Chipperfield News

February 2007

Fun, Fitness And Friendship

JAZZERCISE COMES TO CHIPPERFIELD! New Jazzercise dance-fitness classes opened in Chipperfield on Monday 22 January with Jazzercise instructor, Dawn Barber. The new classes will take place in the Village Hall on Monday mornings from 9.30 - 10.30am, and will be one of three new area classes on offer to students. The 60-minute Jazzercise class includes a warm-up, high-energy aerobic routines, muscle-toning and cool-down stretch segment. Jazzercise combines elements of dance, resistance training, Pilates, yoga, kick-boxing and more to create programmes for people of every age and fitness level. For those wanting to take their workout further, the regular Jazzercise class will be followed by an alternative format 'Jazzercise Personal Touch' starting on 29 January. PT allows participants to focus on muscle toning and body sculpting in a small group setting. Now celebrating its 37th year, Jazzercise is the world's leading dance-fitness programme. With more than 6,300 franchised instructors teaching 20,000 classes weekly worldwide, the comprehensive programme, designed to enhance cardiovascular endurance, strength, and flexibility has helped millions of people of all ages and fitness levels reap the benefits of exercise and improve well-being. Dawn would be delighted to have you come along and experience for yourself the many benefits of Jazzercise where fun, fitness and friendship go hand in hand. Please contact Dawn on: 01923 351228 or 07906 199586 or go to www.jazzerfit.co.uk for full details.

New Head At St Paul's School

We welcome Norah Tattersall who has been appointed as Head Teacher of St Paul's JMI School, taking up her new post at the beginning of January.

Mrs Tattersall writes: I am very pleased to be taking up the position of headteacher in such a caring and successful school. I look forward to building relationships within the school, the church and the village. I live in Abbots Langley and am married with two teenage girls. The eldest has just started studying Law at university and the younger is in Y9 at St Michael's high school in Garston. I began my teaching career in Northamptonshire and moved to Hertfordshire 14 years ago. I taught in Watford and Hemel Hempstead before becoming Deputy Head at the other St Paul's in Langleybury. For the past 3 and a half years I have worked as a school adviser for Hertfordshire County Council.

We extend a very warm welcome to Mrs Tattersall and wish her every success in her new appointment.

Gardener Sought

St Paul's Church, Chipperfield

Due to retirement, a gardener is sought, from mid March 2007, for maintenance of the churchyard at St Paul's Chipperfield. The PCC are looking to provide regular paid work in the order of six hours per week, to be agreed. If interested, please contact the PCC Secretary tel: 01923 267066 or by email at drumcotp AT btinternet.com

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Jeff Beck

We are sad to record the death of our Advertising Manager, Jeff Beck, who died suddenly on January 9 while playing golf. Jeff will be sorely missed by us all on the Chipperfield News team, as well as by his many friends among our advertisers. He was also a governor of St Paul's School for many years where his contribution was much appreciated. We extend our deepest sympathy to his wife, Irene, and their family.

Chipperfield News Agm

The AGM was held at Burford House on Monday 11 December 2006. The Chairman welcomed all present and recorded apologies from Liz Holliday, Joint Editor, who was chairing the Parish Council Meeting. The Editors' Report was presented by Anne Breen, who appealed for further contributions. It was suggested that local villagers might provide articles of interesting jobs they had undertaken in their careers/retirement, which obviously would be subject to editorial discretion. Peter Corbett, in his first year as Manager, presented his report. He was pleased that the switch of printing providers had saved money, as this represented over 80% of our total operating costs. 1,400-1,500 copies of the News were produced each operating month. Tony Briselden, IT Manager, had negotiated the above switch of printing providers and after discussion it was agreed the replacement of editors' hardware computers should be reviewed towards the end of the current financial year, in October 2007. Graham McMellin circulated a copy of the annual accounts to 31 October 2006, with five year comparatives of major items. The General Fund stood at 7,260, compared with 5,476 five years previously, which was good news and would provide sufficient funds for replacing new IT equipment in the future. The accounts were signed by him and the Chairman, and duly adopted by the meeting. Jeff Beck, Advertising Manager, said he was well pleased with the new printers. Advertising income in the five year term had increased by a third. There was a waiting list of 21 possible new advertisers, which was most encouraging. Popsi Stokes, the Distribution Manager, said her team were working well and the Chairman asked that his and the committee's thanks for their work and support be conveyed to all concerned. It was noted that some of the information on the website was not being updated by certain organisations. This problem had been highlighted previously in the News. It was decided to warn all concerned that failure to update within a month of issue would automatically involve eliminating their names from the website - "update or lose the facility". R.A.E.

