april 2013 wendover news
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The meaning of Christ In the ancient Greek world, four causes were recognised - end, agent, matter and form. So, the end of marmalade was to be spread upon toast, the agent was the knife which cut the oranges, the matter was the oranges and the form was the result. In the middle ages two more causes were recognised: God’s creative power and exemplary causation. So St Richard of Chichester desired “to follow these more nearly”. Similar today is the idea of constitutive meaning, one’s horizon, what gives life meaning. Lent and Eastertide are th e r e f o r us to a p p r o p r i a t e t h e constitutive meaning of Christ. May we be helped through difficulties. May we come to the glory of the resurrection.
Canon Timothy Russ, Parish Priest, St Anne’s
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Happy Easter Easter falls on the last day of March so we can enjoy Eastertide throughout April. This includes Saint George’s Day on Tuesday 23rd April: watch for the flags in the High Street.
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I love Wendover The I love Wendover Loyalty Card, devised by Wendover Chamber of Trade and Commerce, continues to be very popular with over 1000 members to date. It costs only £1 and can be bought from many local businesses. Individual offers are continually refreshed and updated on the W e n d o v e r N e w s F a c e b o o k , www.wendoverloyaltycard.com, on the window of Wendover Hardware and page 2 of Wendover News.
Mondays 13.30 Wendover Baby/Toddler Group 0-5yrs term time. Wendover Memorial Hall, details 709791 Mondays The Rotary Club of Wendover & District, for meeting times see http://www.wendoverrotary.org.uk Mondays 19.30 -21.30 Bucks French Club, Holiday Inn, Weston Turville, except Bank holidays, details 07738 512664
Mon, Tues, Wed, Thurs & Fridays JAZZERCISE classes to suit you : www.jazzercise-uk.com 07900 987230 Mon, Tue, Thu Morning and Evening Adult, Teenager Yoga Classes. 01296 623543, www.sarahyoga.co.uk. Tue & Wed19.30 Wendover Bridge Club, Cricket Pavilion, Witchell : details 624089 Tuesdays 10.00 Simply Walk, meet at Wendover Clock Tower for easy walk approx 1 hour, details 01494 475367 Tuesdays 13.30-15.30 artsmart Drawing for Absolute Beginners, Wendy Lewis Studio, Wendover 01494 670372 Tuesdays 20.00 Wheelers & Dealers, Square Dance Club, Wendover Memorial Hall : 07731 776654 Tuesdays 20.00 IMAGEZ Camera Club: Weston Turville Village Hall, www.imagez.org.uk or call 01296 612632 We’days 19.00 Slimming World, Wendover Youth Club, contact [email protected] or 0773 888 2736 Wed’days 19.45 - 20.45 Salsa Dance Classes at Wendover Royal British Legion, Bookings: 07767 234532 Thursdays 6.15 onwards : New Kung Fu classes for kids and adults Call Mark on 07809 403208 St Anne’s Hall. Thursdays 19.00 Ballroom & Latin Dance Class / 20.00 : Dance, Wendover Memorial Hall, details 01442 865734 Thursdays 19.45 Wendover Choral Society, St. Mary’s Church Wendover. Details 01296 620450 Fridays 10.00 Churches together in Wendover Noah’s Ark Parent & Toddler Group, Wendover Christian Centre
MARCH Sat 30 09.30-13.45 Table Top Sale at Wendover Memorial Hall. Free Admission. Book a table 01296 483916 Sat 30 11.00-15.00 Easter Egg Hunt £2.50 per child 01296 696133 / [email protected]
APRIL Mon 01 19.30 Wendover Parish Council Meeting held in Wendover Library Room. All welcome Tue 02 19.00 Wendover Library Reading Group : For details call 07979 855047 Tue 02 20.00 Kimble & Elles. Horticultural Soc: Gardens for Dry Conditions, Terry Cann, Stewart Hall, Lt. Kimble Sat 06 12.30-16.00 Cat Show : Entrance £2, /£1 at Wendover Memorial Hall. Sun 07 14.00-16.30 Kimble & Ellesborough Horticultural Society Spring Show, Stewart Hall, Little Kimble Mon 08 10.00 Survivors of Bereavement by Suicide local support group, for details call 07890 973751 Tue 09 19.45 W. Evening WI, Sign language, Deafness & Deafax : Kirsty Crombie Smith St Anne’s Hall, Tue 09 20.00 Chiltern Humanists AGM Wendover Library Room Thu 11 10.30-11.30Thursday Club Talk on Alexander the Great. Tea or coffee. Wendover Library Thu 11 13.00-15.00 Jewellery Making at Carers Bucks Meeting Wendover Library. All welcome, see article on p 4 Thu 11 20.00 Chiltern Writers Wendover, AGM & Manuscript Evening, Wendover Library Room Thu 11 20.00 W. Turville Hort. Soc: The Flowers that drove men to Murder : Prof. Sandy Primrose. WT Village Hall Sat 13 09.15-13.00 Grand Charity Market Stalls. Come and support your local charity. Sat 13 7.30 Wendover Music Concert. Stephen Hough (piano) plus.. See advert below. St Mary’s Church
Sun 14 18.30 Contemplative Fire Gathering at St Mary’s Church 6.15 for 6.30pm start. 2nd Sun of month
Mon 15 Copy date for MAY edition of Wendover News (adverts, articles, payments in BEFORE 15 APRIL)
Wed 17 10.00-12.00 Coffee Morning for Chilterns MS Centre, Oakwood Close, Wendover, HP22 5LX
Wed 17 19.00 Grandparents Association Support Group, Holiday Inn Weston Turville Call 01296 582614
Wed 17 19.30 Annual Parish Meeting, Wendover Memorial Hall, see back page for details
