What's on in Your Parish Seer Green & Jordans MAGAZINE May 2020

Virtual Vicar New Service Arrangements Mental Health and Wellbeing VE Day A Local Walk

1 Parish Magazine one pound From the Editors This month’s magazine looks rather The magazine includes advice on Excellent different now that some of life’s well-being and a lovely, gentle walk usual activities are currently on from the centre of Seer Green that hold. So we have decided to focus is sure to lift the spirits. We have Local Property on different aspects of support included articles on how to stay available to the local community safe, and the latest legal article on during these uncertain times. A inheritance tax planning. Knowledge number of groups are providing We send our best wishes to all our online support including Holy Trinity readers and their loved ones, and 36YEARS YEARS8 11 14 15 YEARS 3 15 YEARS 1 YEARS Church which is streaming services YEARS 7 3 2 YEARS 1 YEARS 8 YEARS YEARS YEARS YEARS 14 1 20 YEARS we look forward to the resumption 5 YEARS YEARS YEARS via Facebook. You can also read YEARS of normal life in the not too distant about the virtual choir ‘Seer Green future. Sings!’ which is proving to be very popular with children and adults of Sue Puttergill and all ages. Andrew Westlake

Next Month's Magazine Please send all contributions for the June issue to: [email protected] by 7 May. Diary dates for the next two or three Our team has 164 years of experience months would be very welcome. in property and an average of 7 years Articles should be 300 words max and photos should be jpeg format, at Ashington Page. preferable 300 dpi. Please note any items submitted may be edited for space, content If you are considering putting your home on the market, or style. call us now and speak to our expert team. Are you a subscriber? Sales 01494 680018 You can buy an annual subscription to this magazine for only £10 a year (for 10 issues) and it will be delivered free of charge to your door. Lettings 01494 685518 Please email: [email protected] with your name, address and Visit our website for an instant phone number and one of our distributors will contact you. ONLINE VALUATION Contents www.ashingtonpage.co.uk 6 Virtual Vicar 18 Victory in Europe Day 8 New Service Arrangements 18 Inheritance Tax Planning 11 Seer Green Sings! 20 A lovely local walk 17 Mental Health and Wellbeing 23 Jordans and Seafarers

2 Parish Magazine Parish Magazine 3 Thought for the Month How quickly life has changed since we first heard the word ‘coronavirus’. With so much illness and death, we are thinking far more about our mortality and we can’t help asking the question, ‘If God made man in His image, why is He allowing it to be tarnished in this way?’ Nowhere in the Bible does God or Jesus promise that belief is a super-duper insurance policy against illness and death. What Jesus did say before ascending back to heaven, was ‘I am with you always, to the very end of the age’. We can be sure that through all the pain and hardships He is there to provide comfort; and He also wants us to reflect His love to others. In the current crisis we are seeing many people showing love far beyond the call of duty. We see NHS workers and other key workers risking their own lives in order to provide vital health services and goods for others. In our own community our shopkeepers are keeping us supplied with food; our street buddies are doing shopping, running errands and providing friendly ‘phone calls to those self-isolating; and many others are providing similar back-up to friends and neighbours. Jesus told his disciples that whatever they did for others, they did for Him. In reaching out to others during this crisis, we are building up our own faith in Jesus who loves us so much that He was willing to die an extremely painful death for us. These times are hard, but let’s be thankful for all those working so hard to care for the sick and those who mourn, and for a renewed spirit of neighbourliness amongst people. With God by our side we will get through. May His peace be with us all.

