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BERRYFIELDS NEWS THE BERRYFIELDS PARISH COUNCIL MAGAZINE BERRYFIELDS AUTUMN EDITION 2017 NEWS THE BERRYFIELDS PARISH COUNCIL MAGAZINE AUTUMN EDITION 2017 Welcome to our Autumn newsletter. The summer holidays have been and gone, the children have now returned to school and the weather! Well, probably best we don’t mention that. Welcome to our Autumn newsletter. The summer holidays have been and gone, the children have now returned to school and the weather! Well, probablyFirstly, bestI would we don’t like tomention mention that. the issue of the parking, and, in particular, the painted lines around the AVA which were promised to be in place Firstly,before I would the start like toof mentionthe new the term. issue There of the have parking been, and a ,number in particular of angry, theposts painted on Facebooklines around against the AVA our which County were Councillor, promised to Paul be in Irwin place in relation to beforethe fact the thestart li ofnes the were new notterm. forthcoming. There have beenThese a number‘rants’ areof angry unnecessary , and unfoundedposts, despite on Facebook the fact against the promise our County was Councillor,not kept. ThePaul mainIrwin inreason relation for to this was that this projectthe required fact the li anes number were not of forthcoming.legal processes These to ‘rants’ be in placeare unnecessary which unfortunately,, andtook unfounded longer than, despite expe thected fact to thefinalise. promise was not kept. The main reason for this was that this project required a number of legal processes to be in place which unfortunately, took longer than expected to finalise. Together with Paul Irwin, Ashley Waite, District Councillor, Sue Severn, Parish Clerk, and I Togethermet Mr Roger with Paul Burman Irwin,, AshleyExecutive Waite Principal, District, CouncillorAVA, and, HansSue Severn Copas,, Parish Finance Clerk Director, and I to metdiscuss Mr Roger the matter. Burman , AsExecutive a result Principal of this, meeting,AVA, and HansI can Copas,confirm Finance that the Director lines tohave been discussagreed, the and matter. have beenAs a resultrequisitioned of this meeting, to be installed I can confi shortlyrm that. theWe lines will, havemoving been forward, agreed,monitor and the have situation been requisitioned and, if necessary to be ,installed request shortly the school. We will, investigate moving forward, other controls in monitororder to the alleviate situation the and, congestion if necessary seen, request regular thely school around investigate the schools. other controls in order to alleviate the congestion seen regularly around the schools. On a positive note about parking and traffic, I am pleased to report that Green Ridge OnPrimary a positive Academy note about has opened parking itsand doors traffic, to I amthe pleased first 90 to students report that and, Green to date Ridge there appear Primary Academy has opened its doors to the first 90 students and, to date there appear to have been no traffic issues. We trust this will continue as the school expands. I would to have been no traffic issues. We trust this will continue as the school expands. I would likelike toto thank thank Aaron Aaron Wanford Wanford, Head, Head Teacher, Teacher, for the for time the spenttime spentwith the with Parish the Council Parish Council discussingdiscussing this this matter matter, and, and for forhis hisassurances assurances that trafficthat traffic would wouldnot pose not any pose issues any at issues at GreenGreen Ridge. Ridge. DuringDuring the the summer, summer, the the Parish Parish Cou Council ncilheld held two events:two events: Play Around Play Around the Parishes the Parishes was was heldheld on on Berryfields Berryfields Green Green for for the the under under 11 children 11 children, and ,despite and despite the weather the weather was well was well receivedreceived by by those those who who attended. attended. The The weather weather was morewas morefavourable favourable for the forParish the Fete Parish on Fete on nd SaturdaySaturday 2 2 ndSeptember September and and lar gelar numbersge numbers of residents of residents and visitors and visitors joined usjoined to enjoy us to the enjoy the manymany attractions attractions on on offer. offer. This T hisyear’s year’s Fete Fete was largerwas larger than lastthan year last’s andyear look’s and forward look forward to next year’s. Heartfelt thanks are extended from myself and my fellow councillors to all to next year’s. Heartfelt thanks are extended from myself and my fellow councillors to all those involved in organising, those who gave time and resources in various ways, and to ourthose sponsors. involved Everyone’s in organising, input assistedthose who this gaveevent time to run and smoothly