Estate Planning

Following Colin Chamberlain's article on Inheritance Tax planning in the October issue of Chipperfield News, Edward Jones Limited announce that two seminars will be held as follows:

Date: Thursday 15 February 2007 Time: 10.30am for 11.00am start & 6.45pm for 7.00pm start Venue: Kings Langley Parish Council Office, Charter Court WD4 9HR

Have you considered how much tax your estate will need to pay if the unthinkable happened? If you leave behind a house and savings, your family may need to pay thousands of pounds in tax. With some planning it could go to your family instead. You are invited to our seminar to learn ways of minimising this tax liability. Admission is free and you are welcome to bring along a guest, but reserve your place now as spaces are limited. The seminar will last between 45 minutes and one hour with an opportunity to ask questions afterwards.

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RSVP: Colin Chamberlain Investment Representative Edward Jones Ltd, Parade House, 135 The Parade, Watford WD17 1NA Tel: 01923 270847 E mail : colin.chamberlain AT edwardjones.com

Edward Jones Limited is authorised and regulated by the Financial Services Authority and is a member of the London Stock Exchange.

Wanted!

Village Hall Photographs Do you have any photos of the Village Hall decorated for a special event, such as wedding receptions, anniversary celebrations or dances, that you would be prepared to share. The Hall Committee is looking for a few photos for promotion of the hall on their website. If you can help, please send contributions by email to the Website Manager at the following address: adrian AT austinsmead.com

Village People

Terry and Sandra Wicks of Scatterdells Lane are thrilled to announce the safe arrival of their grand-daughter, Jessie May, born on 4 October to proud parents Steve and Melanie Rimell.

Congratulations to Steve and Beverley Miles (ne Allan) on the birth of their first child, a daughter Faith Hannah, born 12 December, the first cousin for Zoe and Rick. Jim and Sandra Allan are delighted with the arrival of their third grandchild.

Congratulations to Jack (Jaroslav) Liska, who was 90 years old on 6 January, 2007. He celebrated the event with his family and friends at The Windmill. Jack was born in Roskopov, Czechoslovakia, and after service with the Czech Air Force, French Foreign Legion and French Air Force, came to the UK in 1940. He then joined the RAF to fly in Bomber, Ferry, Coastal and Transport Commands, and even found time to fly with the American 8th Air Force during WWII. He and his wife came to Chipperfield in 1967, first settling in Scatterdells Lane, before moving to "Rosemary", Dunny Lane, in 1982.

Welcome to the village to Laura and Steve Rose and new baby, Thomas, who moved into The Red Admiral just in time for Christmas. We hope they will enjoy living in our community.

Baptist Church

Our "International" Christmas Tree Festival depicted how Christmas is celebrated in other countries around the world. Those who decorated trees were really inspired as they worked to create the desired effect and we are so grateful to them all for their dedication and time. These folk came from the churches in Chipperfield, other churches from our local area, and other friends who offered to help. A steady flow of people came to see us on the Saturdays we were open in December, and had a cup of tea and mince pie before leaving for home! So many people were involved in different ways to make the Festival a success, so a big thank you to you all - and to all those who came to see the trees in all their splendour! We had our annual visit from the Chiltern West Gallery Quire on December 10th, which was most enjoyable. A good number of people came to enjoy it with us, and afterwards shared in a scrumptious tea. Thank you everyone for your support.

St Paul's And Holy Cross

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From 1978 to 1980, Judy and I and our two tiny daughters lived in Bristol. We were in a basement flat just off the Whiteladies Road, so called because in the days of slave trading, this was the road up which the rich white ladies of the city would travel to Blackboy Hill, where the slave market was held. I was in Bristol for Theological training prior to ordination. Trinity College occupied a mansion originally built by wealth acquired through the slave trade!! This year sees the 200th anniversary of the Act of Parliament which outlawed slavery throughout the British Empire. This legislation was the culmination of over 25 years of hard work, spearheaded by William Wilberforce, MP. This anniversary has made me think afresh about slavery. Slavery is not just confined to "the slave trade": in many ways it was present in the industrial life of our land in the 19th century, and it is with us today, in the sex trade...and in less immediately obvious modes too. There is slavery to drugs, to alcohol, to acquisitiveness and consumerism, to tradition and its opposite, to power and status... The pernicious thing is that sometimes the things which enslave are not intrinsically bad, but that unchecked and encouraged by advertising, peer pressure, and our hunger for satisfaction, slowly dominate, and even rule us ... becoming life-inhibiting rather than life-enhancing. Slavery of any description is not something from which a person can free themselves. They need someone to set them free. It is worth pondering in what ways we might be in slavery! Do we even recognise it? So often its stranglehold creeps up on us. Who can set us free? That part of my training to be a Christian Minister took place in what was once a slave trader's mansion is not lost on me. I recall the words of him who was hailed as "God with us" - "If the Son sets you free, you will be free indeed." Freedom is both freedom from, and freedom for ... With my greetings, Jim Stevens