Thu 18 9.00-15.00 (Trade 8.00am) Legacy Fairs, Antiques & Collectors Market, Wendover Memorial Hall Thu 18 14.30 Wendover Horticultural Society History of British Gardens: Mr. Askew. Wendover Library Room Thu 18 20.00 Aylesbury Cntr for Nat. Trust: A very British Brew: Harrie & Christine Cooke Broughton Jnr School Fri 19 18.45 for 19.00 Film Night “Despicable Me”. Wendover Christian Centre, popcorn etc. Donations welcome Fri 19 19.30 Halton Singers “Music Hall Magic” Admission Ticket Only £5. Bar. Halton Village Hall Sat 20 09.00-13.00 Local Produce Market : Manor Waste outside Budgens Sat 20 10.00-12.00noon. Save the Children Bring and Buy Coffee Morning, Library Room,. 01296-622728 Sat 20 11.00 Family History Talk: The Suffragettes, Prebendal Farm Comm Centre, Aylesbury, HP19 7QW Sat 20 14.00 Family History Talk: Records of WWI Airmen, Prebendal Farm Comm Centre, Ayle, HP197QW Sat 20 19.30 Halton Singers “Music Hall Magic” Admission Ticket Only £5. Bar. Halton Village Hall Sat 20 20.00 Ridgeway Chorale at St. George’s Church, RAF Halton see editorial on page 6 Sun 21 10.00-14.00 Princes Risboro Farmers Market. High St. PR. Free Parking. (3rd Sun of Each Month) Thu 25 14.30 WTU3A The Spice Trade, Weston Turville Village Hall Thu 25 20.00 Wendover Twinning : The Guitar Revealed : Zachary Taylor. Wendover Library Room Fri 26 20.00 WT Historical Society: Bucks’ Favourite Churches: Julian Hunt., £1 members/£2 visitors. Village Sat 27 10.00-15.00 Table Top Sale for MS at MS Centre, HP22 5LX. £20 a table. 01296 696133 Sat 27 11.00 Grand Opening of NEW Tennis Courts at Aston Clinton by Mark Webber Sat 27 19.30 Wendover Music Poetry Evening: John Hegley, Michael Horovitz, George Chopping. St Mary’s
What’s on in April 2013
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LEGACY FAIRS Antiques & Collectors Market
Thursday 18 April
9am-2pm (Trade 8.00am) Entrance by donation to Charity
Wendover Memorial Hall
Halton Singers MUSIC HALL
MAGIC
Halton Village Hall Friday & Saturday 19 & 20 April 2013
7.30pm prompt until 10pm Bar, Light refreshments
Tickets £5 (limited number)
available from
Mrs Pat Wiseman: 01296 624841 Clock Tower 01296 696759
Table Top Sale
Wendover Memorial Hall Saturday 30 March 9.30am - 1.45pm
Refreshments Free Admission
To book a table 01296 483916
St Mary the Virgin, W/Turville MAY FAYRE
Saturday 4 May 2pm to 5pm Plants, cakes, books, tombolas
refreshments, bell tower open, etc Indoors if wet
Enquiries 424982 or 612303
Wendover Choral Society St Mary’s Church, Wendover.
Saturday May 11th at 7.30
CHILCOTT CONDUCTS CHILCOTT Faure: Pavan Chilcott: Requiem Beethoven: Mass in C
Bob Chilcott: conductor
with the Oxford Sinfonia Tickets £12, Concessions £10,
Children under sixteen - £2
from Clock Tower. 01296 696759 wendoverchoralsociety.org
WENDOVER MUSIC 2013
Concert Tickets £14 (concessions £13) Children (+5 years) £1 from Wendover, Princes Risborough & Aylesbury Tourist Information Offices.
Credit Card Hotline—Aylesbury Visitor Information Centre –01296 330559
Details from 01296 615753 www.wendovermusic.org.uk
Sat 13 April Stephen Hough (Piano) Romantic and virtuoso works by Chopin, Schumann, Brahms and Stephen Hough
Sat 27 April EXTRA
Poetry Evening with John Hegley, Michael Horovitz & George Chopping Tickets £10
Sat 18 May Brodsky Quartet (Strings)
St Mary’s Church, Wendover @ 7.30pm Loyalty Card Offers
See also www.wendoverloyaltycard.com and Wendover Hardware on the Manor Waste
Whitewaters—cheese deal until 6 April No2 Pound Street—10% off all retail purchases in April Perry Street Dental Surgery—10% off bleaching to 14 June ADH Window Cleaning—variety of offers on website until June Cat Booker—variety of offers on website a little bird gallery—20% off selected framed prints Budgens—see shop The Bakers Shop—meal deal Village Environment Services—20% discount on drains work Andrew Gardner—free draw for purchases with loyalty card Antiques @ Wendover—free draw for purchases with loyalty card Cromptons—Voyage Maison bag draw—purchases with loyalty card
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Events
Maundy Thursday 28 March 9.30am Communion service at St Mary’s 8pm Mass at St Anne’s (NB Extra Mass)
Good Friday 29 March 10.30am Children’s Activities Craft activities, stories and video 12.00 noon Gathering at St Anne’s Joint worship starting with a contemporary look at Good Friday organised by Wendover Free church leading to : 12.30pm Walk of Witness Those who are able walk with the cross from St Anne’s to St Mary’s for 1pm Service at St Mary’s
Holy Saturday 30 March Easter Fire & Vigil at St Anne’s 8pm (NB Change of Time)
Spring Activity at the Café in the Woods Woodland treasure trail - pick up a copy of the treasure trail from the Café and return it completed for your chance to win a Discovery Pass! Your Discovery Pass will entitle you to free parking at Wendover Woods for a year, discounts and offers at the Cafe and Go Ape plus much more!
Easter in the Woods Visit the Café in the Woods during the Easter holidays and take part in our Easter Activities, including:
Guess the number of mini eggs in the jar,
Name the Easter bunny,
Easter Egg trail
We look forward to seeing you throughout April.