Linda West - Licensed Lay Minister

4 Parish Magazine Parish Magazine 5 Church Events | News at the moment. I have also been able to be much more creative and Virtual Vicar use resources which have sat on my shelf, to enhance our prayer and Like many people my work has been I was starting to mull over how to worship particularly in Holy Week. profoundly affected by the Covid-19 keep those who were self-isolating Finally I have been able to ‘join in’ pandemic. So much so that I am connected with services and church with prayer and worship myself with now a ‘virtual vicar’ with an online community. Our churchwardens Jane friends and colleagues who have church led from our home. Our and Janine were very encouraging also become ‘virtual vicars’. In a role meeting space and place of prayer so we did our first Facebook Live which can be rather lonely, this has and worship is now Facebook Live on services on Sunday 15 March. been a huge blessing. our Facebook Page www.facebook. By Sunday 22 March, Mothering com/HolyTrinitySGJ. The only parts I look forward to the day when we Sunday, the church was closed for of my work at the moment which are can return to our church building and public worship and so Janna, my been participation via pre-recorded not virtual are pastoral phone calls all the community activities we are family and I led a Facebook Live videos from people giving reflections, and funerals. usually involved in. However, I hope service in an empty church. Then prayers and readings and my lovely As I have reflected on this process, I I will continue to be a virtual vicar on 23 March our Prime Minister family leading the music and helping have to give thanks for the Facebook alongside being physically present began the lockdown. From that with the service. Janna, our Children post I saw with a video from a vicar in the building as the unexpected point I have led services from the and Families Minister, has also led in the USA who described how to benefits of this difficult time should vicarage from our dining table, my some services and events from her use Facebook Live in 4 easy steps. not be lost. I wonder what benefits office and in the garden. There has home, including a fabulous All-Age This was Tuesday 10 March when Easter Experience on Good Friday. you have seen and would like to hold onto once we are on the other side There have been huge challenges of this time? in this time. The pace of change and need to adapt has been hard. I felt Reverend Cassa Messervy at times like I was trying to stand upright on shifting sand! Much of the normal way of doing things has had to be rethought and changes made. However, the silver linings for me through becoming a ‘virtual vicar’ during this time have been an enormous encouragement. We have seen people ‘join’ our services who would not normally be able to because it's online, family who are abroad, people ill in hospital and a parish locally who are without a vicar

6 Parish Magazine Parish Magazine 7 New Service Arrangements at Holy Trinity during Charity for May 2020 Coronavirus (Covid -19) Holy Trinity Church has a designated being unable to earn a living while Churches are now completely closed but prayer and worship continue charity each month and although ill or quarantined, and the costs of at Holy Trinity in our homes. almost every other part of life is rebuilding their lives afterwards. changing around us, raising money All our services are streamed on Facebook for our nominated charities has not! from the Vicarage. You can watch the services Our May charity of the month is at any time on Holy Trinity’s Facebook page www.facebook.com/HolyTrinitySGJ Christian Aid. You do not need a Facebook account to watch Many of you will recall a collection the service; just click on ‘Posts’, ignore ‘Log in envelope dropping through your or Create an Account’ and scroll down until you letter box last May. Due to the reach the appropriate video. Earlier services are coronavirus pandemic, the rules still available further down. If obscured by a further on social distancing and staying invitation to subscribe, click on ‘Not now’ at the at home, Christian Aid will not be Christian Aid is already taking action. bottom. If no sound, click on the picture. holding a house to house collection Working together with partners, the this year. charity is informing people about Service times are the risks, offering hygiene and hand Yet despite the coronavirus outbreak, washing sessions, ensuring that Sunday Morning Service 10am all charities continue to need financial health facilities in camps have triage Tuesday Morning Prayer 9am support and for those, like Christian facilities, spaces in order to receive Aid, who work with the poorest of the Wednesday Midweek Service 12.30pm suspected cases, and providing poor across the world, the need is as Thursday Morning Prayer 9am training to health personnel and key great as ever. Friday Five minutes Peace, Meditation 9am frontline aid workers. Christian Aid has three major Christian Aid urgently needs your Other services and events may happen so keep an fundraising campaigns running at the help to support its response to the eye on our Facebook page for more information. moment: Christian Aid’s fight against coronavirus pandemic. Please give the climate crisis, the Rohingya what you can today. crisis: Forgotten children appeal, and the coronavirus emergency. The easiest way to support Christian Aid’s Coronavirus emergency appeal Christian Aid anticipates that some is through the website. Contact us of the world’s poorest countries, www.christianaid.org.uk/appeals/ with the weakest health systems Holy Trinity website www.seergreenandjordanscofe.org emergencies/coronavirus- and most vulnerable people, will emergency-appeal Cassa Messervy - Vicar [email protected] be most exposed to coronavirus. or 01494 672496 They will struggle to cope with any Rachel Gibson Church Wardens and Jane Spoerry 01494 677328 costs of healthcare, the costs of General Enquiries Janine Dunnell 07525 322955