Ric Sellwood

(12.1.26 - 14.10.06) It is with great sadness that I report the death of my husband, Ric Sellwood. We met in Coronation Year when both of us had moved to Chipperfield, he from Barnet and my mother and I from Cheshire. We married in 1954 and moved to Scatterdells Lane where we started life together in a caravan. Together we designed our bungalow and Ric, who was a skilled draughtsman, drew the plans. He was a man of many talents; as a young man in the war he worked for De Havilland, repairing Merlin engines; later qualifying as a tool maker. His engineering background provided him with a very practical "Can do" attitude to things and during our early married life he was involved in plumbing, electrical installation and brick-laying as our bungalow was being built. Any car, motor cycle or other mechanical object held an irresistible attraction and it was not long before he had a well-equipped workshop where he spent a lot of time to the accompaniment of the classic music which he loved. In the 1960's, he moved from engineering to print, joining Varityper in sales and later in management. Following that, he became an engineers' agent, representing several firms in the Industrial Fastener field. On retirement, among his many interests, he started painting and joined the Chipperfield Art Group. He showed great talent and his paintings of local scenes sold well and his paintings of cricket matches on The Common were very popular. An accident 2 years ago affected him greatly and he could not walk without two sticks but could still drive. However, his health declined steadily from then on. He is greatly missed by his family and friends. Joan Sellwood

The Chipperfield Website

The Chipperfield web site, www.chipperfield.org.uk, has been up and running now for nearly three years. It has been visited some 40,000 times in the past year of which over 10,000 visits were people returning to the site. These latter visits were, perhaps, to gain more information about the village, or a village organisation or to view the advertisement of a local trader - unfortunately the available statistics do not provide the reason for a return visit. Despite that, both figures indicate a high degree of interest in the Village and its web site. However, unless the information contained in the site is accurate, it is worse than useless. Most of the information on our site is up to date except, in some cases, that on our village organisations. How many chairmen, secretaries, contact numbers, times of events or places to meet have changed in the past year or two and no one has alerted the webmaster? Have a look at the organisation you are connected with and see if the information is accurate. If not, you can change it using the link provided on the web page or you can ring Graham on 01923 269915 and tell him.

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If you are not on the internet you can always ring him and ask what is on the web about your organisation, and he will tell you. Let us try to keep the web site up to date - otherwise we will have inserts like the St Paul's July Flower Festival being advertised well into December or beyond! Also do not forget there is a message board on the site for you to air your views about events around the village - please do use it. Graham McMellin

