The FREE Community Newspaper for HP16 Issue 25, June/July 2012

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Misbourne student Jemma Samuelreturned to school after the half-term break to sit her GCSE Lawexam just like any other student inher class. But Jemma’s half termholiday was anything but normal.She was chosen as an “inspirationalmember of the community” to readbefore the Queen at the NationalService of Thanksgiving held in StPaul’s Cathedral on Tuesday 5 June.The congregation of over 2,000 in-vited guests was made up of mem-

bers of the Royal Family, figuresfrom government and law, primeministers, officers of state, governorgenerals and representatives from avariety of faiths. Jemma was giventhe honour of taking part in theservice because she is the St JohnAmbulance National Cadet of theYear and acts as an ambassador forher fellow cadets.

The day could have beenmemorable for all the wrong rea-sonsWhen Jemma stepped up tothe podium to read, the order ofservice should have been open atthe correct page, however withinseconds she realised this, foundthe right page and continued. Afterwards Prince Andrew apol-ogised to her for the mix up.

Jemma has been very modestabout her experience and very fewpeople in school knew she wouldbe taking part until they saw heron television. She said “It was suchan honour to read for the Queen.”

”It was the best experienceI’ve ever had in my life – but it wasso scary! All my friends keep mes-saging me saying I was as ‘cool as acucumber’ and how well I copedwith it but I didn’t feel like thatwhen I was there.” Asha Harding,Assistant Headteacher with re-sponsibility for the Communitysaid “everybody at The Misbourneis so proud of Jemma.”

And for those of you who arewondering, she thinks her lawexam went pretty well too.

Jemma reads at the Jubilee Service

It’s a good season for celebra-tions, and this is the 25th issueof HP16 The Source, your freecommunity newspaper, so let’scelebrate!

We have tried to keep toour original idea of filling atruly local newspaper withgood news stories, in spite ofthe doom and gloom thatpervades the regular media.We belong to a beautiful partof the world and there isplenty going on. The person-alities we have featured havedemonstrated a wide rangeof talent and achievementwithin the villages in theHP16 area. We have been able

to showcase thriving localbusinesses and encourage au-thors, artists, charities andentrepreneurs. At the sametime, we have reported thecampaigns and concerns thataffect our residents, the mostobvious being HS2, in anopen and balanced way.

None of this would havebeen possible without an im-mense amount of unpaidwork from a dedicated team ofvolunteers who send us storiesand photographs, respond toour enquiries, edit, proof readand deliver the paper. The bestreward is to hear you say “I al-ways read The Source”.

The Great MizFest on Saturday7 July is part of the Misbourne’snew initiative to develop andenhance the strong relationshipbetween the school and thelocal community. The festivalwill bring everyone togetherinviting us all to join in – bysinging in the communitychoir; taking part in one of theworkshops or just coming alongto watch the amazing perform-ances and activities that will betaking place. Read more on page4, our Arts page and on page 8,Youth Source

The Roald Dahl Museum has in-stalled an automated externaldefibrillator AED for the use ofboth the community and themuseum. Ralph Brown, Train-ing Manager for St John Ambu-lance in the south east said: “Thesurvival rate from cardiac arrestincreases by more than 50 percent if an AED is used within thefirst four minutes so this couldmean the difference between alife lost and a life saved.” Readmore on page 14.

The Source reaches its Jubilee edition

MizFest Defibrillator forGreat Missenden

2 NEWS HP16 – The Source June/July 2012

Contents and ContactsNews & Parish Council – pages 2 & 3

Arts – page 4

Community – pages 5 & 14

HS2 – page 6

Environment – page 7

Youth – pages 8 & 9

Charities – pages 10

Business – page 11

Puzzles – page 12

Health & Wellbeing – page 13

Events – pages 14 & 15

Sport – page 16

DirectorsSharon Kavanagh (01494 488820), Colin Veysey(01494 862257) and Anthony Sykes (01296620830)would like to thank the growing number ofpeople who contribute in many different ways tomake this enterprise a success. Your time and talentsare very valuable and much appreciated.

HP16 the Sourcec/o Anthony Sykes, Meyertorne CottageWendover, HP22 6QA

Website: www.hp16.org.ukEmail addresses:Editorial: editor@hp16.org.ukAdvertising: anthonysykes@btconnect.comEvents: events@hp16.org.uk

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ISSUE 25, June/July 2012Deadline for issue 26 contributionsand copy is Friday 31 August 2012

The Source reviewsanother year

The Annual General Meeting of HP 16 CIC, the community interest company that publishes The

Source, was held on 16 June. Following the Chairman’sReport and the Financial Report the AGM passed

three resolutions.

Anthony Sykes was appointed as Company Secretaryand Cannon Moorcroft Limited was appointed as our

accountants.

Membership will change to an annual payment of £5, tobe paid preferably by direct debit or standing order.

This will not affect existing members until 31 August2013, after which annual membership will become

effective. We will also be asking new and existing members to give us their email address so that we can keep

them in touch with them electronically when necessary.

So what do you think Prestwoodneeds? A community hub on theCommon? A better landscapedvillage centre? Traffic calming?

The public consultation forthe Great Missenden Parish Vil-lage Design Statement (VDS)has now finished and the finaldocument submitted to ChilternDistrict Council (CDC). It canbe seen on the Great MissendenParish Council (GMPC) websitewww.greatmissendenpc.co.uk.This is a further result flowingfrom the Community Vision forHP16 published in 2009(www.gmprg.org.uk/cv4hp16), asurvey conducted amongst resi-dents of HP16; another being thebirth of this community newspa-per, HP16 The Source.

Following completion of theVDS, volunteers who con-tributed to the Prestwood sec-tions saw the opportunity toprogress outstanding items onthe Prestwood villagers’ wish list,and so the Prestwood Revitalisa-tion Group (PRG) has beenformed as a sub-group of theGreat Missenden Parish Revital-isation Group (GMPRG) chairedby John Skrimshire and sup-ported by the GMPC and CDC.

PRG hopes that a fresh breezeof communication and coopera-tion is blowing in Prestwood.

By listening to local peopleand groups, the newly formedPRG wants everyone to have theopportunity to contribute in cre-ating an environment where thevision and needs of local residents,business and educational col-leagues can be included, to initiateand develop an achievable plan toimprove the facilities, infrastruc-ture and appearance of the village.

These consultations aim tofind out what local people wantand to come up with ideas thatwiden opportunities and facili-ties in the village. The resultwould be that these will bebrought together in a village de-sign plan that adds value to thewhole area and has the backingof the community. Implementa-tion would then enhance the ex-perience of living and working inPrestwood for all.

PRG would like to knowwhat you think would improvethe quality of life in Prestwood.Please have your say by emailingPrestwood Revite Group orphone 01494 865657. prestwoodrevite@aol.co.uk

The Misbourne NAG is aliveand well! Some residents mayhave heard your local NAG isabout to cease, but fortunately,this is not true. Sgt Nicky Uptonand PC Simon Caddy attendedthe last meeting and emphasisedwhy it is important for all thecommunity to see the Mis-bourne NAG continue. OurCPSO, Chris Ging values it as auseful and informal point ofcontact with local representa-tives of the community, provid-ing and receiving helpful feedback and advice. The generalenthusiasm amongst those thatattend the meeting is seen asvery encouraging. So long mayit continue!

The NAG members, led bythe Chair decides how it func-

tions, what its priority issues areand how they may be actioned.Due to recent successes, the fre-quency of the meetings will de-crease, but there will be asharper focus to the meetings.

In order to seek to continueto improve the effectiveness ofthe group, representatives fromanother successful local NAG’,local and national charities andorganisations will also be invitedto attend a future meeting.Please contact us if you wouldlike to become involved or learnmore about what we do. CallJohn Cadman on 863352.

Prestwood–sharinghopes for the future

Neighbourhood Action Group update

The Source cartoon by Lyndon Mallet

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Three days of celebration of the Queen’s Di-amond Jubilee in Great Missenden came to agreat climax on Frith Hill when, on Monday4 June over 500 came to witness the lightingof our beacon. Over 4200 Beacons were litacross the United Kingdom, Channel Islands,Isle of Man, Commonwealth and OverseasUK Territories. On the Saturday evening asell out ‘Best of British Concert’ brought to-gether classical and folk traditions, andyoung and ‘not so young’ performers under

the inspirational direction of Fiona Firth.And on Sunday, although the weather threat-ened to dampen the celebrations, there werearound 400 who gathered to one or moreparts of the joint service, the Big JubileeLunch or the Football competitions. The or-ganisers want to thank everyone who bravedthe elements to show their support for thenation and the Queen.

And thanks to Abi for the great pictureof the beacon and fireworks!

Diamond JubileeGreat Missenden

4 ARTS HP16 – The Source June/July 2012

An innovative gallery on GreatMissenden High Street is the set-ting where, on a comfortable sofawith a cup of tea in hand, CarinaHaslam began to share the storyof her love affair with art.

Carina Haslam Art was es-tablished over 10 years ago topromote the work of up andcoming artists. Having trainedat Art College Carina finds herartists by word of mouth, select-ing their work for its impact, ac-cessibility, good pricing and thepersonal choice that she wouldbe proud to have it in her house.