8 Parish Magazine Parish Magazine 9 Food Bank Crisis and the impact of Coronavirus Village Events | News The coronavirus pandemic is placing Because of the difficulty in making those with the greatest needs in a payments in person we would prefer Seer Green Sings! very serious situation. Holy Trinity that people use one of the following Like many choral directors, I have from 10am every Saturday morning. Church, which supports the work methods of contribution/payment. been rapidly learning about the We have had two sessions so far at of Chiltern Foodbank, is currently By bank transfer, details will be technology available to allow us to the time of writing, and last Saturday shut and no longer able to receive provided when you contact us to continue running our choirs during donations of food. Consequently, it is there were 130 people taking part. place an order. the pandemic. There is nothing that proposed that members of the church For some people who are less replicates the experience of being family and the wider community can, By cheque made payable to Traidcraft confident, the great advantage of in a room together and hearing our should they wish, make a financial Plc and sent to: singing remotely is that no one else contribution which will be converted voices combine in song, but through Margaret and Bill Dykes can hear you, allowing you to find into goods that will be delivered technology we can at least see each 4 Roughwood Fields, Roughwood your voice in private. For others weekly to the Foodbank. other on screen and each member Lane, , HP8 4AA. the joy is singing alongside your of the choir can sing along with Should you feel able to contribute family members and allowing music Please feel free to contact us if you my voice. Being part of a choir is or wish to purchase items for you have questions or comments. to help you put the current worries obviously about the music, but also own use please either email us temporarily to one side. We sing it is crucially about the community. at [email protected], Margaret and Bill Dykes songs that feel relevant, songs that Having the familiar faces in front of us telephone us on 01494 874511 or are just fun, and we’ve also started text 07968 421416. on screen has been very comforting work on a specially composed song and uplifting in this most stressful and for the group. Baptisms Weddings and Funerals peculiar time. If you would like to take part you’d Funeral Having seen how helpful it was for be most welcome, and feel free to 26 March - Richard Osbourne my choirs, I thought that it would invite friends and family members be good to have a similar meeting who don’t live in the village to join us MACHIN & CO point for the village. And so ‘Seer too. You can get all the information Green Sings!’ started. It is a remote Chartered Accountants and Business Advisers on how to take part from me on singing session for all ages (the [email protected] · Sole traders and partnerships · Limited companies first rehearsal had a babe in arms · Personal tax and VAT and someone in his 90s) that runs Jane Smith · Business strategy · Audit and compliance services · Charities and Pension Funds We provide a friendly and personal service to all our clients Contact: Howard Machin on 01494 671366 or by e-mail to [email protected] 19 Seer Mead, Seer Green, , Bucks HP9 2QL Registered to carry on audit work in the UK and Ireland by the Institute of Chartered Accountants in and Wales

10 Parish Magazine Parish Magazine 11 160 Campaign residents to explain how they could There’s a saying that says “it takes access help or offer support to others. a village to raise a child…” well I Seer Green Church of England however, whilst families are isolating I have heard many stories of the think it takes a village to support, School would like to thank everyone at home perhaps the 160 theme encouragement that these doorstep love and help one another when who has participated in its 160 could help stave off a bit of boredom conversations brought to anxious times are difficult. I believe we are all Campaign, to commemorate and and inspire some fun home-based residents who were so grateful for incredibly fortunate to live where we celebrate the school turning 160 challenges. the kindness and support on offer. do with such an amazing community this year. spirit and sense of responsibility for Could you run round your garden Coordinators and buddies have each other. Thank you to everyone Many families within the local 160 times, pull up 160 weeds from a assisted with the collection of who has got involved. Please stay community have pledged their flowerbed in a week, or walk 160km prescriptions and deliveries of food home, stay safe and get in touch if support to the campaign, raising during your daily exercise allowance? and have made phone calls to keep money in so many heartwarming and we can help. We look forward to hearing about the in touch. We have also had referrals creative ways. challenges you manage to complete from local GPs, pharmacies and the Janna Holder 07764 490960 and This has included donating proceeds during this time and also to providing Council. Claire Jenkin from the sales of personalised you with more 160 Campaign updates homemade ceramics, selling honey once we’re all out the other side. Supporting the Front Line and jam at the Fireworks and Get in touch at pta@sgceschool. Many of us are staying home to keep If you would like to get involved or Christmas Tree Lights Switch on, as co.uk or support us via Seer Green CE ourselves safe and to help protect are a key worker who would like well as a fun-filled family dance party School 160 Campaign’s fundraising the NHS. There are, however, those some supplies, please contact in the Jubilee Hall! page: www.easyfundraising.org. in our community who are working Kim Rowland on 07816 992205. Many more pledges and events uk/causes/seer-green-school-160- incredibly hard on the front line. campaign Janna Holder were planned for the coming weeks. We are aware of some of the local Of course, the current situation with Claire Jenkin doctors, nurses and paramedics and Covid-19 has put paid to some, are trying to provide supplies for them to take into their places of work. Seer Green Neighbours Coronavirus Local Support There are three ways you can get Two weeks before the government take long for each road to be covered involved with this – launched their volunteer scheme to and assigned a coordinator, who then 1. Buy some snack type food, crisps, help those in need, Seer Green was set out to leaflet every house in their biscuits, fruit. already ahead of the game. A willing road with details of the scheme, and 2. Bake some cookies/cakes. group of villagers set in motion our how they could get involved if they scheme to cover every road with a either needed help, or wanted to 3. Provide individual portions of coordinator and buddies ready to offer help. homemade meals, which can be spring into action to ensure that no reheated either at work or after a As we started before social distancing one in the village was left without hard shift. These can all be left was introduced, many coordinators support, should they need it. It didn’t at a drop off point in the village. were able to knock on the doors of