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Saturday 13 April 9.15am—1.00pm
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Chiltern Humanists AGM Tue 9 April at 8pm Library Room This is an important opportunity to reflect on the past year's activities, quiz the committee and discuss how the Group should develop. We want to hear the views of as many as possible, so please come along and have your say. Non-members always welcome. The election of the new Committee is central to the evening's agenda. There are vacancies on the committee with the opportunity for someone to get involved and help with the management and development of the Group. After the AGM business there will be a discussion about current and future campaigns being run by the British Humanist Association and our part in them. www.chilternhumanists.org.uk
Jewellery Making Thur 11 April 1.00–3.00pm Library Room Join us at this fun jewellery making session and learn to make exquisite bracelets and necklaces that you can take home with you. A Support Worker will be available to answer any questions you might have about your caring role. Refreshments provided. There is no charge. If you are a family carer and would like to come along to the group you will be sure of a friendly welcome. You are welcome to come along on the day.
If you require more information please contact: Carers Bucks, Ardenham Court, Oxford Road, Aylesbury, HP19 8HT. Telephone 0300 777 2722. Do you require transport to and from the venue? Do you require a sitting service? We can help. www.carersbucks.org Carers Bucks dedicated to supporting family carers.
WT Horticultural Society Thurs 11 April, 8pm WT Village Hall “The Plants that drove Men to Murder!” Professor Sandy Primrose is our speaker for April - a scientist by profession, well known in his field, but his real passion is gardening. Over the years he has shown many groups round his garden in High Wycombe and in doing so has tried to tell them the stories behind the plants that he grows. These stories form the basis of his cruise lectures and a new book that he is writing. Do come along for what will be a fascinating talk about the plant hunters who by bringing back plants from all over the world transformed our gardens. Everyone welcome. For more information do contact our Chairman Jo Spencer - 01296 612817 or [email protected] Do join us.
Wendover Evening WI Report Michael Portillo is a guest speaker at the Bucks Federation of WI’s Annual Council
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Events Meeting at the Waterside Theatre on Wednesday 17 April. Wendover Evening WI will be attending and participating in this event and six of their members will be singing. They are members of a choir, the “Joyful Divas” which was started a year ago by an enthusiastic Aylesbury WI member. The choir has already performed at several public events, but this is the biggest yet. This meeting is open to non members. Why not come along to one of our local meetings always advertised in “What’s On” in Wendover News. For details contact: Margaret Currell 01296 582318.
Film Time Friday 19 April at 6.45pm, Wendover Christian Centre Wendover Free Church is showing the cartoon ‘Despicable Me’ on Friday 19 April at Wendover Christian Centre. When a criminal mastermind uses a trio of orphan girls as pawns for a grand scheme, he finds their love is profoundly changing him for the better. The film is rated as PG, so bring children at your discretion. Arrive at 6.45pm in time to get your popcorn and snacks for a 7pm start. There is no charge for this event. All are welcome.
Save the Children Coffee Morning Sat 20 April 10-12.00 Library Room Please come to our Bring & Buy Coffee Morning with homemade cakes on sale, a raffle, second hand books, etc. Please feel free to bring along any unwanted Christmas gifts too. All proceeds will go to Save the Children working in 120 countries around the world as well as in the UK.
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Halton Singers “Music Hall Magic” Fri 19/Sat 20 April Halton Village Hall 7.30 Since 1978 Halton Singers have entertained the local community of Wendover, Halton and Weston Turville with music from Handel to Hammerstein, Bach to Beatles, Disney to Dylan. Our latest production is Music Hall Magic. Why not join us for an evening of sentimental ballads, sing-a-long songs and comedy. Dress up for the part: ”a little of what you fancy does you good”! Light refreshments provided, bar open all evening. A limited number of tickets (£5) available by calling 01296 624841 or Clock Tower 696759. “Come, come, come and have a drink or two—down at the Old Bull and Bush”...
A Music Offering Sat 20 April, St George’s, Halton, 7.30pm, The Ridgeway Chorale - a small choir of 18 singers will be holding a special event in aid of Florence Nightingale Hospice. Two young musicians, aged just 14, will be performing on the night - both study at the Junior Academy of Guildhall School of Music and Drama and both have won prestigious awards and prizes for their musical talent. Tickets are £8 each, under 18s go FREE - available now from Aylesbury and Wendover Hospice Charity shops, from the Fundraising Office by calling 01296 429975 or by contacting Jean Bygate on 01296 661071.
Know your blood pressure Thu 25 April, 10am – 3pm, W Library Rm One of the major causes of strokes is high blood pressure. Strokes lead to deaths, and serious disabilities and can occur at any age. In many cases a change of diet can reduce blood pressure. Medication can also help some people. The Rotary Club of Wendover and District has arranged for qualified staff to be at Wendover Library Room from 10am until 3pm to take your blood pressure and provide refreshments all for free. All welcome.
Mark Webber on a Tennis Court? Sat 27 April, 11am, Aston Park Tennis Club
The upgraded facilities at Aston Park Tennis Club in Aston Clinton, made possible by the award from Sport England Inspired Facilities of an Olympics Legacy grant, as well as grants from Aston Clinton Parish Council and Aylesbury Vale Community Chest Fund, include floodlighting to all three courts as well as the provision of a new netball court. This new sporting activity is proving very popular with up to 12 ‘Back to Netballers’ taking advantage of Netball England coach Geri every Monday evening from 6-7pm. The new facilities will officially be opened by Mark Webber the Red Bull Formula 1 racing driver who can be seen in a different guise on that day. He’ll be playing tennis.
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June Family Bike Ride Sunday 16 June, 2.30pm Note the date! To mark National Bike Week, Get Wendover Cycling will organise a Family Bike Ride starting on the Manor Waste at 2.30pm. Chris Peeler 01296 624089.