All of the artists have at-tended good art colleges aroundthe country, some early in theircareer where their work is stillaffordable, others who Carinahas been showing for ten yearswhose work has appreciatedquite significantly – demonstrat-ing Carina’s ability to assesswhich artists are a sound invest-ment. Prices range from £190for a small framed oil paintingto £4000 for a life-sized ironresin sculpture.

Although Carina was born inGreat Missenden she grew up,

from the age of three, on the coastof Scotland, and the subtle butpowerful influence of the sea isstill apparent in the gallery’s won-derful oasis of canvas and sculp-ture. For many years she wasbased at her home with her threeyoung boys, exhibiting her artistsat pop-up shows in Fulham, thecity of London and at the Afford-able Art Fairs in Hampstead, Bat-tersea and Bristol. Then aftertesting the water and several suc-cessful shows in Great Missendenin the last couple of years, she de-

cided a more permanent visiblepresence in the high street wouldmake her artists’ work accessibleto a wider audience.

The Carina Haslam ArtGallery opened last year and El-speth Thomson, a former Mar-keting Director in the musicindustry who shares Carina’s pas-sion for art, will join the flourish-ing business in July. You will findCarina and Elspeth friendly andapproachable, they will happilytell you all about the artists andanswer any questions you might

have if you are a first time buyer.Well worth a visit, they are gen-erally open from 11am Tuesday– Saturday. The next PrivateView will be on Wednesday 18July open from 6pm and the ex-hibition will continue from thatdate for one month .

Contact: Elspeth or Carinaat Carina Haslam Art 91, High Street, Great Missenden,Bucks HP16 0AL 01494 866914/0797 3322397www.carinahaslamart.com carina@carinahaslamart.com

Art lover brings Fine Art to the area

The Great MizFest on Saturday7 July is part of the Misbourne’snew initiative to develop and en-hance the strong relationshipbetween the school and the localcommunity. The festival willbring everyone together invitingthem to join in by singing in thecommunity choir; taking part inone of the workshops or justcoming along to watch theamazing performances and ac-tivities that will be taking place.

Assistant Headteacher, AshaHarding explained “This is achance for the school to reallyconnect with the communityand give our neighbours the op-portunity to come and see whatwe have to offer.”

“We think there will besomething for everyone and weare really looking forward to en-gaging with other communitygroups in a creative celebration.”

The line up so far includes:• performances by class groups

from Great MissendenChurch of England PrimarySchool, The Jackie PalmerStage School and the commu-nity choir,

• fashion shows,• workshops for all ages includ-

ing fashion, cake baking,trampolining, street dancingand Japanese drumming,

• team activities - including apenalty shoot-out withChelsea Football Club YouthTeam,

• lots of delicious food and

drink and stalls provided bylocal suppliers,

• an auction of promises,• readings inspired by Roald

Dahl, • an Indian dance group• bands and musical perform-

ances including The WickTrimmers, Claire Louise Rossi(Winner of the LabrinthCompetition), Dolce Vita(Ladies Vocal Group), Tigersof Junction Street, FunktionBand, Watutatu, ShellShock,Entering the Void, Compli-cated Basics, the MisbourneUkulele Band, The MisbourneHarmony Choir and VoiceBand – a children's singinggroup,

• children’s entertainment in-cluding a pre-school area,swing boats, a slide, bouncycastle and face painting,

• a fire engine display, art andphotography exhibition andthe chance to take part in TheGreat British Bake Off with acake auction to follow.

All monies raised at theevent will go towards fundingthe development of the school’sLearning Resource Centre.

Gates open 1.30pm until10.00pm. Tickets are on sale inadvance via the school website ordirectly from school reception.

For further informationplease contact: Cathy Hillier on01494 862869 or visit the schoolwebsite: http://www.misbourne.bucks.sch.uk

Carina Haslam and Elspeth

Community festival

Special guests Lyndsey Keelingof One Church Street Gallery inGreat Missenden and Anne Leanof Warner Brothers Studio TourLondon will be attending theMisbourne Art and Photogra-phy Exhibition of students’GCSE and A Level work on

Thursday 28 June. The exhibi-tion is an annual event that putsthe school on the map forprogress and achievement. It is achance to celebrate and view thehard work of students.

When exam results werepublished last year 40 Mis-bourne students were amongstthe highest performers in thecountry and Mrs Nichols, Headof Art says this year the standardof work is even higher. Youngerstudents in the school are al-ready commenting on the widevariety of works produced,which include a life sized sculp-ture of London Girl having apicnic in Hyde Park by 17-year-old, Lydia Smith (Year 12) and a

sculpture of a dandelion seedthat has captured emotions by18-year-old Neena Hougham(Year 13). There will be manyother spectacular and thoughtprovoking pieces of work on dis-play. Look out for the Pigeons inPhotography by ThomasRowinski (Year 11) and Illumi-nated Faces by Emma Hardy(Year 13.)

Mrs Nichols commented“Students at the Misbourne havesuch a great deal to offer they areso talented and the show will re-flect this.”

Visitors to the exhibitionwill be encouraged to evaluatethe show as well as having thechance to place a secret bid and

buy their favourite pieces ofwork.

For further informationplease contact: Maxine Nicholsor Cathy Hillier by telephoneon 01494 862869, or email mnichols@bucksgfl.org.uk

Misbourne Art and Photography Exhibition

COMMUNITY 5Email: editor@hp16.org.uk

Prestwood Youth and Commu-nity Group have been success-fully recruiting a new band ofenthusiastic young people , allkeen to help run the Junior andIntermediate clubs. This followsthe excellent results of a pilotscheme last year with threeyoung leaders. The training andthe clubs take place at thePYCAG centre on PrestwoodCommon, with Seniors (age 12-14) on Mondays 6.30-8.30pm,Juniors (age 7-10) meeting onWednesdays from 6.00-7.30pm,and Intermediates (age 10-12)on Thursdays from 6.30-8.00pm.Activities are many and varied,including cooking, sports, artand crafts, music and entertain-ment, games and much more.

The sad news is that GeoffLing, founder and active mem-ber of PYCAG over 16 years, and

his wife Pearl have moved toCambridge to be closer to family.David Lyddiatt, the chairman ofPYCAG, paying tribute toGeoff ’s contribution, said, “Hehas been an inspiration to allwho have know him, and it isgreat news that Geoff has agreedto be the President of PYCAG’.

With the changes in fundingand staffing of Youth Work thathave taken place recently, there isa continuing need to recruit andtrain people to be involved withthe development of our youngpeople, and also to raise the fundsthat will enable the high standardsof provision to develop even fur-ther. If you can help in any way,please contact David Lyddiatt atdavid@lyddiatt.plus.com , phone01753887778 or pop into theclubs one evening.

The Roald Dahl Museum and Story Centre inGreat Missenden High Street has received praisefrom St John Ambulance for their commitmentto first aid and their local community, having re-cently installed an automated external defibril-lator (AED) which can save lives in the minutesafter a heart attack. The machine, which shocksthe heart back into action, can be operated byanyone.

In the UK, heart attack claims a life every sixminutes, and one in three die before they reachhospital. The chances of surviving a cardiac arrestdecrease by around 10 per cent each minute thatpasses without defibrillation. An AED was usedin the recent high profile case of Bolton Wander-ers footballer Fabrice Muamba, who collapsedduring an FA Cup match with Tottenham Hot-spur in February. It is the prompt action to shockFabrice’s heart while he was still lying on thepitch that has been credited with saving his life.

St John Ambulance believes that no oneshould die because of a lack of first aid whenthey need it, and that the placement of AED’swill save lives.

Museum Director Amelia Foster said; ‘Weare really pleased to have a defibrillator at the

museum. It was after attending a St John Ambu-lance course that I realised the importance ofhaving a unit like this, especially as we’re at theheart of a small rural community. Our museumwelcomes thousands of visitors of all ages eachyear so I see it as a really important investment.’

The museum is keen to make sure others inthe village - school, shops, businesses and resi-dents, are aware of the AED and know when andwhere to find it in case it is ever needed. Ameliaand her team will welcome anyone from the vil-lage who calls into the museum to take a look atthe AED and familiarise themselves with its lo-cation in case they should ever need to use it.

For information on learning first aid orusing an AED contact St John Ambulance on0844 324 5535 or visit www.sja.org.uk

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Yes it’s an Olympic year, and whilethey will be celebrating that, therewill also be all the fun, music andactivities that Lighthouse alwayshas to offer at the beginning of theSummer holidays!

There are already over 300children registered and the book-

ing site has only been open for twoweeks! In particular they needhelpers for the 4 year-olds: Light-house keepers (to lead groups ofabout 10 children) and Lamp-lighters (teenagers to assist theleader), help with security andhelp for the craft team. Please go to

www.lighthousemissenden.org.ukto register to help, even if it wouldonly be for a part of the time.

The Lighthouse Barn Dancewill also again be a feature of theend of week celebrations, Saturday28 July, and tickets will be availableat the Admin Cabin on the site.