resources and successfully.in various ways A , and to fullour report sponsors. is included Everyone’s in this News.input assisted this event to run smoothly and successfully. A full report is included in this News. We have now taken delivery of our Sentinel Speed Camera, and some of you may have seenWe have us using now it taken around delivery the village. of our I am Sentinel pleased Speed to report Camera that at, and the sometime of of writing you may we have seen us using it around the village. I am pleased to report that at the time of writing we 1 1 1 have not recorded any motorists exceeding information about these will be posted on the limit by enough to trigger speedwatch our website letters. However our MV does show that (www.berryfieldsparishcouncil.co.uk many are driving at excessive speed. as well as social media. There is a tremendous amount of traffic Just a reminder that the arish Council coming into and leaving Berryfields, meets on the third Wednesday of each especially at school opening and closing month except August & December at times, and with the light fading earlier in .pm in the Community ooms at the day further haards can be posed. Berryfields rimary chool. ll are would urge everyone to tae extra care welcome to attend. when driving and eep speed to below the limit, particularly around the chools. ur net News will be produced early in the new year so let me be the first or We continue to move forward with the maybe not) to wish both you and your plans for Roman ar and following a families easons reetings and a Happy number of meetings with and other New ear from all of us at Berryfields organisations we are now in a position to arish ouncil. apply for the outline planning permission IN THIS ISSUE which will allow us to start wor on some Cllr Duncan Satterly of the amenities on the site. Chairman, Berryfields VOLUNTEERING IN Parish Council ver the next few months we have a BERRYFIELDS number of events planned and further WHAT’S ON AT CHRISTMAS 50/50 DRAW Berryfields’s Best Front BERRYFIELDS FETE ANATOMY OF Garden 2017! ANADVERTISING SHOOT The judges drove 11 miles around Berryfields, shortlisting 17 gardens. LOCAL AUTHOR There were many attractive and LAUNCHES NEW interesting gardens. The winner is 65 BOOK Siddington Drive. The judges felt this ROMAN PARK garden was both colourful and filled with PLANNING interest, and carefully maintained with LAND TRANSFERS much deadheading, new growth and WHAT detailed care in evidence. Well done! PARISHIONERS ARE TELLING US CHRISTMAS LIGHTS HELP PREVENT AND STOP CRIME! If you see a crime in progress call 999, or call 101 for non-emergency reports – the Police do not monitor Facebook. PLEASE REPORT CRIMES or call 101 if you are worried about potential crime – the Police use intelligence as a key plank in fighting crime. 2 2 Over 50s Christmas tea Parish Councillor Wendy Phillimore is once again arranging this popular event. Provisional date is 8th December, look out for details of how to get your ticket on Facebook, PC website and in our flyer which will be delivered nearer the time. Volunteers are needed to help on the day: Please email [email protected] if you can help. Santa will be visiting Berryfields during December Enjoy the carols, see Santa and help raise funds for Friends of Berryfields School and the Village Hall fund. LET’S LIGHT UP BERRYFIELDS FOR THE FESTIVE SEASON! Joi Decorate the front of your home and you will be entered in the Christmas Lights competition. A prize will be awarded to the winner. Judging will take place between Christmas and New Year. Bottle of fizz for the winner! 3 3 Local author Vanessa Wiggins talks to Berryfields News about writing her new book. Vanessa told us, ‘I returned recently from the idea of the countryside in the town, but 1950s – 1957 to 1960 to be exact. And also Aylesbury Vale was where many of my aunts from 1975, but that visit was rather more brief, and uncles lived, and my father had spent although more colourful – but not nearly as several boyhood summers in Quainton. He was much fun or with so many freedoms. the youngest of 12 and never really knew the family connection to the Vale. I daresay my So why – or indeed how – was all this grandmother had got tired of repeating it after possible? Well, I wrote a novel. so many offspring, but Quainton was where her family came from and relatives still lived there It was never intended to be a novel. It began as in the early twentieth century. a short story – a writing exercise and a way of idling away a long summer's afternoon, but I live not far from Quainton myself now, a kind without the actual idling. What it ended up as of family full-circle, and feel entirely at home in was a much longer tale, and it took rather more the countryside of north Buckinghamshire and than an afternoon to write.