Record Year For Bucks Open Studios 8-23 June
The largest visual arts event held in Buckinghamshire, has announced that 575 artists and makers from the county including painters, glass workers, basket weavers, metal workers, wood turners, jewellery makers, book binders, print makers and silk makers will be opening their studios at 199 venues to the public for free and showcasing their talent. The event has more than doubled in size since 2007 in terms of artists participating and it is hoped to exceed last year’s record of just over 38,000 visits made to studios and exhibitions. Bucks Open Studios is a great opportunity for a fascinating day out. You can talk directly to artists, watch demonstrations and even be inspired to take up a new hobby and find your own hidden talent. To find out more about Bucks Open Studios 2013 visit the website http://www.bucksopenstudios.org.uk
BBOWT Wendover Open Gardens
Sunday 23 June 2013 Note the date! Bucks, Berks and Oxon Wildlife Trusts are organising open gardens on the above date. Tea and cake will be available at two different locations within the village. If you would like to open your garden to support BBOWT, please contact Chris Peeler - 01296 624089
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Wendover Community Library More than forty volunteers came for a Tea Party at Wendover Community Library on Wed 27 February.
We were all welcomed by Philip Mitchell, chairman, and Susan Morton, Library Manager. This was followed by brief descriptions of the various volunteer tasks needed in the library.
These range from support work in the library itself, to help with children’s activities, help with our new Thursday Club - an informal meeting once a month with a short talk or activity, followed by tea and biscuits; fundraising events, publicity, opportunities for interested people in the community to be involved! We were pleased to meet everyone as we enjoyed our tea and cake and would like to thank all who came! We are delighted that so many signed up to become involved in a wide range of tasks.
If you are interested in being involved, do go and see Susan Morton in the library, or contact Carol Chapman on 01296 623730 for more information.
Wendover Library Bounce and Rhyme From Tues 16 April Bounce and Rhyme, a free drop in session of music and rhyme for preschool children with a parent/adult, is changing after the Easter holidays as follows: 10:15 - 10:45 - for children aged 18 months up to 5 years old 11:15 - 11:45 - for children aged under 18 months Monthly coffee mornings will run following the later session for carers and their children in the meeting room.
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Befriending the elderly Late last year we launched our local “Contact” group and have enjoyed several tea parties. A “Contact” group can consist of up to a maximum of twelve Guest Members. The Lee and Wendover group currently has availability for just four more members. To become a member the guests must be over 75 years of age, live on their own and reside within The Lee, Wendover or Great Missenden area.
“Contact the Elderly” (to give it its full title) is a national organisation consisting of small groups of local volunteers who host tea parties once a month for the older members of our community. The tea parties take place from 3pm to 5pm on the third Sunday of each month, our drivers fetch and carry the guests to and from their homes.
Anyone who has a neighbour, a friend or a relation who might like to join, they should contact Anthea Hartley on 01494 837372 or email [email protected]. We would be delighted to welcome new members. You can obtain further details by going to the Contact the Elderly’s web site: www.contact-the-elderly.org.uk .
Florence Rosa Busk Florence Rosa Busk of Thornton Crescent, who celebrated her 108th birthday with family and friends on 17 February, died peacefully in her bed at Icknield Court Residential Home in the early hours of Sat 9 March. Florrie was with family and a close friend when she died. She will be greatly missed.
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News from Wendover Health Centre 01296 623452 Changes to Opening Hours We will be closed for Easter from 6.30pm on Thursday 28 March to 7:30am on Tuesday 2 April. We will close at 1pm on Wednesday 17 April for staff training.
Dr Anna Milward We welcome Dr Milward back on her return from Maternity Leave in April.
111 service The NHS 111 service has now been launched in Buckinghamshire. This service is for urgent medical help or advice, but not for life-threatening situations. Calls to the Health Centre are automatically diverted to 111 when we are closed.
111 is available for urgent problems 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. Call 111 if you have an urgent health problem and think you need to go to A&E or need another NHS urgent care service (other than that available from the Health Centre).
For immediate, l i fe - threatening emergencies, continue to call 999.
When we are open we will always respond to urgent problems if you call the Health Centre directly (01296-623452) – press 9 immediately when you hear the automated message. A receptionist will take down initial details and pass the call to the Duty Doctor for response.
Payment for non-NHS work Our National Health Service contract covers the provision of medical services to the practice population. Other work is not funded by the NHS and therefore will normally attract a charge.
Unless the fees for non-NHS work are paid by a third party, we will request payment directly from the patient concerned. Examples are as follows: PSV and HGV driver medical
examinations.
Claim forms for private medical insurance.
Private sickness certificates.
Immigration medical reports and examinations.
Letters and notes certifying fitness to participate in certain activities.
Letters to education and housing authorities and other letters written at the patient’s request.
Forms for claiming on travel insurance when holidays are cancelled on medical grounds.
Automated BP machine We are very grateful to the Friends of Wendover Health Centre for purchasing an automated b lood pressure measurement machine. This is situated in the patient library and is for use by any of our patients (except children). It is very simple to use: please follow the written instructions. If you are due for a BP check (for example patients on anti-hypertensive medication) please use this machine – there is no need to book an appointment with a nurse. Please write your name on the printed slip with your BP reading and hand it into reception.
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Judgment call As this is being written before the Judicial review announcement, you will know what happened on 15 March. Please check the website; we may need money urgently.
Momentum continues to build in the Northern sections with more start up meetings. David Cameron recently said that there was “no magic money tree” for infrastructure on rail and schools; one wonders where the “paving bill” for extra HS2 spending, rumoured mid 2013, has its roots. The Hybrid bill will be late 2013 at best and so not through before the next election. However, hybrids are not killed by elections, stakes maybe.
HS2 seems to be cancelling community forum meetings to focus on the Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) draft consultation. Rumours are that the village will have a road show on 25 May. The final EIA needs to be part of the hybrid bill. We are afraid that once again, you’ll be asked to respond. There are still many local issues to resolve including the Ellesborough Road diversion.