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6 COMMUNITY HP16 – The Source June/July 2012

Local In this part of the HS2 plannedroute controversy has arisenover the local Community Fo-rums. HS2 Ltd ignored the exis-tence of the Chilterns Area ofOutstanding Natural Beauty,and divides the area between theAmersham, Chalfonts Commu-nity Forum, South Heath andWendover. Following protests,they have agreed to a thirdForum which will cover Greatand Little Missenden, HydeHeath, South Heath andBallinger. The fate of The Leeremains to be decided!

The Community Forumsare vitally important because is-sues raised at them will be fed

into the HS2 Environmental Im-pact Statement. They cover awide range of issues, not just thenatural environment, but cul-tural and heritage aspects, effectson health (eg from dust createdduring construction) impactson local business, (eg as a resultof a drop in the number of visi-tors to the area) social impacts,loss of amenities (such as foot-paths) and so on. Steve Rodrick,Chief Officer of the ChilternsConservation board, said ‘If wedon’t make sure that the thingswe think important are taken ac-count of in the Community Fo-rums we risk losing them. Wemust make sure that everythingwe value is included in the reck-oning’.

On 10 June the Great Mis-

senden stophs2 group hosted apresentation on ‘HS2 and Noise’in the Memorial Hall. Prest-wood resident Colin Waters, aProfessor of Environmental Ac-coustics, gave a comprehensivetalk on how noise affects us, howit is measured and some of theconcerns over the noise impactsof HS2. If you would like a copyof the notes of the meeting orwant to raise concerns at theCommunity Forum email gm-stophs2@hotmail.co.uk.

NationalThere has been much recentspeculation about the future ofthe HS2 project and rumoursabout the third runway atHeathrow, but HS2 Ltd shockedresidents and action groups inHillingdon yet again by sud-denly announcing part of Phase2 of the HS2 route by “uncere-moniously plonking a map on atable”. This, despite the officialannouncement of phase 2 by theSecretary of State being delayedtill the autumn.

After over two years of un-certainty and 11 options on thetable, at a community forum lastweek HS2 Ltd told a communityforum that a Heathrow Spur(link) will be built in Ickenham,NW London. Near homes,schools and a playground, caus-ing years of construction miseryand an eternity of noise and dis-ruption for residents who al-ready face the 576 trains a daypassing close to their homes at250mph.

For the fourth time sinceinitial plans published in March2010, the benefit-cost ratio(BCR) for HS2 has been reviseddownwards, the nearest officialfigures have come to admittingthat the project will never make

money. When the plans for theLondon to Birmingham sectionwere first announced two yearsago, the official BCR was 2.4,meaning that for every poundspent there would be £2.40worth of benefits. When Trans-port Secretary Justine Greeningannounced the plans to goahead with HS2 on January 102012, this figure had dropped to1.6, but she still said the projectrepresented ‘good value formoney’. Within a month, the fig-ure had dropped to 1.4 and nowthanks to the discovery of a‘modelling error’, this figuredropped to 1.2.

However, following the Na-tional Audit Office report into

HS1 which shows that the actualbenefit cost ratio is likely to bemuch lower than this, as lessonsfrom HS1 have not beenlearned. HS1 is only operating atone-third of the original passen-ger forecasts.

Yet still Ian Boll, Lead Offi-cer HS2, BuckinghamshireCounty Council, gave this as thetimetable at the Bucks Summitin April.• Spring 2013 Consultation on

draft Environmental State-ment for phase 1

• End of 2013 Introduction of ahybrid bill to provide neces-sary powers to construct andoperate phase 1 of the railway

• 2015 Target date for Royal As-

sent for the Hybrid Bill, con-taining legal powers to con-struct HS2

• 2017-2025 Construction pe-riod (starts and ends at differ-ent times and at differentpoints along the route)

HS2 update

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ENVIRONMENT 7Email: editor@hp16.org.uk

The countryside in the HP16area is typical of the centralChilterns, celebrated for the va-riety of natural habitats. Fromany hill top, the tapestry ofgreen fields, hedgerows andwoodlands looks impressivelyrich, but for wild plants andcreatures it is not necessarily so.

The cultivated fields,which once held a colourfularray of wild annual flowers,able to grow from seed in thedisturbed soil, flower and seedagain before the crop was cut,are now a desert because of theprevalent use of herbicides.Cornflower and corncockle arenow extinct there and othersonly hang on in a few un-sprayed field margins, usuallypaid for by Countryside Stew-ardship. Even the commonpoppy can now be surprisinglyhard to find. Farmland birdslike skylark, corn bunting andturtle dove that once lived onthese plants’ seeds are now insteep decline.

Pastures which once pro-vided the country’s richesthabitat, are now fertilised andsown to one or two highly nu-tritious grasses to ensure max-imum yields of meat. Meadowsthat were left until late summerto cut for hay also provided arich habitat for larger plantslike meadow cranesbill, devils-bit scabious, knapweed, and or-chids like early purple andgreen winged. Now these areusually cut earlier when stillgreen as silage; it is more nutri-tious as winter feed, but doesnot allow the wildflowers to setseed, so they die out.

We cannot blame the farm-ers – without these drives tomaximum efficiency theywould go out of business. It issimply a sign of modern eco-nomics.

It’s the same with those cel-ebrated Chiltern woodlands.No-one wants their timbernow, their chair legs and fence-

posts; it is cheaper to buy soft-woods from abroad. So they lieunmanaged, dark, overgrown,and seldom sheltering onceabundant plants like primroseand helleborine. Only the blue-bell, thank goodness, seems ca-pable of surviving.

If our farmers are living onthe edge, so then is our wildlife

– quite literally. Most of thespecial Chiltern woodland andfield species are now onlyfound at field margins, underhedgerows, and along roadverges. These tend not to beseen as natural habitats andaren’t managed with wildlife inmind. Roadside banks may becut away for road widening;verges are cut at the wrongtimes for plants to flower (andthe cuttings left, encouragingnettles and docks that kill off allelse), sometimes too often,sometimes too little; hedges arecut too severely and too often,preventing the berried shrubsproviding food for birds andmammals; crops may be sownand sprayed right to the mar-gin, damaging the hedges.

In almost every othercounty in England there areroadside nature reserves, man-aged to preserve importantwildlife, but there are none inthe whole of Buckinghamshire.We have plenty of verges, manyin HP16 alone, that are the lasthome for certain species. Thesewere assessed many years agoand management plans devel-oped by the countryside teamat County Hall, but the pro-posal was rejected by a High-ways Department that just didnot want to be bothered.

The result? A plant calledlongleaf that, for as long as any-one can remember, happilygrew alongside Cryers HillRoad (one of its few sites in thewhole of Britain), was com-pletely wiped out last year bycontractors cutting it at thewrong time. They have beentold, but we shall have to waitand see whether the plant re-turns. One year the contractorscut all the beautiful meadowcranesbills along London Roadnear the Nags Head and left alarge stand of Japaneseknotweed! Along HampdenRoad last year the cranesbillswere similarly destroyed, alongwith the dark mullein plantsthat are the food plant of a raremoth, the striped lychnis.There was an agreed plan to

Life on the edge

preserve the mullein, but thecounty council decided to drivea lawn mower through it.

The sandy clays found onthe Prestwood plateau andaround Kingshill are associatedwith a large number of raretoadstools, many of them largeor strikingly coloured. They stillgrow on verges throughout thearea, given a chance – even onthe estate at Prestwood – but un-necessary mowing during Sep-tember-November when theyappear means that hardly any-one gets to know they are there.

It’s not that our vergesshould be left unmanaged; theyneed cutting, but at the timesthat suit whatever of interestgrows there, and the cuttingsshould always be removed. Alllocal government departmentsare meant to work in an envi-ronmentally friendly manner. Itis a shame that Highways thinkthey are the exception. OurArea of Outstanding NaturalBeauty is on the verge of be-coming an Area of OutstandingNatural Disaster, with or with-out HS2.

Prestwood Nature was delightedwhen Richard Baber, DeputyHead of Prestwood Campus(known locally as Lodge LaneSchool) offered help with someof their conservation projects, inline with the school’s new com-

munity involvement policy. One of the projects is Bougs

Meadow, next to Great Mis-senden car park, where thegroup is frequently cutting andremoving grass to encourage awider variety of wild flowers, to

replace the docks and nettles.Five boys and their teachersspent two hours one sunny Mayevening enthusiastically helpingto rake and remove the cutgrass, in what was a very pleas-ant evening.

The school hope to helpwith other projects such as KilnCommon community orchardand Angling Spring Wood in thefuture. For further informationon Prestwood Nature seewww.prestwoodnature.org.uk.

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Iain Rennie Hospice at Homeinvite you on Sunday 16 Sep-tember to enjoy the beautifulChilterns countryside with achoice of a 5, 9 or 18 mile walktaking in the three Chilternspeaks of Whiteleaf Cross,Coombe Hill and Ivinghoe Bea-con.

Last year seven hundredwalkers took part in thisChilterns 3 Peaks Challenge,with the majority walking thefull 18 miles, with hundreds ofdogs joining in the fun too.

All routes start in PrincesRisborough and a delicious bar-becue lunch is available for all at

the 5 mile point in Wendoverbefore 5 mile walkers are re-

turned to their cars by bus, 9mile walkers are bussed to Tringstation to continue their walkand 18 mile walkers resumetheir challenge on foot.