Chipperfield Choral Society

The first of three special concerts of the Chipperfield Choral Society Diamond Jubilee Season filled St Paul's Church early in December. A Christmas Celebration featured traditional Christmas music and carols and the choir were conducted as usual by Delia Meehan. At just 13 years of age, Hugh Beardsall, a chorister at St Albans Cathedral, was the soloist and his voice was a joy to hear. A highlight of the evening was A Birthday Carol which was sung beautifully by the choir. This carol had been specially written by Alan Taylor in celebration of the choir's Diamond Jubilee. The choir's first Conductor was Joyce Herman Allen, who was born in 1902 and studied piano and singing at the Royal College of Music. Eventually she became a music journalist in New York and London before her marriage to Dr Allen. It was during the second World War, while her husband was serving in the Navy, that Joyce joined the music staff of a school in Newquay. After the war the family moved into Tenements Farm in Chipperfield and she soon joined the staff of the Watford School of Music. It was not long before Chipperfield Choral Society was born* and Joyce became its first Conductor. She went on to conduct the annual concerts of the choir from the late 1940's right up to the 1970's and then became President of the Society until her death in 1986. Anthony Metcalf took up the baton from 1979-86 and he was succeeded by Adrian Davis. In 1991, Delia Meehan was invited to become the Society's Musical Director and Conductor. Having studied at the Royal Academy of Music she began to teach the oboe and then taught at Reading University and the Royal Holloway College and still teaches full-time at the Haberdashers' Aske's School for Boys. She has an extremely busy life, travelling the world where she adjudicates at music festivals and is on the panel of examiners for the Associated Board of the Royal Schools of Music. For the last 16 years, Delia has found time to help Chipperfield Choral Society to become one of the finest in the land and to grow to a choir of around 100 voices. The Christmas Concert has been a feature of the choir's programme throughout its 60 years existence and in the early years the performances were held in the Church Institute (Village Hall). Spring concerts have been held in St Paul's Church, the New School (Rudolf Steiner) at Kings Langley, the Town Hall (Coliseum) at Watford, the Barberolli Hall at St Clement Danes School, St Peter's Church in Berkhamsted, and St John's Church in Boxmoor, where last year the choir did such a magnificent performance of Handel's Messiah. Over the years, most of the major choral works by Haydn, Mozart, Bach and Mendelssohn have been performed. The choir is now preparing for their Spring Concert which will be at St John's Church, Boxmoor, on 10 March. The special Diamond Jubilee Concert will be at St John's Church on 30 June when the choir will be joined by their patron, Emma Bell, who is a soprano of growing international repute. Emma will join the choir in a programme of music by Parry, Handel and Mozart. Tickets for the March concert will be available from choir members or the Box Office (01923 267515). Terry Simmonds *Editor's note: Recent research has revealed that the first Chipperfield Choral Society was founded in November 1917 when an augmented choir at St Paul's Church sang a sacred canticle entitled "Harvest Praise". The church magazine reported that it was "glad to record the starting of a Choral Society under the skilled guidance of Mr T.G. White" (who was then the organist and choirmaster at Bovingdon). "The Society meet at 9 o'clock every Monday in the school". On Wednesday 3 April 1918 the society gave its first concert in the Church Institute (now the Village Hall). As yet we have no further information about the original choir. Did it fade away or cling on in some form until it was revitalised by Joyce Herman Allen in 1947?

Collection For Royal

MARSDEN HOSPITAL On behalf of The Royal Marsden Hospital, South Kensington, I would like to thank all those who kindly made a donation on Saturday 14 October. We managed to raise 500 and the secretary at the RMH has informed me that the money will go towards a new scanner. Thank you very much. Janette Hya

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Morning Prayer And Evensong

There will be a service of Morning Prayer based on the Book of Common Prayer on Sunday 25 February in St Paul's Church at 10am. It is planned that such a service will occur on the fourth Sunday of the even months of the year (ie April, June and so on). We hope that those who know and love this service will join us, as well as many who may not yet have experienced the beauty it offers. On two Sunday evenings during the year, there will be services of Sung Evensong based on the Book of Common Prayer. The first of these will be on Sunday 4 February at 6.30pm. We hope this will being fresh inspiration as we discover anew the meaning of these services. John King

Christmas Day Treats

One of our family traditions is to have a good walk on Christmas morning to make us really hungry for a late afternoon dinner. This year our son John was at home and wanted to visit his old haunts and so we went through Scatterdells Wood and into my bit of wood, The Wing. We looked at the old buzzards nest, and Ted, our dog, had a dip in the pond, then we carefully looked out of the corner of the wood to see what was about. On nice sunny days foxes often sunbathe on that side of the wood, one particular Ash tree makes a very good leaning post. Christmas day was very overcast and dull, so nothing doing there. A favourite spot for the Roe deer is under an Oak tree in the hedge a hundred yards or so from the wood, and our John's keen eyes thought there was movement from that spot. Ted was busy with rabbit holes in the wood so we stayed still. Then two large white discs were visible through the leafless hedge going away from us. Fortunately someone must have been in their garden in Chipperfield Road and the Roe went through another hedge and then came back towards the wood. We stayed very still and were rewarded with the wonderful sight of two Roe deer in their grey winter coats. They were very uncertain of which way to go. They knew we were there somewhere, but they could not see our silhouettes as we stood on the wood edge and the wind was taking our scent away from them. The best way of recognising Roe in thick woodland is by their movements. When running they go in wonderful bounding leaps, but, unless chased, they never go far without stopping to listen and scent the air. This is exactly what they did in an open field not a hundred yards from us! We could see their shining wet noses and, when they finally turned down hill and away from us, we saw their wonderful white rump patches, all fluffed out as a warning of danger. We could not see any antlers, but these are cast between November and January so they could have been male or female. Males are larger, but I have not seen enough Roe to compare and, foolishly, we did not take binoculars as it was such a dull day. It was just like old times, the three of us quietly sharing a few special moments. Not all the best Christmas presents need wrapping! Wendy Bathurst