If you are in A m e r s h a m , there is a new campaign shop in Hill Avenue, near the station. It will be worth dropping in to support them.
Donate £5+/mth by standing order to save Wendover! For information contact Antony Chapman on 01296 623730 ([email protected]).
HS2
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No 2 Pound Street wishes to say a very big Thank you …to all of you who responded to March 2013’s Wendover News where we asked what else you would like to see at No2… more wine, came the answer. And so we have set about sourcing new wines and many of these new additions are in the under £10 section. Pop in to see, ask for a recommendation, or try a taster or two.
…to all of the instigators and supporters of our loyalty scheme I Love Wendover. We have seen a huge number of shop visitors proudly sporting their cards, and benefiting from the 10% discount on all retail purchases. To show our gratitude, we are continuing the offer until the end of April.
…to our ‘Meet the Producers’ in March, who battled with rain and icy winds to bring their delicacies to Wendover, and then stood outside, albeit under our canopies to showcase their amazing products. Particular thanks to The Lawn Collection and Smoke & Pickle, who kept their sense of humour throughout. Come along to our regular slots on Saturdays 10am till 2pm to Meet our Producers.
…to our customers for raising £900 for Chilterns MS Centre during our Coffee for Charity collection on Mondays. We are now collecting for Wendover Youth Centre.
…to the Amersham Angels (new age WI) for making us so welcome at their meeting recently; we had a thoroughly cheesy evening and great fun was had by all. If you have a group you would like to entertain with cheese and/or wine, great for a fundraiser, please let us know, we would be happy to help either at No2 or at your own venue.
The Russell Arms Did you know the Russell Arms, Butlers Cross has been a pub since 1763, serving weary travellers and the local community great beer and food for 260 years? The tradition runs deep in the veins of Russell Arms as we promise to continue serving great beer and food. Recently accredited for the Great Country Pub initiative, we are proud and humbled to bring Russell Arms into its 260th year ~ perhaps there is the excuse for a party…… watch this space.
Russell Arms is a free house, which can bring you a fabulous range of beers, which keep on changing. On the pumps since the new year we have had our old favourites Chiltern Brewery, XT Brewery, Malt Brewery, Vale Brewery, Rebellion Brewery, Windsor & Eton, Cotswold Brewing Co and there will be more to come. Jon our Ale Man is never happier than when he is extolling the virtues of beer. If you are peckish you really should try the mid-week lunch-time offer – 2 courses for £12 and 3 courses for £16
For those sunny days the garden will be the perfect place to get your Vitamin D, and why not enjoy afternoon tea at the same time? Chef has created a very traditional afternoon tea menu to complement teas from The Lawn Collection, and you could even indulge in a glass of Rose Garden Prosecco ~ the menu is a pick’n’mix style, so you could choose the full menu, or a few items - available 3pm until 6pm daily.
All this talk of Afternoon Tea makes one think of cakes. Yummy delicious cakes. How about hosting your children’s birthday party at Russell Arms? Cake making and decorating parties for groups of 4 to 10. Please call or email for more information. See advert below.
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Forum Veronica Stewart Photography Veronica Stewart is a family portrait photographer based in the beautiful setting of Buckland Village. Raised and educated in the West of Scotland, Veronica spent several years living and working overseas. She moved to Bucks from Hungary in 1999 and her two children attended all three schools in Wendover.
Veronica’s background is in Management Development and Training but on having her family, looked for something which would fit better with being a mum as her husband Graham, a geologist, travels extensively. She worked at Little Acorns Kindergarten in Wendover for a year and then spent a couple of years as a teaching assistant at John Hampden First School. She loved working with small children and wanted to marry her longstanding love of photography with this role.
Veronica returned to education and completed an HND in Photography and Digital Imaging at Bucks New Uni and then followed this with a BA (Hons) in the same discipline. Her work has appeared in The British Journal of Photography and she has been a contributor to two fine art exhibitions in London.
A purpose built studio means her clients come to her for family shoots, teenage parties, product photography and more. She currently volunteers as a photographer for Iain Rennie Hospice at many of their events.
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For some little time the Parish Council has harboured the idea of creating a Community Orchard in a public space, where it can inform and be enjoyed by everyone in Wendover. In the time that the project has loosely been on the Council’s agenda a number of locations on parish land have been considered, none of which entirely fitted the bill. That was until Walnut Tree Meadow was suggested. The Meadow, as its name might suggest, was a former orchard of walnuts, of which only a handful of the ancient trees remain. This substantial area of public open ground is bounded by the Wendover Arm canal to the East, The Wendover Society’s Purssell Path and Right of Way to the north and the housing developments of Water Meadow Way and Bryants Acre to the west and south respectively. There is public access from all these aspects. The land came in to the ownership of AVDC following the settlement of the Metropolitan Green Belt boundary, not on the line of the canal but on a minor watercourse to the West of the Wendover Arm. This determination precluded the building of houses right up to the tow path. Since the estate developer now had no commercial interest in this isolated pocket of land on the edge of the Water Meadow Way Development it was settled on the District Council as part of the obligation to provide recreational space associated with the new dwellings. Since the completion of the housing, AVDC have maintained the land as a public space retaining the open nature of the meadow by rough cutting the grass on occasion throughout the year. The Parish Council sought permission from AVDC to establish a Community Orchard at its own expense by planting some sixty indigenous mixed top fruit trees in an
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appropriate area of the meadow. Officers at our local authority did not react enthusiastically, raising a number of issues which the Parish considered it was able to satisfy.