Entry costs £15 for adultsand £7.50 for children and reg-istration is open now onwww.c3peaks.com

This year’s Goodnight Walkwill be in Beaconsfield startingat 9 pm. The 5 or 10 mile routesboth start and finish at the Cur-zon Centre in Beaconsfield onSaturday 21 July.

Entry costs just £15 foradults and £7.50 for childrenbetween 10 and 16 years andregistration is open now onwww.gnwalk.com

Farewell to RevdNigel Coke-WoodsFor the last four years Nigel hasbeen the minister responsible forPrestwood Methodist Church.Nigel and his wife, Revd SylviaCoke-Woods, are moving to anew Circuit in Devon with re-sponsibility for several churchesincluding Hatherleigh.

In his final letter in theChurch magazine he writes, “Wehave an active leadership team, achurch full of user groups, and aspirit of joy and co-operation.More importantly we have be-

come together a Church whereChristian faith shines through,and where the love of Christ is tothe fore.” We are truly gratefulto him for this.

His last service at Prestwoodwill be on 22 July and there willbe a farewell service at GerrardsCross on 29 July.

We wish him and his familywell and hope to see him nextApril when PrestwoodMethodist Church celebrates150 years of worship.

Following on from the joyous Ju-bilee celebrations (despite theweather!) Prestwood will be hold-ing a street party/carnival on andaround Prestwood Common tocelebrate 60 years of the QueensCoronation on Sunday, 2 June2013. The group originally set upto pioneer the Spirit of Christmas,Prestwood Events Group (PEG)has decided to focus on the cele-bration of the Diamond Jubilee ofthe Coronation. This will be acontinuation of the Spirit of

Prestwood events that the Friendsof Holy Trinity previously organ-ised. Plans are in the early stagesand the group would welcomesuggestions and extra help fromlocal residents/companies. As al-ways the day will be to benefitlocal charities and promote thegoodwill of this thriving village.

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Food banks are on the increaseacross the country, with a newone currently opening onceevery five days. The ChilternFood bank, led by Dave Worrall,is working with a group fromthe Prestwood Churches to opena satellite branch of the Che-sham based project in the heartof Prestwood.

Negotiations are currentlyunder way with Paradigm Hous-ing to re-open and use 16a HazelRoad.

This property, which wasused previously by the DistrictNurses, has been empty for anumber of years, and will requiresome work. However, as bothParadigm and the local commu-nity will work together it will re-sult in benefit for all, especiallythose who for whatever reasonfind themselves in a crisis and inneed of a friendly face and nour-ishing food for three days.

The Church Urban Fund re-cently published figures thatdemonstrate the need for such aproject in our area:

Poverty Indicatorsfor this parish • Child poverty: 6%,

1044 out of 9792 (% of children in poverty)

• Pensioner poverty: 6%, 593 out of 9698 (% of pensioners on low incomes)

• Working age poverty: 5%,983 out of 9799 (% of adultsreceiving key out-of-workbenefits)

• Lone parenthood: 12%, 2515 out of 9797 (lone parent families as % of allfamilies with children)

• Older population: 14%, 2568 out of 9415 (% of population who are aged 65and over)

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On Wednesday 6 June, theKing’s Head Prestwood closed.However, far from being theend this marked the beginningfor Sharon Osbourn and man-ager Rob Berry. Immediatelythey set to work to redecorateand transform the place to beready for the grand opening onFriday 22 June. Their emphasiswill be on good food includinga carvery, and bar menu in ad-dition. Their aim is to provide afriendly environment for all agegroups, and particularly forfamilies with the well equippedand secure play area and exten-sive parking.

Previously both Sharonand Rob have worked exten-sively in the hotel trade and re-

cently Sharon has been manag-ing The George pub in GreatMissenden. However, they havenow taken the tenancy of TheKing’s Head and are able tomake changes and choices oftheir own. They have aimed touse local people as much aspossible, including J Bray dec-orators of Missenden and alocal wine merchant for theirwine list.

They are opening from12.00-11.00pm Sunday toThursday, and 12.00-12.00pmFriday and Saturday

The carvery is from 5.00-9.00pm Monday to Saturday,and 12.00-6.00pm on Sunday

The bar menu is 12.00-3.00pm and 5.00-9.00pm

The plans for a new Prestwoodmicrobrewery at Collings HangerFarm premises, known locally asthe Wren Davis yard, have beenpassed and as a result work to in-stall the brewing equipment willbe going ahead imminently. NickWatson of Naphill is keen to getMalt The Brewery up and run-ning, and sees it as having thepotential to make a real contri-bution to the local community.

Until recently Nick and hiswife, Jenny have both been onwhat he described as the ‘corpo-rate greasy pole’. Two years agoNick decided he needed a changeand conceived the idea of open-ing a Microbrewery, following alife long interest in brewing. A re-cent life-changing event meantNick and his wife were reliant onthe support and help from theirlocal community, which alsomade them realise that theirhearts were for local community.Thus Nick decided to take the

leap and pursue his passion forbrewing. They will be aiming towork particularly with pubs,clubs, societies and parties to sup-port the events that build ahealthy community. We wishNick well in this venture.

For more information seewww.malthebrewery.co.uk orwww.facebook.com/maltthe-brewery.Accountants and tax advisers,

Cannon Moorcroft Limited, cel-ebrate 20 successful years inbusiness by reinventing them-selves and their online presence.

The market for accountancyand tax services is a rapidlychanging one. Cannon Moor-croft have successfully weatheredthe changes, but anticipatingnew challenges, have revampedtheir client services and under-taken a major website re-design,enabling them to add many newfacilities. With a unique log-inidentity clients can have access totheir financial data, new prod-

ucts, relevant advice and tailoredguidance.

Managing Director andHP16 resident, James Moor-croft, comments, “ First class taxadvice and provision of theusual Audit and Accountancyservices most businesses requireremains a core part of what wedo. However, we can’t rest onour laurels and I see more of theroutine accountancy servicesgoing online. These are excitingtimes and, along with many ofour clients, I foresee stronggrowth for Cannon Moorcroftin the years ahead.”

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Oasis Beauty Spa is expanding andHannah confirmed the move into theGreat Missenden Christopher Palletunit on Wednesday 11 July. The exist-ing premises will continue to providespray tan, sun-bed and IPL (Intense

Pulsed Light) hair removal treatment,while the new premises will housemassages, facials, nail care, waxingand 3D Lipo fat removal and inch losstreatments. The expansion meansthere are recruitment opportunities.

Hamptons International, thoughacknowledging the uncertaintiescaused by the HS2 debate, are confi-dent of a market upturn, and have ex-pressed that confidence with a majorrefit of their office premises. As soonas the remaining 10% of the work iscompleted they will hold an officialopening ceremony.

The present suspension of pay-ments in the Link Road car parkseems to have increased foot-falls inthe High Street, resulting in some ad-ditional business.

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Chiltern Opticians have been celebrating their 10year anniversary. Doubly qualified optician SomariBiehler, who lives in Great Missenden, started thebusiness in the High Street from scratch at a timewhen the High Street was certainly less exciting.From small beginnings in leased accommodation,the business has continued to grow into the cur-rent shop premises, now owned by the Biehlers.

Somari attributes the business success, in largepart, to two factors. First, high quality professionaleye care, she and her staff regularly attend interna-

tional conferences, seeking to keep abreast of thebest practice in the world. And second, the fashionand flair to offer some the most beautiful hand-picked designer frames. In keeping with the rest ofthe High Street she likes the walls of the shop to becovered in art, and tries to avoid the images of eyesthat so often decorate opticians.

Combining business and being a mother ischallenging, but husband and Google executive Al-fred, paid tribute to Somari’s remarkable determi-nation and pursuit of quality at the recent businessbirthday celebration in Wendover. He said, “Wehope this can serve as an inspiration to others todo likewise”.

