submit a question on the lack of fast fibre broadband availability to Herefordshire Council’s Scrutiny Committee meeting in April. A letter has been received from the Chairman of the Allotments which identifies potential risks from ageing sheds on the site and requesting replacement.

This will be on the agenda at the next meeting on Tuesday April 7th 2026. The Clerk was thanked for her professionalism and the amount of work she has undertaken.