Chipperfield Horticultural Society

Fuchsias: A talk and demonstration by Carol Gubler- Friday 20 April Carol Gubler of Little Brook Fuchsias in Ash Green, near Aldershot, is well known as an enthusiast and expert on fuchsias and will be coming to give a talk and demonstration on the care and propagation of this popular and beautiful plant. She will be bringing plants for sale and will be happy to answer any questions that we might have. The nursery has been featured on BBC Gardeners World as well as in local and national press, and Carol has also written a practical guide to growing fuchsias called A step-by-step guide to growing fuchsias (price 5.99) which is available from many garden centres and, of course, the nursery. Tickets for this talk and demonstration will be 2 each and are available now from any committee member and Stanley's Stores, Chipperfield. Ann Soanes (01923 262756)

February In Your Garden

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With such a mild start to the new year, the snowdrops, aconites, crocus and early daffodils will be in flower this month. We have had a great deal of rain and the water butts are overflowing. At the garden centre there are still the special subsidised water butts for Hertfordshire residents, so it might be a good idea to add an extra one or two so that there will be plenty of water for the dry weather which is to come. This is the month when we get busy in the glasshouse so it is a good idea to ventilate and spring-clean the house, using a sulphur candle (provided all plants are removed) and Jeyes Fluid as a disinfectant. Later in the month, seed sowing can commence with annuals such as alyssum, ageratum, antirrhinums, cosmea, dahlia, dianthus, gazania, geraniums, gerbera, marigolds, mesembryanthemum, nemesia, nicotiana, petunias, salvias, stocks and verbena. Then vegetables such as cucumbers, peppers and tomatoes can be sown under glass. This month the plug plants will be in the garden centre and these little plants are ideal for those who do not wish to do their own sowing. If the kitchen garden has not yet been dug, this should be done without further delay, adding manure where root crops are not being grown. It is a good idea to warm the vegetable beds for a few weeks before sowing using polythene sheeting. Long-pod broad beans, carrots, parsnips and early peas can be sown outside at the end of the month. Seed potatoes should be purchased as soon as possible and laid out in a light place to sprout or 'chit' ready for planting out in the spring. Do make sure that they are not allowed to get frosted. This month new lawns can be put down and new beds cut in existing lawns. Planting of trees and shrubs as well as roses and hardy perennials can be done now and bare-root plants, such as raspberry canes and hedging plants must be planted out as soon as possible. This is the month when the late-flowering clematis (such as jackmannii) are pruned and sprayed. Do make sure that any peach trees are sprayed against peach leaf curl using Dithane or Copper Fungicide. Heathers will need to be trimmed once they have flowered. Now is the time to buy bulbs such as gladioli, lilies and begonias, also dahlia tubers and cannas and these tubers can be boxed up straight away in a frost-free place. Plant shallots and Jerusalem artichokes this month and, as the grass will soon be growing, do make sure that the lawn mower gets its annual service in good time. Although the Chelsea Flower Show is not until May 22-26, tickets are already on sale! (Phone 0870 247 1224 as soon as possible). Terry Simmonds

All Change For Chipperfield Corinthians

The Senior section of Chipperfield Corinthians Football Club has been through a few changes this season. Last season saw the First team drop out of the Premier Division of the Herts County League but are well positioned to bounce back this season. This is under the new stewardship of First Team manager Derek Hall, who has returned to the club after a successful playing career at Berkhamsted Town. With the backbone of last year's team and a few new faces, Derek has got the team playing some of the club's best football for years. This season we have had and still have some exciting derby games to come against Bovingdon and Sarratt. Bovingdon are also one of our key rivals for promotion. After an indifferent start to the season the club was unbeaten for seven games which has put us in an excellent position for the second half of the season and challenging for a promotion position. We have scored 56 goals this season, the highest in the league but have conceded 32 goals so you are always in for an entertaining afternoon. The club would like to thank all the supporters and sponsors for their help this season, in particular our main sponsor CJ Wren. We are always looking for help and support in all aspects of the club. If you would like to be involved then please contact Stephen Hall, Chairman on 01923 253803