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ACROSS1. Fervently, Alan trains daily, without a trace of doubt

to become the most decorated Olympian of all time(14, 2 words)

11. One desperate appeal for action replays (4)13. “To strive, to seek, to find, and not to yield” is from

one chosen for the 2012 Games from 43 million (4)14. “Footballing Grocer” Joe captained 10 (6)16. Games start as hour is cut (4)17. East Europeans and a lot of Irish, they can make the

medals gleam (9)18. She leads swimming, like 36 with two tails? (8)21. Cookie’s instruction to Alice before she reached

record height (5, 2 words)23. Jessica almost removed from one event – competi-

tors must be careful about taking these (7)24. Part of the opening involves two cities (6)28. Work involves our alternating with Eve (6)30. Young Scots figure skating around 49 – it’s certainly

slippery (4)31. Support for adult after bronze (third) (3)32. Symbolic narrative: turn and run into place for skit-

tles (8)33. “Wild dog” Capone, perhaps, goes after the target in

bowls match (6)34. Charlie gets over the barriers (all but the first and

last). Prepare cheese! (6)36. Tennis ace is referred, having no right to get rude (7)39. One boxing: left over, going to the right, peripheral

(5)40. Caution in contest for badminton final (4)41. This man’s up against Hoy cycling! So it goes! (5, 2

words)42. Anticipating success, leaving go of top of pole in

jumping (6)44. It’s in the genes – everybody else fails (7)46. Order Pavey perhaps in, after two outsiders drop out

of Ten K (6)47. Close to the lane, a runner keeps (4)48. PE teachers, less surprisingly, are among those at the

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Turkey (5)*5. Power – a lot is wasted (9, 2 words)6. Sign of a hero, knocking nine off (3)*7. Peace in Israel after beginner replaces holy leader (6)8. Jubilant cry of success rises in “Bull’s-eye!” (3)9. It’s pleasant on London underground between the

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A glebe was originally land that was given over tothe use of a priest or vicar for their support. Thisexplains why there is a flint cross on the wall ofFlint Cottage on Chequers Lane in Prestwood, op-posite The Glebe. Our ‘Where and what is it?’ pho-tograph in the last issue was taken looking downThe Glebe from Kiln Road (more about the kilnat another time!). Yes this is officially a road, whichexplains why early satnav systems would directdrivers to try to cut through to Kiln Road, but formany years now it has been a footpath. It becameapparent how this was a very good thing whilst

chatting with ex-residents of the cottages from the1940’s. The road was within feet (pre-metric daysthey were!) of their front doors. At that time therewas also a well just beyond the fence to the left, anddespite being almost the highest point in theChilterns, the level of the water in the well wasonly six feet below ground level. This will havebeen very useful for irrigating the priest’s crops!

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Some people tan beautifully andeasily in the sun, why is this? Weall have the same quantity ofmelanocytes (pigment formingcells) in our skins but in peoplewho tan well the cells are moreactive and produce more pig-ment. These cells are a protec-tive response from our bodies asa result of exposure to UV lightand help to prevent damage tothe skin. So in some ways get-ting a tan is a good thing be-cause it protects the skin andprovided we make sure we tanslowly we can enjoy feeling andlooking better with that lovelywarm glow about us. Whether you are tanning natu-rally or having a fake or spraytan make sure you thoroughlyexfoliate your skin first. So a fewdays before you go away or haveyour spray tan use an exfoliatorall over your body includingyour face, and pay special atten-tion to the areas that tend to bedry like the elbows, knees andankles.

Always use a sun creamwhich has an SPF factor appro-priate to your skin type and ex-pose your skin for short burstsof about 15 minutes at a time togive your skin time to producethe protective melanin pigmentwithout burning. Keep mois-turising to keep the skin soft andhydrated then continue to exfo-liate gently every other day sothat fresh skin is being tannedregularly. This will ensure yournatural tan lasts the longest.

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Jubilees are special anniversariesor times of celebration and re-flection. We’ve celebrated a Dia-mond Jubilee, with pomp,ceremony and great joy.

The sight and sound ofthousands, congregating fromall corners of our planet, to cel-ebrate this wonderful event, willhave echoed around the world.

A sweet manufacturer pro-moted a selection in red whiteand blue, alongside the usualmulti-coloured ones. Thesecolours remind us of our na-tional identity and ethos whilethe multi-coloured, remind usthat we are a multicultural andmultifaceted nation.

On our anniversaries wemay review whether we madeour own choices. Princess Eliza-

beth, holidaying in Kenya had achoice made for her. Yes! Shecould have refused, but destinystepped in, and sixty years onshe is still fulfilling her destinyof service to our nation and theCommonwealth.

Are we serving others orself-serving? Are we fulfillingour destiny? Are we so en-trenched in our point of viewthat we have tunnel vision. It’ssaid that all truths must be heldin open hands; they must beconstantly examined, withoutfear, so that they may be betterunderstood.

Happiness is a by-product.Look around. Spring strolls in tosummer and everything comesalive. How does an apple treeknow it is an apple tree, not

cherry? It has its unique destinyto fulfil and so do we!

Most, lead lives of quiet des-peration and go to the gravewith the song still in them.(Henry David Thoreau)

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Buckinghamshire CountyCouncil, Adults & Family Well-being have been holding surger-ies in a variety of venuesincluding libraries, GP surgeries,and district council offices.

Karen Adamson and Prest-wood CPSO Nicola spent awindswept but positive timeoutside Prestwood Co-op on

Friday 15, June enabling thecommunity to speak to SocialCare staff directly whether ontheir own behalf, or that of afamily member or even some-one within your community.

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Finishing TouchesIt was great to see the village entering in to the spirit ofthe jubilee celebrations. A number of our customerswho were visiting the village during that period com-mented about how festive the village looked with thebunting and the flags on display!

Moving forward, to August, I can hardly believe thatI will be celebrating 8 years as the owner of FinishingTouches. Although the shop itself has been here formany years, it was completely re-furbished and re-stocked when I took ownership. During that time wehave seen significant changes as well as an increase inour business, particularly from clients who live outsideof the immediate area. In addition we have seen a num-ber of changes to the retail trend in the village particu-larly in the last few years. The village as a whole seemsmuch more thriving than it was when I first came here.

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Finishing Touches is an interiors shop specialising in all as-pects of soft furnishings, wall coverings and home accessories.Whether something specific or just browsing, FinishingTouches offers a welcoming and relaxed setting.

Dear Prestwood CommunityI am writing to thank you so much for your help in a re-cent incident. In case you don’t know, in the afternoonof Sunday 27 May, I was hit by a car on the PrestwoodHigh Street, and had to be taken by ambulance to StokeMandeville hospital. When I was lying in the road, sev-eral people quickly rushed to my aid, telling me that Iwould be all right and trying to make me feel better.Some kind people from the Chequers pub held a parasolover me to protect me from the sun. I would like to saythnk you to the police for their quick arrival and kind-ness, and to the ambulance service for getting me ontoa stretcher and trying to make me laugh.

After I got back from hospital, lots of people came tosee me and brought me presents and get well soonwishes. I really appreciate all of this. So once again,thank you Prestwood!

Martin Matus Davis

From Café-ToriaOn 16 June 2012 we at Cafe Toriacelebrated our fifth birthday sinceopening in The High Street, GreatMissenden in 2007. Although wewere disappointed not to be selectedto take some space within the librarybuilding we have been working tomake some changes on our currentshop to allow us to have a larger seat-ing area. We now have a great Italian style bar area alongthe front window of the shop which can seat 7 people.Cafe Toria is open 8am - 4pm Monday to Friday andalso 9am -2pm on Saturdays. Why not drop in and seeus for a Saturday morning coffee and bacon sandwich!

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EDITOR: We hope that Victoria and her lovely cafe will con-tinue to flourish – and thanks for the great service and coffee!

A snapshot of summer froma teenager’s point of viewThere is that overwhelming sense of exhaustion at the endof the school year, writes Mollie Semple of Hyde Heath.Books are bulging with loose sheets and the corners of thecovers are curling inwards after a year carelessly stuffinginto your now mostly broken bag. You, personally, have de-cided that trying hard in anything will only occur with thatfresh new burst of enthusiasm promised at the beginningof next term. School seems a waste of time, time that couldbe productive with… Going on Facebook and watchinganother episode of The Big Bang Theory. Feeling you havelittle or no use in life, moping around, doing exams, remi-niscing about your once brilliant social life and hoping thatone day you will again be free. Alas! But all is not doom,the magnificent bonus to this (supposedly) sunny season,the summer holidays! Yes, six glorious weeks to forget howto hand write, and what waking up before noon feels like,are soon to arrive. Some may travel to where the sun doesshine, others may relax in beautiful Bucks, but either wayyou’re nowhere near school. If Casa Blanca doesn’t do it,then the Chilterns does offers hills to climb, or windy roadson which to bike ride or even visiting the park. What canthe Caribbean offer, eh? Certainly not a good excuse to stayin and watch re-runs of Friends, that’s for sure.

Mollie (age 14)

Following the success of OneChurch Street's first DrawingOpen Submission in 2010, we arehappy to announce the call for en-tries to the 2012 Submission. Thisbiennial event, in line with theGallery's stated aims to stimulatethe debate surrounding contem-porary art, encourages applica-tions demonstrating a very broadinterpretation of what drawingcan be. This year all media, in-cluding 4D, will be considered.The exhibition of selected works,which results from this submis-sion, will be shown at One

Church Street Gallery 1 ChurchStreet, Great Missenden, HP160AX from October 13 - Novem-ber 17, 2012 to coincide with thecountrywide 'Big Draw' event.

From the selected works,four artists will be awarded acollaborative show at the Galleryin October 2013. There will alsobe a visitor/online vote award.

Registration for this eventcosts £15.00, for which you maysubmit up to 4 images for con-sideration by the panel. All theinformation about this eventand how to apply is on theDrawing Open Submission pageunder Future Exhibitions on thegallery website. The link iswww.onechurchstreet.com/index.php?/exhibits/drawing-open-2012--info--paypal/

The proposed Sainsbury’s Localin Prestwood is currently withthe planning committee, butSainsbury’ released this state-ment on June 18. Consultationshows opinion is split for newSainsbury’s Local in Prestwood.A recent consultation regardingthe new Sainsbury’s Local inPrestwood has demonstratedthat local views are evenly split.