When matters of costs associated with o n g o i n g maintenance were raised the Parish Council offered to take ownership of the m e a d o w a n d h e n c e f o r t h b e responsible for all costs associated with
looking after this public space absolving the District of any future financial liability. AVDC eventually chose to decline this offer stating that they would wish to retain ownership to maintain all their future options for this land! The Parish Council is rather disturbed by this response; it certainly would not wish to see the land put to any use other than as a community open space amenity. It is also very disappointed that its wish to create a Community Orchard would appear to be being thwarted, notwithstanding the Government’s recently declared support for country wide creation of community orchards by local residents. The Parish Council isn’t minded to give up on its aspiration without a better explanation of the local authority’s reluctance to help facilitate what seems to be a perfectly reasonable objective. It would like to know if this view is widely held within the community?
Wendover Parish Council
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Peach Lane Studios You may have seen the BBC2 TV show “Alex Polizzi – The Fixer”. Peach Lane Studios (see advert below) or PeachyPics.net as they were previously known, were the stars of it on Tuesday 19 February this year.
Andrea and her family were followed by a film crew for over six months, watching how they grew as a business with the help of Alex Polizzi. The show had some great ideas on the do’s and don’ts of running a business, but what it didn’t show was the lovely personality of the family and how much they really put in to bringing great photography to their clients.
During the filming of the show they were given notice to leave their premises in Friars Square, Aylesbury, due to the imminent demolition of their unit. This lead to mum, Andrea, having to search out new premises. Whilst exploring the area, they all fell in love with Wendover where they found the perfect premises: the lovely building which formerly housed Palagan Travel. It has taken a lot of hard work, but Peach Lane Studios has finally opened its door for bookings.
From family portrait photography, makeovers and newborn photography, to commercial photography, you will not be disappointed. Visit their website or call in for a chat.
Bakers First Anniversary Enrique and Maria from The Bakers Shop are celebrating their first year in business in Wendover this month. They have been made to feel so welcome that they have joined Wendover Chamber of Trade and Commerce and are participating in the I Love Wendover Loyalty scheme (see page 2). For their anniversary special offer, please see their advert on the front page.
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Friday 8 March saw Wendover Parish Council and The Wendover Society host a very successful fundraising quiz night at Wendover Memorial Hall. The event was held to raise money for the Clock Tower Restoration Project. 152 people made up 19 teams to contest the Clock Tower Challenge Quiz and everyone seemed to agree that it was a great night out. Even the Fish & Chip Supper, always tricky to get right for so many, was hailed as a success. Towards the close Cllr Tom Walsh thanked Cllr Robert Duggan for asking the questions and Rob Kenyon for keeping score. He also thanked everyone for coming out and not only supporting the event but also for demonstrating so clearly Wendover’s community engagement in this vital restoration project. The organisers will be able to add £2138.25 to the Parish Council’s fund for the restoration as a result of the quiz.
Many local traders donated prizes for the raffle or sponsored the rounds and Budgens were the event sponsor. Further details of the event, the project and our supporters can be found at www.wendoverclocktower.org.uk. In addition the Parish Council would like to thank Cllr Tom Walsh, Cllr Emma Carroll and Mike Beard of the Wendover Society for making this fun evening possible.
Wendover Parish Council
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Wendover & District Rotary At the end of last year, many of you attended our Happy and Glorious, “Let The Chilterns Sing, Hooray for Heroes”, concert at St Mary’s Church with the Central Band of the Royal Air Force. Over £3,500 was raised and this, plus the donation of a Rotary District Grant, brought the final total to over £4,000.
Last month saw presentations of new reception furniture to the Chilterns MS Centre, a cheque for new folding chairs to match existing chairs at St Mary’s Church, Wendover and for Help for Heroes, a Matrix Krankcycle for use in T e d wo r t h H o u s e t o e x p e d i t e rehabilitation of returning soldiers, particularly amputees.
We would like to THANK all involved and hope that you will join us again this year, on Saturday 30 November for a ‘not to be missed’ family concert at St Mary’s. Put the date in your diary now!
Wendover Cricket Club Wendover Cricket Club have their final indoor senior nets session left on Friday 5 April, before outdoor training gets underway. U7 & U9s training will be on Saturday mornings starting on 6 April, the U11s on Thursdays with both
U12/13s and U14/15s being on Fridays and these begin on 11 and 12 April respectively. Existing members will be separately notified, but potential new recruits should contact Junior Manager Richard Peck on 01296-624209 for more information. 63 junior matches have been arranged across all age groups between the end of April and mid July, with more to follow. Most are in the Bucks and Aylesbury District Leagues and in the latter, we have entered 2 U9 teams for the expected numbers and to aid development. Senior matches will be played every weekend from 27 April through to 22 September, fielding 2 teams on Saturdays and one on Sundays. The 1st XI will compete in the Mid Bucks League Division 1 whilst the 2nd XI are in Division 2. In a break with the traditional format, these league matches are being played on a 40 overs win or lose basis, albeit with bonus points for the losing teams. Senior nets are likely to be on Friday evenings. The club will also compete in the Amersham Sixes Competition which we won last year, plus the midweek Mid Bucks League Knockout Cup. New members or officials in any capacity are welcomed and should contact Club Captain Jonathan Seabrook on 07718-804 084.
Mid Bucks Beekeeping Association April is a busy month for the Association as the beekeeping season gets underway. On 7 April we will be opening up our training Apiary ready for practical sessions with our new beekeepers.
On 13 April we will be at the Charity Market on the Manor Waste, and on 20 April we will be holding a “Woodwork” day, building and repairing hives for the new season. On 17 April Steve Benbow who is known as “the Urban Beekeeper” will be talking at our monthly meeting at the Bowls Club. For further information on all of these activities please go to www.mbbka.org.uk.
Wendover Tennis & Squash With our Squash and Racketball Finals day on 27 April the preliminary rounds of the tournament are well under way. With membership numbers at a recent high there has been a strong entry from Juniors through to Seniors in both disciplines. Recent work on the clubhouse including internal lighting and external décor is now complete, giving the club a fresh feel. Summer term Junior courses commence on 15 April, so for all details check our website: www.wendovertennisandsquash.co.uk.