Become One Of Them

"THEY should do something about it!" Who are THEY who should be doing something for us? Why don't YOU become one of THEM! Local elections will be held in May this year and there will be a number of vacancies on the Parish Council. New Councillors will be needed to represent all residents, their interests and concerns. All those who are over the age of 21, are British subjects and are either registered as electors within the parish or have their principal or only place of work in the parish are eligible to stand as candidates for election. Chipperfield Parish Council is, and never has been, a political council. It does not have a majority party nor does it take a stance along party political lines. Its major concern is to obtain the best possible services and best value for money for all residents. The Parish Council works closely with Dacorum Borough Council and Hertfordshire County Council to achieve this. If you value the way of life in Chipperfield, want to see it preserved, improved,

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changed or not changed, now is YOUR opportunity to stand up and be counted - literally. Please phone me if you would like to know more about how you can contribute to the future of Chipperfield. Liz Holliday, Retiring Chairman (Tel: 01923 267483)

The Dunny Lane Tea-room

CHIPPERFIELD WITHIN LIVING MEMORY Situated in the vicinity of the Catholic Church gateway in Dunny Lane, there used to be a long wooden hut, which was raised up on short wooden stilts and faced the road. According to Peggy Harpley, local children had great fun crawling underneath it. The hut belonged to Trust Houses Ltd, as did all the land around it. It was built as a tea room for hikers, well before World War Two. Many parties came out from London and had a great time there. With the onset of the war, fewer people came out of London for pleasure and the majority of younger men were away in the services. The more senior members of our village recall that the hut was a good venue for parties and dances. Miss Foley held ballroom dancing classes there. From 1944-53, the wooden hut provided a much needed home for the Studley family, who had to vacate Russell Place, No. 44, Tower Hill, which was a tied cottage belonging to Mr O'Neil and which went with the job when Mr Studley worked at Milbaise Nursery. The building was large enough to be fitted out with four bedrooms, which catered for the needs of Mr & Mrs Studley and their eight children, during the eight years when they lived there. Mary Studley of Chapel Croft who married Norman Studley, the eldest son, in 1954, recalls that the hut was very cold and damp in winter and needed three coke fires burning twenty four hours a day to control the condensation and prevent the pipes from freezing up. Where the Catholic Church and the car park are today, the Studley family created a garden, kept hens and had a large store of chopped wood necessary for the three fires. To overcome the shortage of housing after the war, the Nunfield Estate was built in stages. Joan and David Brown were the first lucky ones to move in pre Christmas 1947. It was not until phase three was completed at the far end that the Studley family left the hut and moved into No.22 Nunfield in July 1953. The next person to use the wooden hut was Dr Newell from Sarratt, who set up practice in Chipperfield. He subsequently transferred to the new surgery which was built by the Council on the right side of Nunfield around 1957/8. At a meeting of the Residents Association in April 1958, it was reported that in response to repeated requests by a Mr Burney for a Youth Club, a working party had been set up and suitable premises had been found at the corner of Dunny Lane. The site on which the building stood belonged to Trust Houses Ltd., but largely through the help and generosity of Dr Newell, it had been made possible for the wooden hut to enter another phase of its use and become the home of a newly formed Youth Club. Unfortunately the facility was not enjoyed for long because within about 18 months, the hut was badly damaged in a fire. It was superseded in 1970 by a replacement building, which was erected on its present site, that of the former air raid shelter next to the old school. I would like to express my grateful thanks to the numerous people who have helped to put this information together for our village archives. Mary Nobbs

Jean Fleming (formerly Greenlees)

On behalf of all my family I would like to thank the people of Chipperfield for all of the love and concern they have shown us since my mother's death. Many of you know that she had a sudden illness. She bore this with great courage and her faith in the Lord and her future with Him carried her though it. Jean was born in Hemel Hempstead and when married lived in Kings Langley for thirty years. However as soon as she moved to Chipperfield in 1988 she felt she had found her real home. Her warm welcome made Martyn and I realise we wanted to live here too! Thank you to those who came to her Service of Thanksgiving and singing so heartily. The buffet at Blackwell's afterwards was first class and was a great time to chat to everybody. Having been through this difficult time it makes me appreciate all the lovely people who make up this special village. Ruth Dicker

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