A newsletter with a tear-offcomments form was sent to ap-proximately 2,750 householdsand businesses in Prestwood andHeath End to explain the plansand request comments. The op-portunity to comment produceda relatively low response rate of8%, with the vast majoritychoosing not to respond. Of thehouseholds and businesses thatresponded and voiced an opin-ion, 46% expressed commentssupporting the proposals and

46% raised concerns. 8% pro-vided general observations anddid not comment either way.

One of the main reasons forsupport was that the new storewould provide greater choice andvalue for local residents. Anotherreason was the job opportunitiesSainsbury’s would bring to Prest-wood. Robin Ockendon, RegionalAcquisition Manager at Sains-bury’s, said: “The consultation re-sults show that there is supportfor our new Local store in Prest-wood. “We believe the new shopwill be of great benefit to the area,by creating new jobs, improvingshopping choice and bringing avacant retail unit back into use.

“We have been working hardto engage with the local commu-nity. As a result, we have agreedto close the store at 10pm ratherthan 11pm and provide flexibilitywith regards to delivery hours”.

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Sunday 1 July Cafe Service Time for Jubilee! King's ChurchPrestwood at Prestwood Village Hall. 10.30 -11.45am All welcome.

Little Kingshill School Fayre at Windsor Lane,Little Kingshill. Olympic Warm Up games, ac-tivities, craft & stalls. 12 noon - 3pm. Entranceadults £1, kids free if in Olympic theme fancydress.

Monday 2 July Dragonflies Bereavement Group for parents whohave lost a child. Great Missenden MemorialCentre (Committee room) 7.30pm-9.30pm. En-quiries, please contact Elaine Ball 01494 890157

Tuesday 3 JulyThe Prestwood Society talk, It’s not AlwaysRight on the Night by Hugh Granger.Prestwood Village Hall at 8pm. Admission 50p.Everyone welcome

Bible Bashing for Beginners. Come with anopen mind to listen, question and argue! 8pm.Holy Trinity Church Hall, Prestwood.

Wednesday 4 July Prestwood Afternoon W.I. Garden meeting.Please ring 01494 862156 for venue.

Gipsy House garden and The Plant Specialist.Garden open for charity (National GardenScheme). Home of the late Roald Dahl, the gar-den includes his writing hut and has enormousappeal to children as well as adults. The gardensare maintained by The Plant Specialist Ltd andtheir nursery, in attractive garden setting anddisplay garden, will also be open. Home madeteas. 2- 5pm Adm £4.

Friday 6 JulyPot Luck Lunch. Bring a contribution towardslunch and make a donation of £1.50 towardschurch funds. All welcome – enjoy a threecourse lunch in good company. 1.15pm HolyTrinity Church Hall

Holy Trinity Prestwood Quiz Night. HolyTrinity Church Hall. 8pm. Tickets £12 includ-ing ploughman’s supper from 01494 866552 or862156.

Laurie Holloway and Friends. An opportunityfor all the family to enjoy a fabulous evening ofentertainment and to raise funds for the BritishRed Cross. The concert starts at 7.30pm, doorsopen at 6.45pm. St Peter & St Paul Church,Great Missenden. Tickets, £15, are availablefrom Red Cross or from Evelyn Pegley 01494890729

Saturday 7 JulyThe Great Miz Fest. A Day of Celebration.Workshops, fairground rides., stalls, entertain-ment, bands, DJs, street dance, food and muchmore. Organised by Misbourne School withGreat Missenden Combined School. VenueMisbourne School. 1.30pm to 10pm

Sunday 8 July Prestwood Nature. Boug’s Meadow Free park-ing at Link Road Car Park, Great. Missenden.Grass-cutting, tending hedges and copse. 9am-12 noon. Information: John Obee 01494865564

Tea Walk. Join a pleasant walk of 3-5 miles,starting at 2pm and ending up for tea at a localchurch. Contact John Wiles 01494 866783 fordetails of venue for each month

A short act of worship for the community or-ganised by The King's Church Prestwood atPrestwood Village Hall. 2pm-2.30pm All wel-come. Information: Colin Veysey 01494 862257

Monday 9 July POD group (activities for the over 50s) 2.30pm- 4pm A Mystery Summer Outing. Meet atPrestwood Village Hall. All welcome. Contact:Megan Sainsbury 01494 864768

Tuesday 10 JulyPrestwood Evening W.I. Singer on the Road, MrColin Singer. Prestwood Village Hall 7.45pm.Details 01494 868058. We welcome visitors andprospective members to all our meetings

Bible Bashing for Beginners. Come with anopen mind to listen, question and argue! 8pm.Holy Trinity Church Hall, Prestwood.

Thursday 12 JulyLittle Kingshill WI. Little Kingshill Olympics.2pm. Little Kingshill Village Hall. Contact01494 865592.

Prestwood Gardening Society. A Country Likethis, following the course of the River Thames,Mr Richard Bignall. Prestwood Village Hall8pm. Details from Mrs Jacky Harding 01494863067

Saturday 14 July Prestwood Nature. Kiln Common Orchard &Wildlife Garden General tidying and weeding.Greenlands Lane allotments, short walk fromPrestwood High Street. 10am-1pm Informa-tion: Lesley Stoner 01494 890128

The Lee Flower Show at The Lee CricketGround. 1.45 pm - 5pm. Exhibition marquee offruit, vegetables, flowers, cookery, childrens ex-hibits and many more. Stalls, raffles, fun for thechildren. Scrumptious teas, and music from theEllesborough Silver band during the afternoon.Entry £2.50 adults, seniors and children £1.00.

Sunday 15 July A Summer Tea Party for the community organ-ised by The King's Church Prestwood (in asso-ciation with PACT) at Prestwood Village Hallwith musical entertainment, raffle and a sum-mer tea. 3pm-5pm. All welcome, free of chargebut to book or for further info please phonePhilippa Wallin 01494 866439

Monday 16 JulyThe Quiet Garden Holy Trinity Church Cot-tage, 134 Wycombe Road Prestwood 9.45-ll.45am All who need time out from their dailylives are welcome to join this time of quiet con-templation and prayer.

Tuesday 17 July Chiltern Business Club. Presentation by TalkTV 8pm. Free to Members and £5 for nonmembers. Optional two course dinner at 7pm(£15). Missenden Abbey. Contact Sandra Webb01494 890980 E-mail: info@chilternbusiness-club.co.uk

Wednesday 18 July Jo Jingles will be running a free session in thelibrary for the under 5's. 10.30am. Great Mis-senden Library

The Missendens Community Partnership (for-merly The Missendens Local Area Forum)7.30pm. Little Missenden Village Hall. The Mis-sendens Community Partnership includes County,District and Parish Councillors and representativesfrom the Neighbourhood Action Group (NAG)and the Revitalisation Group. Local people are en-couraged to participate, and there is time set asideat each meeting for public questions.

Live folk music at The Chequers Pub with TheWick Trimmers & guest guitarist, David White.8pm. Free entry - all welcome.

Saturday 21 July Foods of the World Supper. Holy TrinityChurch Hall. Come and enjoy a Swedish-stylemeal followed by an ABBA singalong! Tickets£10 from Doreen on 01494 863397.

Sunday 22 JulyA short act of worship for the community or-ganised by The King's Church Prestwood atPrestwood Village Hall. 2pm-2.30pm All wel-come. For further info please contact ColinVeysey 862257

Lee Common Methodist Church 173rd ChurchAnniversary. Rev. James Tomkins will be ourguest from Monks Risborough. 3pm. All arewelcome.

Saturday 28 July Lighthouse 2012 Barn Dance. The Main Mar-quee, The Buryfield, Great Missenden. 7.30pm.Tickets: £10 single, £35 per family (2 adults & 3children). Ploughmans supper included. Ticketsavailable from the Lighthouse Admin. Cabin onThe Buryfield during Lighthouse week orphone 07530 395 687 from 10th July

Wednesday 1 August Making Roald Dahl character masks. For 6 to10 yr olds. 2pm. Great Missenden Library.

Prestwood Afternoon W.I. Himalayan SingingBowls. Prestwood Village Hall 2.15pm. Detailsfrom 01494 862156

Friday 3 AugustDrop in session Coffee morning and the policewho will be available to answer any queries youmay have. 10am to 12noon. Great MissendenLibrary.

Pot Luck Lunch. Bring a contribution towardslunch and make a donation of £1.50 towardschurch funds. All welcome – enjoy a threecourse lunch in good company. 1.15pm HolyTrinity Church Hall

Sunday 5 August A short act of worship for the community or-ganised by The King's Church Prestwood atPrestwood Village Hall. 2pm-2.30pm All wel-come. For further info please contact ColinVeysey 862257

Monday 6 August Dragonflies Bereavement Group for parentswho have lost a child. Great Missenden Memo-rial Centre (Committee room) 7.30pm-9.30pm.Enquiries, please contact Elaine Ball 01494890157

Prestwood Methodist Church Monday Group.Delights of Down Under, the South & Tasma-nia, talk by Margaret Deakin. PrestwoodMethodist Church Hall. 7.45pm. Visitors £2.