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Mad Hatter’s Hike and Tea Party 1st Wendover Apollo Scouts have been working on the Community Badge over the past term and as part of this had to find out about the work of a local charity and do something to assist.
You maybe aware that the Pace Centre has taken over the Old Garage at Stoke Mandeville, which over the next few years will be developed to accommodate all the Pace centres operations in the Aylesbury area. So this appeared to be a logical choice.
After a talk from Victoria at the Pace centre, all about the work done for the young people they look after, a plan was hatched to raise funds by holding a Mad Hatter’s hike and tea party.
So Saturday 2 March saw 50 scouts walk a route that took them through Weston Turville, Butlers Cross, Ellesborough and around Coombe Hill back to Wendover whilst collecting parts of a mosaic.
Awaiting the scouts upon return the HQ had been transformed into a Tea Party by a group of parents and leaders. The scouts were treated to sandwiches, cup cakes and multi-coloured jellies.
Despite the mud and the loss of a few shoes the scouts all had a great day and even improved their map reading skills. The hike raised £250.00 for Pace. To find out more about the work of the Pace centre please visit http://www.thepacecentre.org/
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Silver medal My mother has given me a silver medal which was presented to her father and is inscribed 'Box Carrying Competition, Scrubwood to Wendover, won by James Hill 1905'. I have been unable to find any information regarding this and wondered if any readers may be able to help?
Sheila Perrie Ed: please reply to Wendover News
Frog Spawn Does anyone in Wendover have any spare frog spawn that they could let me have? Every spring for many years I have looked forward to seeing mating frogs in my pond. But this year there are none.
Chris Peeler 01296 624089
Thank you Please could you relay my grateful thanks to the person who kindly handed in my car and house keys to Wendover Police Station recently; they saved me a lot of worry and money. I managed to drop them in the thick snow somewhere between Wyevale Garden Centre and Castle Park. I was very surprised when the policemen in Wendover offered me a bowlful of keys which no-one had claimed and told me that they had a bin full of keys in Aylesbury Police Station. Perhaps people should have more faith in the kindness of others and go and check. Would it be possible for Wendover News to run a "Lost
and Found" column as I have handed in numerous things to the Police before now?
Lorraine James Ed: Wendover News has had great success on its Facebook reuniting objects with owners and may start a trial of this idea in the May print edition.
New Cycle Racks at the Station Get Wendover Cycling would like to express their thanks to Chiltern Railways for responding to their request for additional racks. These provide parking for eight cycles and are situated on the station platform.
Chris Peeler, Chair, Get Wendover Cycling
Wonderful Wendover For my daughter’s 18th Birthday we chose to give her driving lessons; hardly something easily gift-wrapped! I went in to Cornelli who came up with fun cupcakes and a helium balloon. I then went to the library and attempted to make a poster as the “gift” to unwrap. I am not very computer literate, but one of the kind members of staff offered to help me and we came up with the perfect poster. I popped in to the Flower Gallery who got out their coloured cellophane and “wrapped” the poster so beautifully. Thank you so much to all of these Wendover businesses who made my and my daughter’s day so special. Jane Taylor
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You write To the bigot who hit me I would like to apologize for not having the courage to stand still waiting for your third and fourth attempts to hit me with your shovel at the allotments. The first two blows really hurt and I was still trying to make up my mind on the correct course of response to the torrent of foreigner bashing bigotry you were vomiting. Last time you did that was my daughter’s first experience of anti-Semitism - in Wendover for crying out loud! If you remember I told you then that I forgave you. This time I put my hand out to shake peace; but you not only refused but also threatened to decapitate me with the shovel. I would like to thank you for helping me make up my mind on an important issue. I expect that the extreme nationalist parties will try and increase their share of votes at the coming elections for the County Council banking on protest voting. My dilemma was that I like and respect Councillor Bowles and I think he can do a much better job as a county councillor than the current one; but I am a Lib-Dem through and through. Thanks to you I realised that voting for him will be also a vote against the forces of darkness – the BNP and UKIP. You reminded me that nationalist movements such as the Fascists and the Nazis never got the support of the majority but got to power through manipulating the system, bullying people into silence, and general apathy. May the force be with Steve Bowles.
Name & address supplied
Localism Our present government has made it quite clear that local opinion should be sought on planning matters. Why did AVDC ignore the wishes of Wendover Parish Council and many local people who signed a petition against the conversion of a potential residential building to yet another coffee shop? Name and address supplied
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John Colet News
Year 10 Team Maths Challenge The 2013 Year Ten Team Maths Challenge was held at Mandeville School. The John Colet team members: Daniel Curtis, Nathan Gray, Hannah Griffiths and Oliver Marcetta had all prepared themselves well for the mental battle and yet on arrival they could not help but feel intimidated by the eight opposing teams. The competition was conducted over several rounds and demanded a whole team as well as an individual approach to some very novel and challenging puzzles. Being good at maths was essential and manipulating algebra and the absolute value, using Pythagoras theorem and tackling fractions all had to be addressed in turn. Thinking laterally was required in many of the problems. By the fourth round John Colet did not get a mention in the first four places. Undaunted, the team made a huge effort in the final rounds. The last of these was a manic carousel round where no verbal communication was allowed but all candidates could tackle any of the five problem strands in rotation. Paper flew constantly around the table in the effort to complete the tasks. When final positions were announced Chesham Grammar School had won, Aylesbury Grammar School was second and John Colet had come a magnificent third! This was the best result to date in team maths competitions and laid a very important marker for future years. Well done team!
Swan Valley Roofing
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WENDOVER WILLS WEEK – DID YOU TAKE PART…?
A big “Thank You” to all those who used Wendover Wills Week to put their house in order – the common theme was you don’t need to keep putting it off….
It’s not too late to do something about it!