12 Parish Magazine Parish Magazine 13 A new defibrillator for Seer Green

Seer Green & Jordans Rotary Club and the Eight O’Clock Club have very generously donated funds towards the new defibrillator and the Church now has £750, which is roughly half of what is needed to acquire the item Currently and the secure casing. there are two The Church would welcome any defibrillators in further donations so that the the village which defibrillator can be installed as are maintained by Seer Green soon as practicably possible Parish Council. They are located at - current circumstances the Jubilee Hall and the Recreation notwithstanding. Please contact Ground. Seer Green Baptist Church Tim Cox, Church Secretary, on is planning to install an additional [email protected] defibrillator at the church premises or via www.lifeinseergreen.org. which are located more centrally in SEER GREEN the village. Seer Green Neighbours Coronavirus Support

Do you need help? STANDS (Food, medicine, a chat) Each road in the village is served by a coordinator and buddies willing TOGETHER to help. Please call Liz Bates 874233 or Janna 07764 490960 who will put you in touch with someone who can help. WITH ♥ FROM THE JOLLY You are not alone! CRICKETERS Designed by Ellie Good Janna Holder Illustration, with apologies to Sir Peter Blake

14 Parish Magazine Parish Magazine 15 News from Council Look after your mental health and wellbeing The new unitary council, known as The daily vlog provides an opportunity , launched for people to ask questions via social at the start of April. Elections media on how the Council is fighting scheduled for May to decide which coronavirus locally, what residents councillors would sit on the Council can do to stay safe and how they have been postponed for twelve can get involved in helping others - months. In the meantime, all 202 using the #askBucksCouncil Twitter current Shadow Authority councillors hashtag. will remain in post. Waste services The Mental Health Foundation 4. Connect with others provides advice on various aspects Fighting coronavirus in Due to the developing situation, waste Find creative ways to keep in touch of mental health. They have the Buckinghamshire services are currently operating with friends, family, and others to help following tips for keeping well when Daily video updates from with a reduced number of staff. you (and them) feel more connected staying at home. Buckinghamshire Council about local Please check for the latest service and supported. Explore ways of progress in combatting coronavirus update at www.buckinghamshire. 1. Plan your day connecting that work for you, whether that’s by post, over the phone, social are uploaded to their website. Please gov.uk/coronavirus/service-changes/ As tempting as it might be to stay media, or video-chat. see: www.buckinghamshire.gov.uk/ coronavirus-waste-services-all- in pyjamas all day, regular routines coronavirus/video-updates districts are essential for our identity, self- 5. Take time to reflect and practise confidence and purpose. Try to start self-compassion your day at roughly the same time Make time every day to reflect on you usually would and aim to set what went well. It’s important to aside time each day for movement, recognise your successes and the relaxation, connection and reflection. things you are grateful for, no matter 2. Move more every day how small. Consider keeping a gratitude journal each day where Being active reduces stress, you could write two or three of these increases energy levels and can things every night before you go to help us sleep better. Explore different bed. ways of adding physical movement and activity to your day and find some 6. Improve your sleep that work best for you. Aim to go to bed and get up at the Personal Training Studio | Seer Green 3. Try a relaxation technique same time each day, and try to get some natural sunlight (by opening Relaxing and focusing on the present your curtains and windows) where Effective | Sustainable | Fitness | Health | Performance can help improve your mental health possible. This helps to regulate your and lighten negative feelings. Try body clock which can help you sleep some different meditation or breathing Book your Free Consultation with Rich - [email protected] better. exercises to see what helps. For more tips see www.mentalhealth. org.uk. 16 Parish Magazine Parish Magazine 17 Victory in Europe Day Protecting your wealth for future generations This year’s Early May Bank Holiday A national holiday was declared Inheritance Tax is a has been put back to Friday 8 May to in Britain for 8 May 1945. In the tax charge on any part coincide with the 75th anniversary of morning, Churchill had gained of your estate that VE (Victory in Europe) Day. assurances from the Ministry of exceeds your personal Food that there were enough beer allowance (also known VE Day 1945 meant an end to supplies in the capital and the Board as the nil rate band). nearly six years of war in Europe Your estate is the of Trade announced that people that had cost the lives of millions; combination of your could purchase red, white and blue had destroyed homes, families, and property, savings and bunting without using ration coupons. cities; and had brought huge suffering investments, other and privations to the populations of Various events were organised assets and any gifts entire countries. to mark the occasion, including you gave away in the parades, thanksgiving services and seven years leading up