Thursday 9 AugustPrestwood on Sea Holiday Club for senior citi-zens. Holy Trinity Church Hall, WycombeRoad, Prestwood HP16 0HJ. 10.30am-3pm.Everyone welcome to come along for three daysof food, fun and friendship during the holidayseason. For more details or to book your place,please contact Caroline Everitt 01494 865777,Mary Spooner 862431 or Colin Veysey 862257Please advise of any dietary requirements andtransport needs.

Prestwood Gardening Society. The Rothschildsin Buckinghamshire, Mrs Norma Desmong-Mawby. Prestwood Village Hall 8pm. Detailsfrom Mrs Jacky Harding 01494 863067

Friday 10 August Story time and making masks for under 5s.5pm. Great Missenden Library.

Sunday 12 AugustTea Walk. Join a pleasant walk of 3-5 miles,starting at 2pm and ending up for tea at a localchurch. Contact John Wiles 01494 866783 fordetails of venue for each month

Monday 13 August POD group (activities for the over 50s) 2.30pm- 4pm An Afternoon Tea in a local garden. Meetat Prestwood Village Hall. All welcome. Con-tact: Megan Sainsbury 864768

Wednesday 15 August Explore learning Olympics for 7 to 10year olds.2.30 pm. Great Missenden Library.

Thursday 16 August Prestwood on Sea Holiday Club for senior citi-zens (see Thursday 9 August for details)

Sunday 19 AugustPrestwood Nature. Boug’s Meadow Free park-ing at Link Road Car Park, Gt. Missenden. 9am-12 noon. Information: John Obee 01494 865564

A short act of worship for the community or-ganised by The King's Church Prestwood atPrestwood Village Hall. 2pm-2.30pm All wel-come. For further info please contact ColinVeysey 862257

Monday 20 AugustThe Quiet Garden at Holy Trinity Church Cot-tage (see Monday 16 July for details)

Tuesday 21 August Chiltern Business Club. Chocolate Workshop atRumseys. £37.50 members £40.00 for non-members. Contact Sandra Webb 01494 890980E-mail: info@chilternbusinessclub.co.uk

Wednesday 22 August Prestwood Nature activity. Great Missenden Library.

Thursday 23 August Prestwood on Sea Holiday Club for senior citi-zens (see Thursday 9 August for details)

Wednesday 29 AugustJo Jingles. For the under 5s 10.30am. GreatMissenden Library.

Saturday 1 SeptemberPrestwood Gardening Society. Annual Show.Prestwood Village Hall 2pm. Details from SteveYates, 01494 866172

Sunday 2 SeptemberA short act of worship for the community or-ganised by The King's Church Prestwood atPrestwood Village Hall. 2pm-2.30pm. All wel-come. For further info please contact ColinVeysey 862257

Monday 3 September Dragonflies Bereavement Group for parents whohave lost a child. Great Missenden MemorialCentre (Committee room) 7.30pm-9.30pm. En-quiries, please contact Elaine Ball 01494 890157

Prestwood Methodist Church Monday Group.Speaker from our charity & Harvest Auction.Prestwood Methodist Church Hall. 7.45pm.Visitors £2.

Wednesday 5 SeptemberPrestwood Afternoon W.I. Harvest Lunch&Auction. Prestwood Village Hall Please ring01494 862156 for time.

Friday 7 SeptemberPot Luck Lunch. Bring a contribution towardslunch and make a donation of £1.50 towardschurch funds. All welcome – enjoy a threecourse lunch in good company. 1.15pm HolyTrinity Church Hall

Saturday 8 September Blue Door Cinema (the not-for-profit commu-nity cinema based in Great Missenden) pres-ents: The Lives of Others (15). Great MissendenMemorial Centre. Doors open at 7.30 for foodand drink, film starts at 8.30pm. £6 per ticketavailable a month in advance from Samways,Station Approach. Details: Katy Barrett 07887677551 email: info@bluedoorcinema.org

Sunday 9 SeptemberRoald Dahl Day Open Garden. The garden ofGipsy House, the home of the late Roald Dahl.11am - 5pm. Entry will be free of charge, withall donations to Roald Dahl's Marvellous Chil-dren's Charity gratefully received. WhitefieldLane, Great Missenden.

Tea Walk. Join a pleasant walk of 3-5 miles,starting at 2pm and ending up for tea at a localchurch. Contact John Wiles 01494 866783 fordetails of venue for each month.

Monday 10 September POD group (activities for the over 50s) 2.30pm- 4pm at Prestwood Village Hall. All welcome.Contact: Megan Sainsbury 864768

Tuesday 11 SeptemberThe fire and restoration of Windsor Castle, Mr Richard Day, Chief Fire Officer for WindsorCastle at the time of the fire. PrestwoodEvening W.I. Open Meeting All Welcome. Smallcharge to include cup of tea. Prestwood VillageHall 7.45pm. Details 01494 868058. We wel-come visitors and prospective members to allour meetings

Wednesday 12 SeptemberFriendship Club at Prestwood MethodistChurch. Terry Roe, building a church inUganda. 2.15 - 3.15 pm. 2 pm tea and biscuits.Everyone welcome. No charge. Enquiries 01494862431

Thursday 13 SeptemberLittle Kingshill WI. Egypt Land of thePharoahs, Mrs. Hulbert. 2pm. Little KingshillVillage Hall. Contact 01494 865592.

Prestwood Gardening Society. New England –from History to Foliage, Mrs Margaret Deakin.Prestwood Village Hall 8pm. Details from MrsJacky Harding 01494 863067

Saturday 15 SeptemberPrestwood Society. An outing to FrogmoreHouse and Savill Garden. Further details on01494 865017

Coffee Morning in aid of EPCAT (End ChildProstitution, Child Pornography and Traffick-ing of Children for Sexual Purposes). Prest-wood Methodist Church 10.30am – 12 noon.

Sunday 16 September A short act of worship for the community or-ganised by The King's Church Prestwood atPrestwood Village Hall. 2pm-2.30pm All wel-come. For further info please contact ColinVeysey 862257

Monday 17 Se ptember The Quiet Garden at Holy Trinity Church Cot-tage (see Monday 16 July for details)

Tuesday 18 September Chiltern Business Club. Speaker to be an-nounced. 8pm. Free to Members and £5 fornon members. Optional two course dinner at7pm (£15). Missenden Abbey. Contact SandraWebb 01494 890980 E-mail: info@chilternbusi-nessclub.co.uk

Wednesday 19 September Live folk music at The Chequers Pub with TheWick Trimmers & guest musicians. 8pm Freeentry - all welcome.

Saturday 22 SeptemberHoly Trinity Family Square Dance. Great King-shill Village Hall. Children 6pm -7.30pm, re-freshments 7.30-8.30pm Adults 8.30 onwards.Details www.htprestwood.org.uk

Wednesday 26 SeptemberFriendship Club at Prestwood MethodistChurch. Jo Swinney, local Christian Author.2.15 - 3.15 pm. 2 pm tea and biscuits. Everyonewelcome. No charge. Enquiries 01494 862431

Sunday 30 SeptemberHarvest Thanksgiving Service Great MissendenBaptist Church 10am Everyone very welcome.

A short act of worship for the community or-ganised by The King's Church Prestwood atPrestwood Village Hall. 2pm-2.30pm All wel-come. For further info please contact ColinVeysey 862257

WEEKLY EVENTS

Tuesdays Village Coffee Morning at the Memorial Hall,Great Missenden 10am -12 noon. Everyonewelcome. Details Barbara Dunford 01494866556.

Over 50s Leisure Group at Great MissendenMemorial Hall, 10am to 11.45am. Various ac-tivities are available: short mat bowls, short ten-nis, petanque and board games. In summerboules and croquet are played on the BuryField. £2.50 per morning. New members wel-come. Details Jean Walwark 01494 863113.

First Footers Walk. Easy flat walk, 20-30 min-utes, ideal to get you started. 1st and 3rd Tues-day of the month. Meet at the Memorial Hall,Great Missenden (behind the library) ready todepart at 10am. Free. Tea/coffee available afterthe Walk. For information contact: Simply Walkon 01494 475367 email:simplywalks@buckscc.gov.uk. Website:www.buckscc.gov.uk/rights_of_way

Fit Over 50 Exercise to Music at Great Mis-senden Memorial Hall 12 noon to 1pm. Adapt-able movements, toning and stretching. £3.50per session. No need to book, just come alongwearing comfortable clothing. For more detailscall Elaine on 07939520207 or emailelaine.hayton@hotmail.co.uk

Wednesdays "Bounce & Rhyme" Songs & Nursery Rhymesfor babies & pre-school children. Great Mis-senden library 10.30 to 11am Every week dur-ing term time

Prestwood baby & toddler group meets everyWednesday 9.45 to 11.15am at Prestwood Vil-lage Hall.

Want to know more about Christianity? Pleasejoin us for Bible Study and Prayer. 10 -11.30amevery Wednesday during term time in the Fellow-ship Room at the Baptist Church in Great Mis-senden. There is a warm welcome for everyone.

The Missendens Badminton Club meets from 8to 10pm each Wednesday during term time forsocial badminton, at Prestwood Junior School.Details Mike 01494 865325.