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Colin Riley met Diana in the first week of Medical School at University College Hospital in 1948. They qualified in 1953 and became House Officers at UCH during which time they never left the hospital but were on call 24 hours every day. They married in 1954. Colin had an extra qualification in Obstetrics and Gynaecology so was posted to PM RAF Hospital Halton as a specialist where he ran the obstetric unit for three years, delivering many babies and operating on both local service dependants and civilians. He entered General Practice and did one year GP Training at Princes Risborough qualifying for his MRCGP. He was invited to join Drs Orme and McConnel in their practice in Wendover, (Dr McConnel being Dr Rory Reed’s grandfather!) Diana worked at Halton Sick Quarters in between having children, alongside the delightful Dr Hussey, who was with Shackleton on the Antartic Expedition. In 1964 Dr Orme retired, and sadly Dr McConnel fell ill and could no longer work. They bought The Red House which seemed enormous and far too expensive and moved in May and
happily were joined by Tony Garrod, and later, Dr Ballantine. In 1965 the District Council arrived with chainsaws to cut down the trees along the road so they could turn the area into a car park. Dr Riley persuaded them that the trees belonged to the Lord of the Manor and they had no right to chop them down. Thus was born the Wendover Society. At that time Dr Riley was very involved with the PCC in helping organise the Stewardship Scheme raising funds for the St Mary’s Church Maintenance programme and was also on the local NHS committee and was able to apply for one of the new Health Centres, as they were desperate for space. They moved in on 1 April 1973 and were joined by Dr Richard Leeper. Diana meanwhile, having a few more children, studied for and obtained higher degrees in Psychiatry and was able to accept Consultancy posts at Stone, (later Tindal), High Wycombe and UCH. The Rileys started the Youth Club in the early seventies and Diana became the
first President, originally at the Memorial Hall, and later at the “Shed”, on the school campus. By 1986 a new purpose built Centre on the campus was a welcome and valued addition. Since retirement Dr Riley has helped run the Friends of Wendover Health Centre, and is a trustee for St Anne’s Hall
h a v in g b e e n i n v o l v e d i n i t s refurbishment, while still organising the Village collection for Lifeboats due this year in mid April, and has been busy as the President of the Youth Centre as well. He is most grateful to the Lionel Able Smith Trust and the Parish Council together with great support from many groups and individuals, for their financial support for the Youth Club. He is also involved with the new fund raising group for the Iain Rennie Hospice in the Home to whom he feels he owes an enormous debt for helping look after Diana during her illness. Finally Dr Riley is honoured to have been elected as the new President of The Wendover Society and continues to enjoy life in this attractive and interesting village, supported by his wonderful and ever increasing family.
ROZELLE SCHOOL of DANCING
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Classes for children from 3 years Tap Classes for adults
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Plumbing & Heating Engineers
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Local Face: Colin Riley
Parish Clerk It is with sadness that we must tell you that Jill Bottomley, who has served the Parish Council unstintingly over the past three years, has resigned as Clerk. We shall miss her and wish her well in her future endeavours.
Comment & Complaint We would ask anyone who has a comment or complaint about anything around the village to contact us to see if we can help or direct them to someone who can. It is disappointing to be called ‘They’ in a recent letter to the Wendover News as the Parish Council strives to do its best for the community. We can, however, only deal with things that are brought to our attention.
Clock Tower Quiz Our thanks to all the people who worked so hard to make the Quiz the success it was (see page 17). The unsung heroes raised over £2000 for the Clock Tower fund, part of which was the auction of three pieces of art generously given by local artists, Wendy Lewis, Carol Blyth and John Hull. The evening was such a success that it is hoped we shall run at least one other quiz this year to help the cause. We hope as many local organisations as possible will join in this very local fundraising. It is not so much
the amount donated as much as the taking part and the demonstration of community support. Any donation however small is of great value to the Fund.
Scoop it, Bag it and Bin it! Responsible dog owners know that,
"Scoop it, Bag it and Bin it" is the rule. Dog fouling in public areas poses a real threat to children through Toxocariasis, a horrible disease. Unfortunately not everyone is a "poop scooper". Please "Scoop it, Bag it and Bin it!" to avoid giving offence and to avoid committing an offence.
Matters Arising
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Saturday 20 April
SUNDAY CHURCH SERVICES for April 2013
WENDOVER FREE CHURCH, AYLESBURY ROAD 11.00am Morning Worship
ST. ANNE’S ROMAN CATHOLIC, AYLESBURY ROAD 9.15am Sunday Mass; Confessions 11.00am Saturdays
HOLY FAMILY CATHOLIC CHURCH, HALTON : 10.30 am
ST. MARY’S CHURCH OF ENGLAND 8.00am Holy Communion 1st Sunday at St Mary’s, thereafter St Anne’s 9.00am Holy Communion & 10.30am Varied Family Services & Jnr. Church
St MICHAEL’S C of E HALTON: 6.00pm Service every Sunday
For more about church services, courses and meetings, visit the Churches Together Office:
@stmary’s, 11 High Street, HP22 5DU 01296 623123 10 am - 12.30pm each weekday
Annual Parish Meeting Wendover Memorial Hall
Wednesday 17 April at 7:30pm
The Clock Tower restoration is the theme this year with guest speakers, Ian Gosling on its history and Project Manager Charles Mallard with an update.
We are delighted to have Chair of Bucks County Council and fellow Parish Councillor, Marion Clayton with her reflections.
Refreshments will be available while you look at the presentations from the Council and the Community:
Action against HS2 W P C A M E N I T I E S COMMITTEE ACTIVITIES DETAILING LONDON ROAD, TOGETHER WITH FUTURE MATTERS:
CYCLE PATHS FUTURE EVENTS PARKING THE MANOR WASTE WENDOVER DESIGN
STATEMENT
Chilterns MS Centre
RAF Halton
The Wendover Society
Wendover Chamber of Trade and Commerce
Wendover Community Library
Wendover News
Wendover Youth Centre