Millions of people rejoiced in the to your death. street parties. Communities came news that Germany had surrendered, together to share the moment. The executors of your estate pass on up to £650,000 without your relieved that the intense strain of war London’s St Paul’s Cathedral held ten (as appointed in your Will) are beneficiaries paying any Inheritance was finally over. In towns and cities consecutive services giving thanks responsible for valuing your estate Tax. across the world, people marked the for peace, each one attended by and completing an Inheritance Tax victory with street parties, dancing The residence nil rate band thousands of people. return when you die. They must also and singing. pay the Inheritance Tax bill within six The residence nil rate band is a new Unfortunately, the coronavirus months of your death – otherwise allowance for passing on the family But it was not the end of the conflict, pandemic has resulted in the scaling probate will not be granted, and home. The allowance is £175,000 nor was it an end to the impact the for 2020/21. As the allowance can back of national commemorations to the rest of your assets cannot be war had on people. The war against be transferred between spouses, mark the 75th anniversary of VE Day. distributed in line with your Will. Japan continued until August 1945 this means married couples and civil It is hoped that once the immediate and the political, social and economic How much is Inheritance Tax? partners could potentially leave £1 crisis abates, we will be able to turn repercussions of the Second World Inheritance Tax is usually charged at million to the next generation with no our attention to Victory over Japan War were felt long after Germany and 40%. This drops to 36% if you give Inheritance Tax to pay. The residence Day on 15 August which marks the Japan surrendered. away at least 10% of your estate to nil rate band only applies to the family end of World War Two. charity. home (not a second home or buy-to- let property) and can only be used The nil rate band With thanks to the Imperial War when passing on assets to direct Museum The nil rate band is your personal descendants. allowance that is free from Inheritance Tax. It is £325,000 per person for If you would like more information 2020/21. Any unused allowance on estate planning and inheritance can be transferred between married tax planning contact Philip Harper, couples and civil partners when they Managing Partner at fmifa on 01494 die, meaning you could potentially 817151 or at www.fmifa.com. © Imperial War Museum

18 Parish Magazine Parish Magazine 19 A lovely local walk Enter Birchen Woods at the top left-hand corner of the field and follow the clearly marked path towards the main road (A355). Although in this time of lockdown this road is much quieter than normal please still take extreme care when crossing as vehicles can move very fast. Cross the road and take the footpath opposite, next to South Lodge. This shortly leads into a lovely tree-lined open driveway with fields on either side. At the end of the driveway, as you approach the edge of the field, take the small road round to the right. Fairly soon you will see a metal gate leading to the next footpath. Walk diagonally across the field towards the edge of the hedge in front of you. Within the hedge is a small entrance that leads to the next footpath. Continue straight ahead skirting the conifer hedge. The path eventually leaves the woods and comes out into a new field. Continue towards Wood Cottage. Before the coronavirus pandemic, I had been training to walk from John O Groats to Land’s End, starting in the middle of April. Of course, this has had Pass the cottage and at the junction to be postponed for at least a year, which is obviously disappointing. But one turn right down the lane. of the great things about the training I had been doing was discovering the Walking past North Lodge, notice the extensive forestry work on the lefthand wonderful walks on our doorstep, near enough to home to comply with the side. Eventually the road leads down to cross the busy A355 again. current government regulations about exercise. Take the track directly in front of you with fields on either side. At the metal This is a gentle walk with a large proportion of flat level ground with about gate take the path to the right. Soon it descends into Bottom Wood. half of the walking on man-made surfaces. There are two short hills, one quite steep. Just under 3 miles, approximately 1 hour at a gentle pace. Follow the path to the bottom and at the junction take the path straight ahead Total ascent – 240 ft. of you up the hill. This is the steepest part of the walk and can be very muddy if the weather has been wet. Starting on the corner of Bottom Lane and Orchard Road, walk a little way down Bottom Lane and turn right into the field. Walk past the iconic oak tree At the top stop and look over the field to your left to enjoy the views to the and down into the next field. windmill in Coleshill. Then continue along the narrow footpath between the hedges. Skirt the field on the left-hand side and walk downhill towards Blue Close Wood. At the bottom of the path turn right onto Bottom Lane, which eventually leads Go through the gate and up the path directly in front of you. At the top of the back to Orchard Road and your starting place. hill take the footpath across the field to the right. There are often horses in this field, next to Oldfields Farm. Jane Smith