Thursdays Weekly lunch club in the Baptist Hall GreatMissenden for over 55's. Details Jenny Hesketh01494 864432

Thought for Thursday. Every Thursdaythrough the year. Come and join us for half anhour of informal worship and a short talk fol-lowed by coffee. Ideal if you can't make it toChurch on Sunday or you just want somethingthought provoking, uplifting and friendly dur-ing the week. Prestwood Methodist Church10.15am Contact Nigel Coke-Woods, 07743683025

Whist, every Thursday at Prestwood VillageHall. Cost £2.50. 1.15pm

Fridays Prestwood Tumblers. A soft play session fortoddlers. Every Friday 9.45am to 11.15am atPrestwood Village Hall.

SundaysCream Teas at St. Peter & St. Paul, Great Mis-senden. Every Sunday 3-5pm from 8th Apriluntil 7th October 2012! Come and enjoy home-made cakes, bakes, scones with jam & cream!We also have egg, gluten, dairy, nut and sugarfree alternatives available. For details of ourmany Music Events and Garden Open daysthroughout the season please visit www.mis-sendenchurch.org.uk

Great Missenden library Opening hours Tuesday 10 am -5pm; Wednes-day 10am -5pm; Friday 10am -7pm; Saturday10am -4pm; Sundays, Mondays, Thursdays andBank holidays – closed For information about library events includingChatterbooks for 8-12 year olds and adult read-ing groups please ask at the Library.

Prestwood Mobile library Wednesdays. Prestwood Village Hall 3pm to4pm. For more information phone 08452303232

Local Councillors’ Surgery County District and Parish Councillors avail-able to meet with residents, Great MissendenLibrary 1st Saturday of each month 10-11am.

Events at The Roald Dahl Museum and Story Centre81-83 High Street Great Missenden Bucks

HP16 0AL 01494 892192

www.roalddahlmuseum.org

Sunday 1 July Meet 12noon in courtyard, games from12.30pm to 2pm. Gloriumptious Games Heat4. For 8+ (families welcome): in the spirit of theOlympics join us in the courtyard and competein Roald Dahl inspired events and activities.The winning team will be invited to compete inthe finals at the Roald Dahl Festival in Ayles-bury on 7 July.

Saturday 7 July 1pm to 4pm in Vale Park, Park Street, Ayles-bury, HP20 1DX. Gloriumptious Games FinalJoin the Museum team at the Roald Dahl Festi-val in Aylesbury. Witness a storytelling extrava-ganza and the final of the GloriumptiousGames. Drop-in sessions will also be takingplace so have a go at tossing a snozzcumber orpig-tail hammer throwing. www.aylesbury-valedc.gov.uk/events/details/3901

Sunday 8 July Discover Dahl’s Archives. 12.30pm, 1.30pmand 2.30pm. For 10+ years. Free for Museumvisitors.

Saturday 14 July Icky-poo insect puppets. 12noon to 1pm and1.30pm to 2.30pm. For 6+ years.

Sunday 15 July The Big Friendly footprint trail. Drop-inthroughout the day. For all ages. Free for Mu-seum visitors.

Saturday 21 July Crackling Classroom Finger Puppets. 12.30pmto 1.30pm and 2pm to 3pm. For 5+ years.

Sunday 22 July Chocolate Decorating. 11am to 12noon, 12.15to 1.15, 2.00 to 3.00 and 3.15 to 4.15. For 6+years.

Tuesday 24 July Marshall Armstrong is New to our School byDavid Mackintosh. 12noon to 1pm and 2pm to3pm. For 5 + years

Wednesday 25 July 11am to 12noon, 12.30 to 1.30 and 2.30 to 3.30.Edible medals. For 4+ years.

Thursday 26 July Gigantous giant masks. 12noon to 1pm and2pm to 3pm. For 6+ years.

Friday 27 July 11am to 12noon, 1pm to 2pm and 2.30pm to3.30pm. Safari Stories with Lollipop andGrandpa. For 3+ years.

Saturday 28 July 11am to 12noon and 1pm to 2pm. Roly-polybird animation. For 7+ years.

Sunday 29 July 11am to 12noon and 1pm to 2pm. Plexicatedpuppets. For 6+ years.

Tuesday 31 July Icky-poo insect puppets. 12noon to 1pm and1.30pm to 2.30pm. For 6+ years

Wednesday 1 August 11am to 12noon, 12.15 to 1.15, 2.00 to 3.00 and3.15 to 4.15. Chocolate decorating. For 6+ years.

Friday 3 August Drop in throughout the day. The crodswogglecharacter quiz For all ages. Free for Museumvisitors

Saturday 4 August 12.30pm, 1.30pm and 2.30pm. Discover Dahl’sarchives. For 10+ years. Free for Museum visitors

Sunday 5 August Drop-in throughout the day. What’s in MrTwit’s beard? For all ages. Free for Museum vis-itors

Tuesday 7 August 12.30pm to 1.30pm and 2.30pm to 3.30pm.How to write a revolting rhyme. For 5+ years.

Wednesday 8 August 11am to 12noon, 1pm to 2pm and 3pm to 4pm.Gigantous giant masks. For 6+ years.

Thursday 9 August 11.00am to12.00am and 1.30pm to 2.30pm.Rastamouse. For all ages.

Friday 10 August 11am to 12noon, 12.30 to 1.30 and 2.30 to 3.30.Edible medals. For 4+ years.

Saturday 11 & Sunday 12 AugustDrop-in throughout the day. Mrs Twit’s revolting nose. For all ages. Free for Museumvisitors

Tuesday 14 August 11am to 12noon, 12.15pm to 1.15pm, 2pm to3pm and 3.15pm to 4.15pm. Chocolate decorating. For 6+ years.

Wednesday 15 August 11am to 12noon, 12.30 to 1.30 and 2.30 to 3.30.Edible medals. For 4+ years.

Thursday 16 August 11am to 12noon, 1pm to 2pm and 3pm to 4pm.Gigantous giant masks For 6+ years.

Friday 17 August 10.30am to 11am, 11.30am to12noon, 12.30pmto 1pm, 1.30pm to 2pm and 2.30pm to 3pm.Lickswishy jewels and bugs For 5+ years(adults welcome!).

Thursday 28 August 10.30am to 11am, 11.30am to12noon, 12.30pmto 1pm, 1.30pm to 2pm and 2.30pm to 3pm.Lickswishy jewels and bugs For 5+ years (adultswelcome!).

Tuesday 21 August 12noon to 1pm and 2pm to 3pm. The WrongPong: Singing in the Drain. For 5+ years.

Friday 31 August 11am to 12noon, 1pm to 2pm and 3pm to 4pm.Gigantous giant masks For 6+ years.

The Museum, Shop and Café Twit are open10am to 5pm Tuesday to Friday and 11am to5pm Saturday and Sunday. plus Bucking-hamshire half-term and bank holiday Mondays

Unless otherwise stated there is a charge for activ-ities, in addition to the museum entry charge.Many activities should be pre booked, pre book bycalling 01494 892192 until the day before theevent. For more information contact the RoaldDahl Museum and Story CentreRegistered Charity No. 1085853 A companylimited by guarantee no. 4178505

Free storytelling and craft activities take place atweekends and every day in the school holidays.More workshops will be added, so keep an eye onthe What’s On pages atwww.roalddahlmuseum.org/whatson

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The grass courts at Great Mis-senden Lawn Tennis Club areopen and playing the best ever!In May the Committee held a‘Thank you’ tournament andtea for 28 of the members whoput in so much work to enablethe club to run smoothly. Thesun shone and the feel of grassunder foot made playing tenniseven more pleasurable. After acouple of hours of competitivegames everyone relaxed with acup of tea and some fantastichome made cakes. Thanks to

the Fyfe family for organising agreat event.

Don’t miss out – join theclub and experience the de-lights of playing tennis on grassin the most beautiful sur-roundings!

For details about Member-ship Contact: Simon Gresswell01494 713663

For coaching informationcontact Luke du Casse 07505863389. For general informa-tion have a look at our website:gmltc.com

Prestwood Colts &PYCAG cooperateThe Prestwood Colts have now started tomake use of the PYCAG Youth centre on thePrestwood Common to provide refresh-ments for those who are playing on the foot-ball pitches. This cooperation is yet anotherexample of the healthy growth and develop-ment of community in this area.

Middlesex CCCis beckoningThe Misbourne School has been developingin sport as well as other key areas. To readabout a promising young cricketer who isabout to represent England in the under 19’steam, and will be playing with MiddlesexCCC for at least this summer, please turn topage 9, Youth Source.

Whether you are lucky enough tohave a ticket, or whether you willwatch on the TV screen, sportsenthusiasts will have a bonanzathis summer when the Olympicgames are on, between 27 July and12 August.

We are close to the birthplace ofthe Paralympic games right here inBuckinghamshire, and you mightlike to go to Stoke Mandeville Sta-dium to see the Paralympic FlameLighting Ceremony on 28 August. It’sfree entry and details of this andother events are on the official web-site www.london2012.com/join-in

Send us your impressions ofthe Olympics! Maybe you will see agreat event, take a fabulous photo-graph or even take part in someway. Email to editor@hp16.org.uk

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