20 Parish Magazine Parish Magazine 21 Greetings from Jordans! Jordans and Seafarers – an unusual connection! Seaman on their long voyages. Along with Lawrence Holt (of Blue Funnel Line and Ocean Steamship companies) he convened a meeting In the summer of 2019, by chance, in December 1919 in Old Jordans a book came to me which had Hostel to establish an organising originally been given as a gift from body for the SES. He was said to my father, Richard Ryder, to his have considered it propitious that sister Mary. It has the unusual title the Mayflower Barn was adjacent, “In Cabined Ships at Sea” (from noting that it contained timbers from the Walt Whitman poem) and is by the Mayflower, “the ship that had How wonderful that all around us in Only 20 minutes down the road some Ronald Hope, who was Director of taken the Pilgrim Fathers to America the village we can enjoy the usual people live in cramped conditions the Seafarers’ Education Service and in search of liberty and freedom of College of the Sea. It tells the story of signs of Spring. No - the arrival of with nothing that resembles a thought”. the SES which was founded in 1919 baby lambs and colourful tulips are garden. Let’s give a thought for those by Albert Mansbridge, a committed One hundred years on, the Service not affected by Covid-19. What a individuals who may not have seen a educationalist who had already, in is still going strong, now incorporated relief! tulip let alone spring lambs. 1903, founded the precursor to the into “Seafarers UK”. Is it not a strange Workers Educational Association. coincidence that I should have The fields around us are Ending on a cheerier note - in our re-discovered these links in 2019, looking brilliant and it is so dry village of Jordans the community My father worked for the SES all Jordans Centenary year? underfoot - how did that happen? spirit is second to none. The gratitude his life, from 1935 to 1978 (only Throughout December, January and expressed by villagers for the interrupted by his war service) and Katherine Bradnock February when leaving the house on amazing service that our village was Secretary from 1947 until his foot I automatically put on my wellies - shop is providing as I write, and will retirement. Inside the book I found even walking over to church as some continue to attempt to provide right a cutting from the “Borough News” of you will have noticed! Maybe ‘not up to the end of self-isolation, is (from our home town, Kingston upon Thames) dated January 1970, ideal for the Sunday service’ footwear fantastic and how appreciated are the with an article about the book, my but definitely appropriate for the mud ‘ runs’ to collect prescriptions and the father, and our family. In it my father encountered on the footpath between regular phone calls. reports: “It is rather a coincidence that our 2 villages. Now everywhere is Yes Jordans is doing well! Katherine is engaged to a young man dry - yes, we are back to doing the who lives in Jordans, the birthplace daily watering! Not a chore now but Ali Cork of the Seafarers’ Education Service”. a pleasure. Albert Mansbridge had, in 1918, For us with gardens and open also founded the World Association spaces close to our homes where for Adult Education (a precursor we are free to head for to take our to UNESCO) and dreamed of an daily exercise, how lucky we are. educational association for Merchant

22 Parish Magazine Parish Magazine 23 Remaining safe on-line Seer Green Gardeners News Since February 2020, the National respond to unsolicited messages and Virtual Spring Show Fraud Intelligence Bureau has calls that ask for personal or financial Thank you so much to everyone who identified an increase in the reports details. took the time to send in photographs of fraud where coronavirus was for the Virtual Spring Show on Protect devices from the latest threats mentioned. 4th April. We had almost 150 - Always install the latest software photographs which is an amazing The two most common risks are: and updates to protect your devices. response. We put all these together Viruses - These are malicious The National Society for Cyber into a video for you to enjoy. You software programmes loaded onto Security provides useful information can view the video on the Seer the user’s computer without their on how to update your devices. Green Village Facebook page www. knowledge. They perform malicious Shopping online - If you’re making a facebook.com/Seergreenvillage/ videos/264704217889218 actions, leading to corruption of purchase from a company or person data/files, and may even disable the you don’t know and trust, carry Begonia and Geranium computer. out some research first and ask a Competitions Phishing - This is the fraudulent friend or colleague for advice before The Begonia and Children’s Geranium attempt to obtain sensitive information completing the purchase. If you competitions are now underway. such as usernames, passwords and decide to go ahead with the purchase, The idea is that we provide you with bank details by disguising oneself as use a credit card if you have one, as a plug plant, and you grow it on for a trustworthy entity. most major credit card providers display at the Autumn Show. If you would like to take part, please sign up insure online purchases. Action online at: www.seergreengardeners.org.uk/home/events-and-competitions/ Of the reported coronavirus related Fraud, the UK’s national reporting spud-in-a-bucket-begonia-in-a-pot/begonia-and-spud-entry-form fraud cases, ten of these reports centre for fraud and cybercrime, has Heads Up were made by victims who attempted produced advice on how to shop Now is the perfect time to get thinking about our Scarecrow and Photography to purchase protective face masks online safely. from fraudulent sellers. Fraudsters competitions. Building a scarecrow is a great activity for all the family to get are also sending out coronavirus- National Association of Local involved with while we are at home. themed phishing emails in an attempt Councils Scarecrow Competition – New Theme is INSPIRING PEOPLE OF to trick people into opening malicious OUR TIME attachments or revealing sensitive personal and financial details. Photography Competitions – Theme is A SPORTING MOMENT How to remain safe online More details on www.seergreengardeners.org.uk Watch out for scam messages - Don’t click on the links or attachments Philip Newton in suspicious emails, and never

24 Parish Magazine Parish Magazine 25 Seer Green Allotment Association just adjust your grid to whatever Despite this most difficult time there you are planting. So, beetroot are certain pluses for which we can Thanks to the much-appreciated Because of the lockdown, more time seedlings (I grow mine in a gutter be grateful – clearer skies, cleaner efforts of Polly Woodfine (as part of has been available for many who in the greenhouse) will be around air, less noise pollution and more time her Village Eco Week) and the kind have plots and hopefully (weather 10cm apart whereas corn seedlings to be able to enjoy the benefits of donation from the Woodland Trust, permitting), produce this year will be are planted around 30cms apart. working on an allotment, surrounded we were fortunate enough to get the very abundant. Let’s pray the Autumn It also looks nice and tidy, and water by the beauty of recovering nature. hedge saplings planted on one of Show can go ahead and this produce will run into the trough whether by Keep safe and well. our boundaries before the lockdown will be displayed! rain or by hose. came into force. Bronwen Collins

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Should there be a dramatic All are welcome. Cost £3 including improvement in the coronavirus refreshments at Seer Green Baptist situation, the May meeting will be on Church. Thursday May 14 (note this is the 2nd Thursday of the month). Monica Sado Helen Fry historian, biographer & People have been very active and scriptwriter will give an illustrated creative with preparations for the coming talk on ‘The London Cage’ - the season. story of a secret interrogation Here is new section in the SGAA’s centre in Kensington, London run monthly article given anonymously: by Colonel Scotland who lived in Buckinghamshire. Tip for the month: Planting seedlings. When planting seedlings make GILLAM DÉCOR a trough about 1" deep and wide, water until the trough is basically mud For a quality interior and exterior painting decorating and then go along and use a dibber and wallpapering service In time to come, the wide variety to make a small hole. Drop seedling root into hole and push mud back of natural plants will surely make • Over 30 years experience • Specialists in domestic work around root if needed. a spectacular hedge, appreciated • Exellent references • Full public liability insurance not only by the allotmenteers but by If you have a fair number of seedlings birds, bees and other insects! then you can make a grid which 4 Seer Mead, Seer Green, Beaconsfield, Bucks, HP9 2QL makes it easier to space them out, Tel. 01494 671 952 Mobile 07802 466721

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